Despite demonetization uproar, BJP wins big in MP, Assam & Arunachal bypolls | Story in points

BJP workers celebrate the victory of party candidates from Lakhimpur Lok Sabha seat and Boithalangsu seat in Guwahati on Tuesday. PTI

» BJP retained Nepanagar Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh; party candidate Manju Dadu defeated her nearest Congress rival Antar Singh Barde by a margin of 42,198 votes

» BJP also retained Shahdol (ST) LS seat with candidate Gyan Singh defeating Cong's Himadri Singh by over 60,000 votes in a bypoll in MP

» Bypoll results in 7 states were seen as a litmus test for BJP which is facing flak across the country over demonetization

» BJP's Dasanglu Pul won Anjaw assembly seat in Arunachal Pradesh by 944 votes

» BJP also won Lakhimpur LS seat and one Assembly constituency in Assam bypolls

» Puducherry chief minister V. Narayanasamy (Congress) won Nellithope Assembly bypoll

» The ruling CPM in Tripura won the two assembly seats, Barjala (SC) and Khowai, by defeating BJP and TMC candidates respectively

» CPM candidate Jhumu Sarkar trounced his nearest BJP rival Shistamohan Das by a margin of 3,374 votes in Barjala (SC) constituency.

» In Khowai constituency, CPM candidate Biswajit Datta trounced his nearest TMC candidate Manoj Das by a margin of 16,047 votes

» In Bengal, Trinamool Congress candidate Dibyendu Adhikari won Tamluk Lok Sabh seat defeating his nearest CPM rival Mandira Panda by 4.97 lakh votes

» People have voted against anti-people decision of demonetization: West Bengal CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee on bypoll results

» Tamil Nadu-ruling AIADMK sweeps bypolls in Thanjavur, Tiruparankundram & Aravakurichi