By-election results highlights: BJP, Cong bag 2 wins each; AAP wins key Tarn Taran seat

Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir)- Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi (JK People's Democratic Party)

Nagrota (Jammu and Kashmir)- Devyani Rana (BJP)

Ghatsila (Jharkhand)- Somesh Chandra Soren (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha)

Dampa (Mizoram)- R Lalthangliana (MNF)

Nua Pada (Odissa)- Jay Dholakia (BJP)

Tarn Taran (Punjab)- Harmeet Singh Sandhu (AAP)

Anta (Rajasthan)- Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ (Congress)

Jubilee Hills (Telangana)- Naveen Yadav V (Congress)

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Sorensaid that perhaps the BJP could not convince the voters of Ghatsila assembly constituency about its fight for preserving the language, culture, tradition and the very existence of tribal society.

JMM candidate Somesh Chandra Soren won the by-election to Ghatshila assembly constituency in Jharkhand by a margin of 38,524 votes by defeating BJP's Babulal Soren, son of Champai Soren.

Champai said, 'Perhaps, this time, we were not successful to make people understand our stand and that's why (result of by-poll in Ghatsila).'

BJP Leader from Jammu and Kashmir, Altaf Thakur said that the National Conference has faced a "shameful defeat" in Nagrota and Budgam.

Thakur said, "BJP has secured a landslide victory and the Mahagathbandhan has had a shameful defeat in Bihar. PM Narendra Modi's model and promises have won... People of Bihar have neglected Rahul Gandhi and his lies... NC has had a shameful defeat in Nagrota and Budgam, and this is the people's referendum against the NC..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the voters of Jammu and Kashmir, and Odisha for ensuring the victories of BJP candidates in the assembly bypolls.

"I thank the people of Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Nuapada in Odisha for blessing the BJP with spectacular victories in the bypolls," Modi said in a post on X.

"Congratulations to the newly elected MLAs Devyani Rana ji and Jay Dholakia ji. Wishing them the very best in serving the people. Compliments to the BJP karyakartas (workers) who worked round the clock to ensure these wins," he added.

BJP candidate Jay Dholakia won the Nuapada assembly bypoll in Odisha by 83,748 votes on Friday, election officials said.

Dholakia secured 1,23,869 votes, while his nearest rival, Congress candidate Ghasiram Majhi, managed 40,121 votes.

Mizoram's main opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga hailed the collective efforts of party workers for the MNF winning the by-election to the Dampa assembly seat.

MNF candidate Dr R Lalthangliana defeated his nearest rival, Vanlalsailova by a margin of 562 votes.

"The Almighty blessed our collective efforts, dedication and robust coordination at a time when the ZPM's wave is still blowing. We are highly indebted to the people for choosing our senior vice president Dr R Lalthangliana to fill the vacuum left by our departed MLA," Zoramthanga said.

PDP's winning candidate from Budgam Aga Syed Muntazir said the verdict is a ‘protest’ against the ruling National Conference (NC) for not fulfilling its political and developmental promises.

"This verdict is a protest against the NC for not fulfilling its political and developmental promises. This verdict will force the NC to fulfil the promises it made to the people of J-K," Muntazir told as per news agency PTI.

PDP leader and Pulwama MLA MLA Waheed Para said the party's win in the Budgam Assembly seat had a “message to” Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.

“…Despite having 50 MLAs, the administration is missing on the ground,” PTI news agency quoted Para as saying. PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi won by a margin of 4,478 votes in Budgam, polling a total of 21,576 votes.

The by-election for the Budgam Assembly was won by Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday. This is the National Conference's first-ever electoral defeat from the seat, PTI news agency reported.

Budgam, also known as NC's bastion, voted again in by-elections after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacated the seat following his election from his family stronghold of Ganderbal in last year's Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

The NC had, till now, won every election in which it had fielded a candidate in the Shia-dominated segment.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: In Ghatsila, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Somesh Chandra Soren is in the lead by a margin of 31,300 votes against BJP candidate and Champai Soren's son Babu Lal Soren.

Babu Lal had contested unsuccessfully from the seat in the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly elections.

Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav, who won the Jubilee Hills by-election by a margin of 24,729 votes against BRS leader Maganti Sunitha Gopinath, thanked the public for “unwavering support.”

“... I am thankful to all senior party leaders, the Chief Minister, cabinet ministers…” he told ANI news agency.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir, who won the Budgam Assembly by-election by a margin of 4,478 votes, said the victory did not only belong to the party, but to “all of Budgam and this entire constituency.”

“Today, they have got the opportunity to celebrate their victory and bring change,” PTI news agency quoted him as saying.

After the Aam Aadmi Party won the Tarn Taran by-election, party national convener Arvind Kejriwal said the people of Punjab “prefer politics of work and the honest leadership of Bhagwant Mann ji.”

AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu won the by-election by a margin of 12,091 votes. “Punjab has once again expressed its trust in AAP. This victory is the victory of the people, the victory of every hardworking worker,” Kejriwal said, congratulating the people of Punjab and AAP workers.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Peoples Democratic Party candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi won the Budgam by-election by a margin of 4,478 votes, having polled a total of 21,576 votes. He defeated closest rival Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosavi of the National Conference, who polled 17,098 votes.

Congress candidate for the Jubilee Hills by-election was given the victory certificate Friday, Election Commission's PRO said in a statement.

The counting concluded at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, following which the returning officer (RO) made the announcement. Congress leaders celebrated Yadav's win, with visuals by ANI news agency showing them carrying him on their shoulders.

Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav won the by-election in Telangana's Jubilee Hills by a margin of 24,729 votes, having polled 98,988 votes. He defeated BRS's Maganti Sunitha Gopinath, who received 74,259 votes.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Somesh Chandra Soren is leading by over 27,977 votes in the Ghatsila by-election. BJP's Babu Lal Soren is behind him with 43,366 votes, according to the Election Commission of India.

Babu Lal Soren had also contested the Assembly election for Ghatsila in 2024, but was defeated by late Ramdas Soren of the JMM.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: In Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, Peoples Democratic Party candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi has taken a lead of 5,240 votes, having polled 20,291 votes in total.

J&K National Conference candidate Aga Syed Mahmood Al-Mosavi is trailing with 15,051 votes, with Independent candidate Jibran Dar at the third position.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress leader Faheem Qureshi said that the party had been in the lead “from the very first postal ballot to this very minute”, PTI news agency reported.

“Round by round, our lead kept increasing. At no point was BRS even close to us in the fight,” Qureshi told PTI, alleging that the BRS was “misleading the public with fake surveys on their own channels.”

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Counting is currently underway for the by-elections in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam, Telangana's Jubilee Hills, Jharkhand's Ghatsila and Odisha's Nuapada.

In Budgam, J&K Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi is in the lead. Naveen Yadav of the Congress is leading in Jubilee Hills. In Ghatsila, Jharkhant Mukti Morcha's Somesh Chandra Soren is leading, while in Nuapada, BJP's Jay Dholakia is ahead, according to Election Commission data.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Aam Aadmi Party candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu won in Punjab's Tarn Taran assembly bypoll with 42649 votes, defeating Shiromani Akali Dal's Sukhwinder Kaur, Congress's Karanbir Singh, and BJP's Harjit Singh Sandhu.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress candidate Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ has won in the Rajasthan's Anta assembly bypoll with a margin of 15612. He won over Bharatiya Janata Party's Morpal Suman and independent candidate Naresh Meena.

By-election 2025 LIVE updates: Congress' Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’ maintains lead in Rajasthan's Anta by 15594 votes, leaving behind Bharatiya Janata Party's Morpal Suman.

Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Congress workers celebrate with firecrackers as party candidate Naveen Yadav leads in Telangana's Jubilee Hills.

Jubilee Hills election result LIVE: Jubilee Hills bypoll BJP candidate Lanka Deepak Reddy said “counting is still going on” as he trails behind Congress's Naveen Yadav.

“You can ask the people on the road about who has distributed money; they will tell you. I’m not blaming those people, that’s how they were made to do it,” he said.