Ratlam By-election 2015

Congress workers are celebrating the party's 45th Lok Sabha seat courtesy Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, which has handed the party a constituency won by the BJP last year.

The by-election results today are a mixed bag for the BJP. The party made its electoral debut in the Manipur assembly, winning both by-polls in the north eastern state but lost the Jhabua-Ratlam Lok Sabha seat to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh. Results have been declared for two Lok Sabha seats and five assembly seats across four states.

Retaining the Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha and Dewas Assembly seats in the bye-elections to be held tomorrow will be crucial for BJP after its humiliating defeat in Bihar polls, even as the Congress is leaving no stone unturned to give the saffron party a tough fight.

Gearing up to give the Ratlam Lok Sabha by-election its best shot, the Janata Dal (United) or the JD(U) today slammed both the Congress and BJP for "exploiting" tribals, saying that the former has done no good to them while the latter wants to end reservation meant for their social and economic upliftment.

Congress workers are celebrating the party's 45th Lok Sabha seat courtesy Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, which has handed the party a constituency won by the BJP last year.

The by-election results today are a mixed bag for the BJP. The party made its electoral debut in the Manipur assembly, winning both by-polls in the north eastern state but lost the Jhabua-Ratlam Lok Sabha seat to the Congress in Madhya Pradesh. Results have been declared for two Lok Sabha seats and five assembly seats across four states.

Retaining the Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha and Dewas Assembly seats in the bye-elections to be held tomorrow will be crucial for BJP after its humiliating defeat in Bihar polls, even as the Congress is leaving no stone unturned to give the saffron party a tough fight.

Gearing up to give the Ratlam Lok Sabha by-election its best shot, the Janata Dal (United) or the JD(U) today slammed both the Congress and BJP for "exploiting" tribals, saying that the former has done no good to them while the latter wants to end reservation meant for their social and economic upliftment.