Gujarat Election Results: Congress Does Well in By-Polls, BJP in Jolt 

Ahmedabad: Gujarat results on Thursday threw up a surprise, with the opposition Congress poised evenly with the ruling BJP in the six Assembly by-polls. Alpesh Thakor, who quit the Congress to join BJP last month, was poised to lose his seat while his aide Dhavalsinh Zala was defeated from his constituency. Turncoats Alpesh Thakor was set to lose the Radhanpur Assembly by-poll in Gujarat, while Zala lost the Bayad seat. Thakor had won the Radhanpur seat on a Congress ticket in 2017. Earlier in the day, the Congress was leading in four seats while the BJP was ahead on two seats. The BJP had held four of the seats and the Congress two. The Amraiwadi seat, which earlier in the day saw the Congress consistently ahead, witnessed the BJP making gains after the 17th round. BJP’s Ajmalji Thakor won the Kheralu seat, defeating Congress’ Thakor Babuji Ujamji by 29,091 votes. “The credit for my victory goes to party workers,” Thakor said after his victory on Kheralu. The Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda attacked the BJP, saying the ruling party “has failed on all fronts”. (IANS)

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