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BJP, Congress win two seats each in Assembly by-polls

BJP, Congress win two seats each in Assembly by-polls

New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) The BJP and the Congress won two seats each, while regional outfits Rashtriya Lok Dal and Biju Janata Dal registered one victory apiece in by-polls to six Assembly seats where votes were counted on Thursday.
it was a mixed bag for the BJP in the county's most populous state Uttar Pradesh, where it snatched the Rampur Sadar constituency from the Samajwadi Party, but conceded the Khatauli seat to the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Interestingly, vacancies were caused in the two seats following the disqualification of the sitting legislators on conviction.

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