North East Bypoll Results: Can BJP Capture Congress Strongholds In Assam, Meghalaya?
Northeast bypoll in 5 Assam, 1 in Meghalaya. Will BJP and allies manage to retain their 4 current seats in Assam? One of the seats is a Congress stronghold, Samaguri, where Rakibul Hasan, who hadn't lost a seat since 2001 has fielded his son this time after he was elected to Lok Sabha from the Dhubri seat this year. However, the area witnessed some intense pre-poll violence, so all eyes will be on this seat today. Meanwhile, in Meghalaya's Gambegre, it is a prestige battle as Chief Minister Conrad Sangma's wife, Dr. Mehtab Chandee Agitok Sangma, from the ruling NPP. Will she succeed in her electoral debut against BJP, Congress, and TMC's seasoned politicians?
