BJP leads in Nandigram-Rejinagar seats in West Bengal in bypolls: TVK-AIADMK leads in one seat each in Tamil Nadu; BJP leads in Assam Lok Sabha seat

The counting of votes has started in 6 seats in four states. In the trends, CM Vijay's party TVK is leading in both the seats in Tamil Nadu. By-elections were held in Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, Thattanchavendi assembly seats in Puducherry and Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam. Polling was held on October 6. In Nandigram, the TMC candidate withdrew his name. After that, the Congress candidate who Mamata Banerjee had supported was arrested. However, she was granted bail for the elections. Here is a contest between the BJP and the Congress. In Assam's Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, there is a triangular contest between BJP's Debashish Sharma, Congress' Sibamoni Bora and AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal. Debashish is a former IAS officer. By-elections in Tamil Nadu due to defection of MLAs, resignation of MPs in Assam Assembly elections were held in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Puducherry and Assam this year. In Tamil Nadu, 2 seats fell vacant due to the change of party and resignation of 2 MLAs. In Puducherry, CM N. Rangasamy won 2 seats and left one seat. In Bengal too, CM Suvendu Adhikari and Humayun Kabir won 2 seats each. After this, they had to vacate one seat each. On the other hand, in Assam, MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigned from the Lok Sabha seat to become an MLA. Due to this, by-elections were held here.