Araria saw a voter turnout of 57 percent, 54.03 in Bhabua and 50.06 percent in Jehanabad.
Here are the live updates of by-election results of Araria, Bhabua and Jehanabad:
CM Nitish & Sushil Modi did many road shows & public meetings.Both were aggressively dropping their choppers in all Blocks & Panchayats. Not only Nitish Ji threw his all Weight, Cadre, Money & govt machinery to defeat this Baccha but all in vein.
- Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 14, 2018
Publicly he can't even repent.
By overnight switching sides Nitish Kumar has axed his feet and rendered himself politically irrelevant!
- Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) March 14, 2018
People of Bihar are in no mood to forgive his morality & conscience of comfort and political stunts anytime soon! BJP is already feeling burden of alliance with him!
Bihar Set For Status Quo In First Key Poll Test After BJP,JD(U) Alliance
Bihar has given sympathy vote this time: state BJP president
Saying that the party welcomed the mandate of the people, Bihar BJP chief Nityanand Rai said that the people of Bihar has given a sympathy vote this time. "We will certainly win the elections of 2019 under the leadership of PM Modi & BJP President Amit Shah," he told news agency ANI.
Tejashwi Yadav asks people not to burst crackers to celebrate RJD's win
Tejashwi Yadav has requested people not to burst crackers over RJD's win in Bihar and instead "thank the public servants and help them in solving the issues that need to be addressed in the state."
People of Bihar behind RJD's win, says Tejashwi Yadav
Expressing gratitude towards the people of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav said that its only due to their immense trust and love towards the RJD that the party has emerged victorious in the bypolls. He credited the people of Bihar for the win via twitter.
Watch | "People want a mahagathbandhan at the national level too," says former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister @yadavtejashwi
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 14, 2018
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BJP should stop working for face value, put focus on people: Jitan Ram Manjhi
After the RJD won the Jenhanabad seat and is seen to be leading in Araria constituency, former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said that the BJP should stop working for its face value and instead put in efforts to work for the people. "That's the only way in which they can improve or else they will face the same result in the 2019 elections as they have in this bypoll," he told news agency ANI.
Rashtriya Janata Dal's Krishna Kumar Mohan won the crucial Jehanabad seat in Bihar. The party is also leading in Araria though BJP's Rinky Rani Pandey won the Bhabua seat. While Araria Lok Sabha seat saw a turnout of 57 per cent, Jehanabad and Bhabua recorded 50.6 per cent and 54.3 per cent turnout, respectively
Bihar Set For Status Quo In First Key Poll Test After BJP,JD(U) AllianceBihar, where votes are being counted for one Lok Sabha constituency and two Lok Sabha seats, seems headed for a status quo. While the RJD is set to retain the Araria Lok Sabha seat and Jehanabad assembly seat, the BJP seems on course to win the Bhabua assembly seat.
- In Jehanabad, trends show RJD's Kumar Krishna Mohan Yadav lead with over 14,000 votes. JDU's Abhiram Sharma trails after 13 rounds of counting.
- After 12 rounds of voting in Bhabua, BJP still holds the seat with over 6500 votes.
- Result will be good and it will be in our favor
- In 2 hours, things will be clear. People has voted for NDA
Araria By-Election Results 2018: All You Need To KnowThe Araria by-poll is the first electoral test for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after he walked out of the Grand Alliance last year and teamed up with the BJP.
