Bypolls Spring Surprises for BJP in Bihar, Gujarat
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The slogan, “Ab ki baar 75 paar” about the 90 seats BJP 105 + SS 56 CONG 44 + NCP 54 alliance revives in Haryana and 220-plus target of 228 OTHERS 29 Assembly berths in Maharashtra fell by TOTAL 161 TOTAL 98 the wayside. woe-hit Cong The BJP, which brazenly ignored Bollywood actor Sonakshi local issues, refused to address econom- AADITYA WINS WORLI AJIT PAWAR TAKES BARAMATI PANKAJA MUNDE LOSES SREEPARNA CHAKRABARTY Sinha at a Diwali party, host- ic slow down, unemployment and stuck Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Former Maharashtra dy CM Maha minister loses to and ASHHAR KHAN ed by producer Ramesh instead to contentious national issues Thackeray won from Worli. and NCP leader Ajit Pawar her cousin and NCP candi- NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 Taurani, in Mumbai, late on — abrogation of Article 370 and the He is the first Thackeray to won from Baramati with date Dhananjay Munde Wednesday. — PTI National Register of Citizens (NRC) — More than the BJP forming the gov- was delivered a body blow by voters in stand for elections. over 1.65 lakh vote margin from Parli ernment, it was the resurgence of the both the states. Congress that made news in this SC allows Centre There are TOTAL MAGIC round of Assembly polls on People of already talks 90 SEATS 46 MARK Thursday. However, it wasn’t the to recover `92Kcr of replacing HARYANA clout of Rahul Gandhi’s brigade, but a Maharashtra Punjabi chief carefully craft- from telecom firms have blessed minister ed social ◗ Making Jat New Delhi: The Supreme NDA with Manohar Lal BJP 40 CONG 31 JJP 10 OTHERS 09 alliance of Jats strongman Court on Thursday rejected immense affec- Khattar with and dalits that telecom companies’ appeal a Jat face in brought cheer Bhupinder tion. We are SURJEWALA LOSES, AGAIN MANTRI ABHIMANYU LOSES ‘KINGMAKER’ DUSHYANT? against the government's Haryana. to the flagging Hooda the humbled to have Congress spokesperson Abhimanyu, Cabinet Great-grandson of Devi Lal definition of adjusted gross If Haryana party in party’s face and revenue (AGR) and allowed got the people’s turned into an loses to BJP’s Leela Ram minister in Haryana, loses seemed set to play ‘king- Haryana. In dalit leader the Department of support yet unmitigated from Kaithal by 1,246 votes. to JJP’s Ram K. Gautam in maker’ after his JJP won 10 Maharashtra, it Kumari Selja the Telecommunications (DoT again. horror show He had also lost LS polls. Narnaund by 18,243 votes. seats in its debut elections was the change to recover dues worth for the BJP in the state state committee PARLIAMENTARY BYPOLLS `92,000 crore from telecom — Narendra with a hung leadership and chief just before companies — Bharti Airtel, Modi Assembly and In the 2 parliamentary bypolls, the NCP and Lok Jan Shakti Party the alliance Reliance Communications six ministers with Sharad polls is what led retained their seats in Satara (Maharashtra) and to the party’s (RCom) and Vodafone Idea. losing the Samastipur (Bihar) respectively. The Samastipur Pawar’s Full report on Page 9 polls, in Maharashtra, despite the seat was taken by LJSP’s Prince Raj, while Nationalist impressive per- NDA’s win, BJP was put on the racks as Congress Party formance in its ally and bugbear Shiv Sena began NCP’s Shriniwas Patil won from Satara that did the Govt mulls personal talking of a “50-50 deal” for the chief with ease. trick for the Haryana minister’s post. Congress in Income Tax relief Despite the poor show in Haryana, the increasing its tally. The decision to New Delhi: Government is BJP, which was six short of the simple make Jat strongman Bhupinder considering tax relief for majority of 46 Assembly berths has won Hooda the party’s face and dalit leader individuals as it looks at the support of four of the seven Kumari Selja the pradesh Congress measures to accelerate con- Independent candidates. Now just two committee chief just a little over a sumer demand and boost seats short of majority, chief minister month before the state went to polls is economic growth, people Khattar is all set to stake claim to form what paid dividends for the party in with direct knowledge of the