Counting took place for by-elections to 18 assembly seats in four states - Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. This is being considered as the first major test of strength for the BJP since the Lok Sabha polls.
Aug 25, 2014 18:30 (IST)
Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi speaks on by-election results:
We will evaluate why we lost, where we could have done better.
The four seats we have won are in four different corners of Bihar. We will introspect on why we lost Chapra or Bhagalpur.
I believe that when it comes to forming a government or changing a government, people will vote for us.
Nitish didn't benefit, Lalu did. We treated Nitish as elder brother, for Lalu he is younger.
PM Narendra Modi had nothing to do with bypoll loss.
Aug 25, 2014 14:34 (IST)
We accept the verdict.LS we won,bye elections they won ,it is 1-1.We will review ,make amends & make all effort to win the final round.
The results have been satisfactory. I thank all voters: Nitish Kumar After the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav alliance won six of the 10 seats in the by-polls in Bihar today, Mr Kumar thanked all voters.
Following are the highlights of his press conference:
Not only in Bihar but even outside the state, people were watching the results of the by-polls to these 10 assembly seats
I don't think so much has been written or said about by-polls earlier... these polls were important, they were significant
Sadbhaav ke dhara ki jeet aur unmaad ke dhara ki haar...
We have to do more work, see how seats can be divided and parties can coordinate better. If we'd decided on seats earlier, results could have been better
By-Election Results Today: Lalu-Nitish Locked In Tough Fight With BJP In Bihar In early trends, the Lalu-Nitish mega alliance is ahead in four of 10 seats for which leads are now available in the crucial bye-elections in Bihar. In Karnataka, its advantage Congress in early trends, while Madhya Pradesh still seems in the thrall of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan of the BJP.
Aug 25, 2014 08:51 (IST)
Karnataka trends (total three seats):
Chikkodi-Sadalga - Congress leads
Bellary - Congress leads
Shikaripur - BJP leads
Aug 25, 2014 08:46 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh trends (three seats):
Vijayraghavgarh - BJP leads
Bahoriband - Congress leads
Agar - BJP leads
Aug 25, 2014 08:45 (IST)
Bihar trends (total 10 seats):
Narkatiaganj - BJP leads
Rajnagar - BJP leads
Jale - JD(U) leads
Chapra - RJD leads
Hajipur - BJP leads
Mohiuddinnagar - RJD leads
Parbatta - JD(U) leads
Bhagalpur - Congress leads
Banka - BJP leads
Mohania - BJP leads
Aug 25, 2014 08:36 (IST)
Punjab trends:
Congress leading in the Patiala constituency while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is ahead in the Talwandi Sabo seat
Aug 25, 2014 08:16 (IST)
Security personnel outside the counting centre in Chapra in Bihar
Aug 25, 2014 08:15 (IST)
Counting of votes for by-elections to 18 assembly constituencies in four states begins
Aug 25, 2014 08:14 (IST)
Preparations at a counting centre in Chapra in Bihar
Aug 25, 2014 07:42 (IST)
Preparations at a counting centre in Punjab which witnessed by-elections in two assembly constituencies
Aug 25, 2014 07:19 (IST)
Lalu and Nitish: Friends With Benefits? Results Today By mid-day today, Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar will know whether their mega alliance works. Results will be in for by-elections to 18 assembly seats, 10 of them in Bihar.
