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TVK Wins Dharapuram Bypoll, BJP Leads Nagaon

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC · How we work

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Early test for BJP

Vote counting began on Friday, Oct 9 2026 for elections in five assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.
The bypolls are seen as an early test of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s BJP government and Tamil Nadu leader Joseph Vijay’s TVK administration.
AIADMK candidate K Bhanumathi led Dharapuram with 8,244 votes, ahead of TVK’s P Sathyabama.
BJP candidate Devashish Sharma led Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll with 92,345 votes.

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Civility Victory Narrative

Vote counting began on Friday, Oct 9 2026 for by-elections in five assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.
The results are framed as a triumph of political civility, individual dignity and the people, highlighting TVK’s success and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s leadership.
TVK’s P Sathyabama captured Dharapuram with 66,841 votes, defeating DMK’s S Suganya by 9,471.
AINRC retained Thattanchavady as Ashok Anand won by 8,482 votes.

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Historical Context

In February 1998, after the Gujral government collapsed, the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee won 182 Lok Sabha seats and formed the National Democratic Alliance with outside support from parties such as the Telugu Desam Party, securing backing from 272 of 543 MPs. In Orissa, the newly formed Biju Janata Dal allied with the BJP, winning nine seats, signalling India’s shift to coalition politics.

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Early test for BJP

Vote counting began on Friday, Oct 9 2026 for elections in five assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.
The bypolls are seen as an early test of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s BJP government and Tamil Nadu leader Joseph Vijay’s TVK administration.
AIADMK candidate K Bhanumathi led Dharapuram with 8,244 votes, ahead of TVK’s P Sathyabama.
BJP candidate Devashish Sharma led Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll with 92,345 votes.

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