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In yet another boost for the opposition parties, members of the INDIA bloc on Saturday won the bypolls to 10 of the 13 assembly seats across seven states and said that the results were a reflection of the growing discontent against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which won only two of the constituencies that voted on July 10. Following the victory, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that it has become clear that the web of "fear and illusion" woven by the BJP has been broken.

"The people of India have saved the Constitution and democracy. The deprived and poor population of the country stood with India to protect their rights. Congratulations to all the alliance partners and the lion workers of Congress," Rahul Gandhi wrote on X, formerly Twitter in Hindi. 

"The results of the by-elections in 7 states have made it clear that the web of 'fear and confusion' woven by the BJP has been broken. Every class including farmers, youth, labourers, businessmen and employed people want to destroy dictatorship and establish the rule of justice," the Leader of Opposition said. 

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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge also praised the victory of INDIA bloc members and said that the triumph shows that people have completely rejected the "arrogance, misgovernance and negative politics of the BJP".

BJP On Bypoll Results

However, the BJP mocked the Opposition alliance over the celebrations and picked a hole in the INDIA bloc's euphoria, arguing that the ruling party did not even hold the 13 seats which went to bypolls. 

BJP’s IT Cell chief Amit Malviya said that all three seats that went to polls in Himachal Pradesh were earlier held by Independents, meanwhile in Uttarakhand, Congress held both seats.

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Taking to X, Malviya wrote, "Let me kill the Opposition's euphoria on the by-poll results. Of the 13 seats that went to poll, 9 were not held by the BJP! Himachal Pradesh – Independents held all 3 seats. Uttarakhand – Congress held both seats. Madhya Pradesh -BJP won the seat earlier held by Congress. Bengal – TMC held 1. But the elections were rigged, so makes no sense to deliberate. Punjab – AAP retained their seat. Tamil Nadu – DMK held the seat. Therefore, except Bengal, where elections were not free and fair, the results reflect status quo. But I.N.D.I Alliance can claim moral victory!" Malviya wrote in an X post.

13 constituencies across seven states in India went to polls on Wednesday. These included four seats in West Bengal, two in Uttarakhand, three in Himachal Pradesh, and one each in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Tamil Nadu.