government. The party has flown Haryana. A decision was also taken at the matter said. The Modi’s the Independent MLAs to Delhi to “keep the highest level to give charge of the government is mulling a them safe” from “poachers”. and eight went to others. Gujarat, the BJP has won two and was leading in has miles to go, it was celebrating the tri- campaigning to Mr Hooda which paid proposal to hike the taxable The by-polls held in 51 Assembly seats home turf of both, PM Narendra Modi one. Turncoat Alpesh Thakor, who had umph of the old guard. Despite Congress rich dividends. income limits. also did not go the BJP way. Even and home minister Amit Shah, threw up quit the Congress to join the BJP, lost leader Rahul Gandhi’s open attempts to Along with this, the campaign strat- Full report on Page 9 though the BJP held on to 30 Assembly a major surprise with the Congress win- the bypoll to Radhanpur Assembly seat sideline former chief minister and Jat egy of focussing on economic distress berths, the Congress managed to win 12 ning three of the six Assembly by-polls. in Gujarat. Even though the Congress ■ Turn to Page 5 ■ Turn to Page 5 39 dead in UK were Chinese, says media JJP emerges Uddhav insists on Pawar magic London: The 39 people leads to NCP’s found dead in a truck in as 3rd force Britain were Chinese nation- remarkable als, British media outlets in Haryana 50-50 power share reported on Thursday, citing poll comeback sources. The victims were AGE CORRESPONDENT BHAGWAN PARAB and It is time to remind discovered in a container on NEW DELHI, OCT. 24 SONU SHRIVASTAVA BHAGWAN PARAB the back of a truck in Grays, MUMBAI, OCT. 24 the BJP about the MUMBAI, OCT. 24 east of London, on The Jannayak Janata formula arrived at Wednesday. Party (JJP) has The Bharatiya Janata when BJP chief When cam- Full report on Page 11 emerged as a third Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena Amit Shah visited paigning force in Haryana as will form the next govern- began for COUNTERPOINT results for the ment in Maharashtra, my home... We had the Lok Assembly polls came in albeit with a reduced mar- decided on fifty-fifty Sabha polls, on Thursday. With the gin, and some compromis- formula for the the chances Sharad party securing at least es. of Sharad alliance. Pawar 10 Assembly con- Indicating that he would Pawar-led stituencies, it may drive a hard bargain in — Uddhav Nationalist emerge as one of the talks with the BJP during Thackeray Congress Party key factors in forma- government formation, (NCP) was all but tion of a new govern- Sena chief Uddhav written off by poll ment. Thackeray said on Sabha polls taking into pundits. Badly hit by With the Bharatiya Thursday that it was time consideration the BJP’s a series of defec- Janata Party falling to implement “fifty-fifty” difficulties. However, I am tions, NCP was short of half-way mark formula for power-sharing now not ready to expected to hit rock in the 90 member decided during the Lok empathise with the BJP bottom in the House, it is learnt that Sabha polls. every time as I have to Assembly polls. party is in touch with “Despite the 50:50 formu- look after my own party’s However, the party ■ Turn to Page 5 la, I agreed to contest growth,” he said. Claims rose like a phoenix fewer seats in the Vidhan ■ Turn to Page 5 from the ashes and surprised everyone by winning 54 seats. The NCP emerged as the third-largest WEATHER Bypolls spring surprises party in the state, relegating the Max: 31OC Congress to the Min: 19OC fourth position. If RH: 49% for BJP in Bihar, Gujarat the BJP-Sena Rainfall: 20% alliance decides to VINEETA PANDEY form a government Forecast: Sunny NEW DELHI, OCT. 24: OWAISI’S PARTY OPENS BIHAR ACCOUNT together, NCP will stake claim to the The Bharatiya Janata Bypolls were held Asaduddin Owaisi’s position of Leader of ASTROGUIDE Party’s popularity took a for 2 parliamentary, Telangana-based Opposition in the hit as the results of the 51 Assembly seats AIMIM opened its legislative Vikari: Dakshinayana bypolls, that were con- across 17 states in account in the north Assembly. Tithi: Ashwayuja Bahula ducted in two parliamen- India with its first victory in The credit for the Dwadasi till 7.05 pm tary and 51 Assembly The BJP took 14 and Bihar.