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Bypolls - Setback to BJP, advantage Opposition
16 Sep, 2014 11:21 IST|Sakshi
The bypolls were held for 33 assembly seats, 3 MP seats in 10 states and can hence been seen as representative of the national mood.
The BJP suffered reversals in Rajasthan, Gujarat and most importantly in Uttar Pradesh. In Rajasthan and Gujarat the BJP made a spectacular cleansweep in the Lok Sabha elections, held barely three months ago.
In UP, the party yielded lot of ground to the Samajwadi Party. The party did well only in few seats.
In Rajasthan, where four seats were at stake, the Congress won three and the BJP one. In Gujarat, nine seats were at stake, of which the Congress did well in three.
Regional parties Samajwadi Party did well in UP, while Trinamool Congress continued its winning streak in West Bengal.
Of the three MPs seats, the BJP retained Vadodara, vacated by Narendra Modi comfortably. But, in Medak and Mainpuri, the TRS and the SP recorded handsome victories.