BJP Extends Winning Streak in Bypolls
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Mumbai NEARBY States warned on cow BJP extends winning streak in bypolls vigilantes, says Rijiju Terms Alwar incident ‘an altercation’ Congress holds in Karnataka, AAP shocked in Delhi; TMC retains seat in Bengal despite safron surge Vijaita Singh Vikas Pathak Amarinder remarks New Delhi NEW DELHI triggers row Minutes before the Rajya As the results of the 10 As- NEW DELHI/ CHANDIGARH Sabha adjourned sine die on sembly byelections were an- Terming Punjab Chief Wednesday, Minister of nounced on Thursday, the Minister Amarinder Singh’s State for Home Kiren Rijiju Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) remarks against its Defence made a statement to the performed to expectations, Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan House, calling the Alwar in- winning five seats, but the both “disappointing and cident an “altercation Aam Aadmi Party fared inaccurate”, Canada on between two groups.” worse than its worst fears, Thursday rejected the Pehlu Khan, 55, a dairy Kiren Rijiju * PTI losing its deposit in Delhi. allegation that Mr. Sajjan and farm owner from Haryana, The Congress, despite being three Cabinet colleagues was allegedly lynched by sons were injured. An FIR nowhere close to the BJP, ex- were supporters of Sikh cow vigilantes while trans- was filed. After Mohammad ceeded its own expectations separatist groups, or porting cows bought at Bah- Pehlu Khan died of injuries, by winning three seats. The “Khalistanis”. rod in Alwar, Rajasthan. Section 302 of the IPC was All-India Trinamool Congr- According to the state- added to the FIR.” ess and the Jharkhand Mukti NEWS Ī PAGE 10 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ment: “Eleven persons were Mr. Rijiju told The Hindu Morcha won one seat each. detained on April 1 after the that the State informed the If the results are indicative Bahrod police received in- Home Ministry that a re- of a trend, the BJP is rising in UP to hold mass wedding formation that certain cows ward was announced for in- Delhi and making inroads in of poor Muslim girls and a calf was being formation leading to the ar- Bengal — where it was far LUCKNOW smuggled out of the State in rest of the accused. “The ahead of the Left and the The Yogi Adityanath canters and pick-up jeeps. Home Ministry issued an ad- Congress in the one seat that government in Uttar Pradesh Subsequently, the station re- visory last year that though went to polls — and the Con- is planning to organise mass ceived a complaint that there are provisions in the gress is back in the reckoning may be no push-over in the about 7,000 votes in the weddings of poor Muslim some people stopped two Constitution to ensure cow in Delhi and is still powerful southern State in the As- second in the last assembly Only 2% turnout girls in the State. pick-up vans in which there protection, this should not in Karnataka. sembly elections next year. polls. were cows, and there was give freedom to any indi- BJP spokesperson G.V.L. The All-India Trinamool “The victory in Ater, NORTH Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD an altercation between two vidual to take the law into Narasimha Rao saw this as Congress won the sole where EVMs were seen vot- recorded in Srinagar groups. On reaching the his hands. We have issued a confirming the “overwhelm- Bengal seat of Kanthi Dak- ing for the BJP, is sweet. And spot, the Station House Of- stern warning to all the ing, positive incumbency for shin with a margin of 42,526 we are going strong in Peerzada Ashiq cast by 10 a.m. No voting Srinagar ficer found 200 people had States,” he said. the Modi government at the votes — with the BJP emer- Karnataka,” Mr. Surjewala took place at 27 booths out gathered there. There was Centre”. ging as runner-up — and said. Repolling in the Srinagar of 38, said an official. an altercation and five per- CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 1O Jharkhand Mukti Morcha In Delhi, the BJP — which Lok Sabha constituency’s 38 Chief Electoral Officer Cong. up in Delhi won the sole Jharkhand seat was reduced to three seats booths on Thursday (CEO) Shantmanu said, Congress communications of Littipara, considered its out of 70 in the AAP wave