By-Poll Battle in Nine States
There are big worries for the BJP after three hours of counting in by-elections to 32 assembly seats in eight states.
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The three Lok Sabha seats are in Vadodara (Gujarat), vacated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) and Medak (Telangana) while 11 assembly constituencies are in Uttar Pradesh, nine in Gujarat, four in Rajasthan, two in West Bengal, five in Northeastern states and one in Andhra Pradesh.
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24 of these assembly seats were held by the BJP and one each by its allies Apna Dal and Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
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In three major states (three hours into counting) - Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan - the BJP is losing seats it vacated to rival parties
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