BJP loses in UP, Maharashtra; cedes to Congress, regional parties in states

New Delhi: Counting of votes for the by-elections of 4 Lok Sabha and 11 Assembly seats in underway today. Along with the other seats, all eyes are largely set on Western Uttar Pradesh's Kairana where the opposition parties have come together to take on the BJP in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Re-polling was held on Wednesday in 73 booths in Kairana, 49 booths in Maharashtra's Bhandara-Gondia and one booth in Nagaland. This came after the Election Commission (EC) announced re-polling will take place in these booths after widespread failure of the machines in Monday's by-elections. 

The assembly seats where the by-elections were held on Monday are Noorpur (Uttar Pradesh), Jokihat (Bihar), Tharali (Uttarakhand), Gomia and Silli (Jharkhand), Maheshtala (West Bengal), Ampati (Meghalaya), Palus Kadegaon (Maharashtra), Shahkot (Punjab) and Chengannur (Kerala). And, general election to Karnataka's Rajarajeshwari Nagar.

Here are the LIVE updates on today results:

03:24 pm:  Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav said, "I want to congratulate all the people who voted for us. This is a defeat for those who do not believe in the democracy. People have given a befitting reply to the BJP."

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02:59 pm: Congress workers celebrate after declaration of Ampati bypoll results. Miani D Shira, daughter former chief minister and Congress leader Mukul Sangma has won the seat.

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02:58 pm: Congress and NCP workers celebrate in Maharashtra's Bhandara after NCP wins from Bhandara-Gondiya bypoll Lok Sabha constituency.

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02:45 pm: "Many voters did vote for BJP but with a lead of some thousand votes alliance has won. I would like to congratulate the candidate. The alliance has emerged strong and now we have to prepare better for future," said BJP's candidate from Kairana Mriganka Singh.

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02:19 pm: BJP wins Palghar bypoll Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra by 29,572 votes.

02:01 pm: "Would like to thank all parties who supported us, thank Akhilesh ji, Mayawati ji, Rahul ji, Sonia ji, CPI(M), AAP and others. Jinnah hara, Ganna jeeta," said RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary on party's leading in Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll.

01:50 pm: Celebrations outside Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow after the party won Noorpur Assembly seat.

01:48 pm: Congress' Hardev Singh Ladi wins Shahkot Assembly bypoll in Punjab, defeats Akali nominee Naib Singh Kohar by 38,801 votes.

01:40 pm: BJP wins Tharali bypoll Assembly seat in Uttarakhand.

01:07 pm: "The number of votes JDU got, is less than our victory margin. People of Bihar are continuing to avenge the u-turn taken by Nitish Kumar," said RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on his party's victory in Jokihat Assembly bypoll.

12:48 pm: Congress candidate Muniratna has won Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency by 41,162 votes.

12:47 pm: "Many EVMs were faulty, names of about 50-60,000 people were missing from voter list. Also, within 12 hours after the voting ended, EC changed vote percentage. So all this is very doubtful," Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena on BJP leading in Palghar bypoll.

12:44 pm: Noorpur Assembly bypoll: Samajwadi Party wins by 6,211 votes.

12:36 pm: Kerala's ruling CPI(M)-led LDF candidate Saji Cheriyan wins Chengannur Assembly bypoll by margin of 20,956 votes.

12:28 pm: Nagaland Lok Sabha by-poll: BJP ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is leading over Naga People's Front (NPF) by 34,669 votes.

12:27 pm: In Palghar Lok Sabha seat, after the 16th round of counting, BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading by 22,000 votes. 

12:25 pm: In Kerala, CPI(M) is leading with 20,956 votes from Chengannur Assembly seat.

12:11 pm: "I think the EVM machines were rigged," said Akali Dal candidate Nayab Singh Kohar from Shahkot Assembly seat in Punjab.

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12:08 pm: "We won the RR Nagar seat with huge margin, the people of Bengaluru have blessed us," said Congress' Dinesh Gundu Rao on trends showing party leading from the constituency. 

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11:59 am: In Uttarakhand, in ninth round of counting, BJP is leading by 1,092 votes from Tharali Assembly seat. 

11:58 am: Nagaland Lok Sabha bypoll: BJP ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leading over Naga People's Front (NPF) by over 14,000 votes.

11:56 am: In Uttarakhand, after ninth round of counting, Congress is leading by 1,092 votes from Tharali Assembly seat. 

11:49 am: Noorpur Assembly by-poll: After 20th round of counting, Samajwadi Party is leading by 10,208 votes. 

11:46 am: In Punjab, after the eleventh round of counting, Congress is leading with 27,049 votes from Shahkot Assembly seat. 

11:42 am: Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll: After 13th round of counting, RLD's Tabassum Hasan is leading by 41,391 votes over BJP's Mriganka Singh. 

11:41 am: In Kerala, CPI(M) is leading with 14,229 votes from Chengannur Assembly seat.

11:40 am: After the twelfth round of counting, BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading by 19,742 votes from Palghar Lok Sabha seat. 

11:38 am: In Karnataka, after the 12th round of counting, Congress candidate Muniratna is leading with 46,593 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency. 

11:36 am: Congress workers celebrate in Bengaluru as Party leads from Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency.

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11:26 am: In Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll, after the ninth round of counting, RLD's Tabassum Hasan is leading by over 26,925 votes over BJP's Mriganka Singh.

11:22 am: In Jharkhand, in the eight round of counting, JMM's Seema Devi is leading by 662 votes from Silli Assembly seat. 

11:21 am: In Maharashtra, after the ninth round of counting, BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading by 17,843 votes over Shiv Sena's Shrinivas Chintaman Vanaga from Palghar Lok Sabha seat.