registered only around 2% “Only 709 votes were cast in department chief Randeep stronghold, defeating the BJP last time — got 52% votes, fol- voter turnout, amid very the day.” U.S. hits Afghan IS base Surjewala told The Hindu, by 12,900 votes. lowed by Congress with tight security arrangements. “Though polling was low, “We thank the voters and The BJP retained Bhoranj 33.2%. The AAP was down to The polling process but I am happy that no congratulate Congress lead- in Himachal Pradesh with a 13% votes, suggesting a steep started at 6 a.m. in the major incident of clashes with ‘largest’ bomb ers and voters. Our vote in margin of 8,290 votes; Band- dip in its political fortunes. volatile Budgam district took place,” said Mr. Delhi on this seat went up havgarh in Madhya Pradesh where all these booths were Shantmanu. from 13% to 33.2%.” by 25476 votes; Dholpur in BJP share rises located. Counting of votes will be GBU-43 is the largest non-nuclear bomb The AAP suffered a seri- Rajasthan by 38,673 votes In West Bengal, while AITMC The trend became undertaken on April 15. ous jolt in Delhi, losing its se- and Dhemaji in Assam by is secure in its lead, the BJP obvious in the first four Reuters in a conflict. curity deposit in Rajouri 9,285 votes, while wresting may be surging ahead of the hours when the turnout Security cordon Washington The ordnance was Garden, a seat which its can- Rajouri Garden in Delhi from Left and Congress. While the remained under 1%, with a The polling percentage of The U.S. dropped a massive dropped from an MC-130 didate Jarnail Singh had won the AAP by a margin of AITMC secured 55.9-% votes, trickle of voters heading to only 2.02% resulted in an GBU-43 bomb, the largest aircraft in the Achin district last time. 14,652 votes. the BJP at 31% was far ahead the booths. insignificant push to the non-nuclear bomb it has of Nangarhar province, The BJP maintains its lead It, however, lost Ater in of the CPI with 10.2% and the total poll percentage of ever used in combat, in east- close to the border with in Assam and can find some MP to the Congress by a nar- Congress at 1.3%. Boycott complete 7.14% registered on April 9. ern Afghanistan on Pakistan, Pentagon spokes- cheer in the Rajasthan result, row margin of 857 votes. The BJP, in fact, registered A Budgam district At least 50 additional Thursday evening on a man Adam Stump said. as the State, known for giv- Ater apart, the Congress a 22 percentage point in- administration official said companies were moved in to series of caves used by Is- Also known as the ing the BJP and Congress al- won both the seats that went crease in vote-share in this that only 337 votes were cast form a circle of security lamic State militants, the “mother of all bombs,” the ternate chances, goes to the to polls in Karnataka — Nan- seat. In 2016, it was third out of 35,169 votes till 10 around the booths to military said. GBU-43 is a 21,600 pound polls next year. jangud by 21,334 votes and here with 8.75% vote share, a.m.. prevent any attempt to 9,797 kg GPS-guided muni- In Karnataka — a State Gundlupet by 10,877 votes. with the Left-Congress alli- A polling officer told The capture the electronic Hindu FRIDAY REVIEW Ī 12 PAGES Impact unclear tion, and was first tested in where the BJP was looking to The BJP was runners-up in ance bagging 34%of the that the booths voting machine (EVMs) or (TABLOID) The impact of the device March 2003 wrest seats from the Con- both. The Congress had won votes. situated at Charar-e-Sharief, running down by stone- was not immediately clear. gress this time — the Con- both seats last time, defeat- where widespread violence throwing youths. It was the first time the AIM IS TO MINIMISE RISK TO gress won in both the con- ing JD (S) by about 9,000 WHY NO PAPER TRAIL IN EVMS, left four locals dead on April DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES U.S. FORCES Ī PAGE 12 U.S. used a bomb of this size stituencies, thus showing it votes in the first and KJP by SC ASKS CENTRE Ī PAGE 10 9, saw only two votes being CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 Maken says it’s Cong vs BJP wins Rajouri Garden, AAP thrashed BJP Ruling party candidate loses deposit, BJP says Kejriwal to blame Jatin Anand ment’s poor performance in Damini Nath New Delhi Delhi.