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The BJP captured Rejinagar, Nandigram and Nagaon, while Vijay’s TVK won Madurantakam and Dharapuram in its first electoral test since the assembly polls. | India News
TVK cleared its first test barely five months after forming govt in Tamil Nadu, winning the bypolls in two assembly constituencies, while in West Bengal, BJP retained Nandigram - CM Suvendu Adhikari's backyard - and wrested Rejinagar from AJUP (Aam Janata Unnayan Party), winning both assembly bypolls in its first…
With victories in Dharapuram and Madurantakam, Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led TVK has increased its Assembly tally to 109. However, even if the party wins all five seats awaiting bypolls, its strength would rise only to 114, four short of the 118 needed for a majority, leaving Congress particularly crucial to the…