11:20 am: In Nagaland Lok Sabha bypoll, Naga People's Front (NPF) is leading by over 11,000 votes, ahead of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP).

11:19 am: In Karnataka, after the tenth round of counting, Congress candidate Muniratna is leading with 46,218 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency. 

11:18 am: Congress' Miani D Shira wins from Meghalaya's Ampati Assembly constituency.

11:06 am: In Bihar, after the 14th round of counting, RJD is leading with 16,299 votes from Jokihat Assembly seat.

11:05 am: "This is the victory of truth. I still stand by what I said, there has been a conspiracy and we do not want any future elections to be conducted on EVM machines. The path for united opposition is clear in 2019," said RLD's Tabassum Hasan on her lead in trends of Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll.

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11:04 am: In Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll, after the eight round of counting, RLD's Tabassum Hasan is leading by over 19,900 votes over BJP's Mriganka Singh. 

11:10 am: In Maharashtra, BJP is leading by 17,417 votes from Palghar Lok Sabha seat in the seventh round of counting.

11:04 am: In Jharkhand, in the sixth round of counting, JMM's Seema Devi is leading by 296 votes from Silli Assembly seat. 

11:02 am: In Uttarakhand, in the fifth round of counting, Congress is leading by 198 votes from Tharali Assembly seat.

11:01 am: In West Bengal, after tenth round of counting, Trinamool Congress'' Dulal Chandra Das is leading from Maheshtala Assembly constituency.

11:00 am: In Kerala, CPI(M) is leading by 9,359 votes from Chengannur Assembly seat.

10:59 am: In Noorpur Assembly bypoll, in the 14th round of counding, Samajwadi Party is leading by over 5,100 votes. 

10:58 am: Congress in leading from Meghalaya's Ampati Assembly constituency.

10:57 am: In West Bengal, after the tendth round of counting, Trinamool Congress' Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 33,000 votes from Maheshtala Assembly constituency. BJP is second.

10:55 am: In Maharashtra, after the fourth round of counting, NCP is leading by 3,959 votes from Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha. 

10:52 am: In Karnataka, after the ninth round of counting, Congress candidate Muniratna is leading by around 44,000 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency. 

10:46 am: In Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll, RLD's Tabassum Hasan is leading by over 16,000 votes over BJP's Mriganka Singh.

10:45 am: In Punjab, after the eight round of counting, Congress is leading by 18,000 votes from Shahkot Assembly seat. 

10:34 am: In Jharkhand, BJP is leading from Gomia Assembly seat by 7,174 votes in the sixth round of counting.

10:33 am: In Maharashtra, BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading from Palghar Lok Sabha seat by over 14,000 votes over Shiv Sena candidate.

10:31 am: In Karnataka, after the sixth round of counting, Congress candidate Muniratna is leading by around 32,000 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency.

10:20 am: In Punjab, after sixth round of counting, Congress is leading by 12,000 votes from Shahkot Assembly seat. 

10:05 am: In Maharashtra, NCP is leading from Bhandara-Gondiya by 3,100 votes, BJP is second.

10:03 am: In Maharashtra, BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading from Palghar Lok Sabha seat by over 10,000 votes over Shiv Sena's candidate. 

09:54 am: In Karnataka, after fourth round of counting, Congress candidate Muniratna leading by over 18,000 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency. 

09:53 am: In West Bengal, Trinamool Congress' Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 20,000 votes from Maheshtala Assembly constituency, after sixth round of counting. CPI(M) is second, BJP third.

09:50 am: In Kerala, CPI(M) is leading with 3,106 votes from Chengannur Assembly seat.

09:47 am: BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading from Palghar Lok Sabha seat by over 6,000 votes in Maharashtra.

09:46 am: In Punjab, Congress candidate Laddi Sherowalia is leading by around 8,500 votes in fourth round of counting for Shahkot Assembly bypoll.

09:37 am: In Uttarakhand, BJP is leading with 339 votes from Tharali Assembly seat.

09:35 am: In Noorpur Assembly bypoll, Samajwadi Party leading over 9,000 votes.

09:31 am: In Jharkhand, All Jharkhand Students Union's Sudesh Mahto is leading from Silli Assembly constituency, BJP is leading from Gomia.

09:28 am: In Kairana, RLD's Tabassum Hasan is leading by over 3,000 votes over BJP's Mriganka Singh.

09:15 am: In Bihar, JD(U)'s Md Murshid Alam is leading by over 3,000 votes from Jokihat Assembly constituency. 

09:02 am: "First round of counting is completed, tabulation is underway, RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan has received 3,700 votes and BJP's Mriganka Singh has received 3,746 votes," said Indra Vijay Singh, Collector, Shamli on Kairana bypolls.

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08:49 am: In Maharashtra BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya is leading from Palghar Lok Sabha seat. 

08:40 am: In Kerala, early trends indicate CPI(M) leading from Chengannur Assembly seat.

08:37 am: In Karnataka, Congress candidate Muniratna leading by 8,680 votes in Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency seat.

08:33 am: In Karnataka, early trends indicate Congress leading on Rajarajeshwari Nagar Assembly constituency seat. 

08:23 am: In West Benagl, Trinamool Congress' Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 10,000 votes from Maheshtala Assembly constituency, after second round of counting.

08:19 am: In Punjab, Congress candidate Laddi Sherowalia leading by around 2,000 votes in the first round of counting for Shahkot Assembly bypoll.

08:16 am: Samajwadi Party is leading from Noorpur Assembly constituency in early trends.

07:39 am: Counting of votes for 4 Lok Sabha constituencies and 11 Assembly seats across 11 states begins. 

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