By-polls: BJP wins Delhi, Assam, MP, Himachal | Congress bags Karnataka

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged victorious in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Assam in the Assembly by-elections on Thursday while the Karnataka went to the Congress, leaving Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to suffer a humiliating loss.

The AAP, who was assured of winning the Rajouri Garden Assembly seat, lost it to the BJP. The seat had fell vacant early this year after the party's Jarnail Singh did quit as MLA to contest Punjab Assembly poll against Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal.

The ruling Congress, however, retained its hold over Karnataka, winning Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly seats. Congress's Kalale N Keshavamurthy defeated his nearest rival V Srinivas Prasad (BJP) by over 21,000 votes in Nanjangud. In Gundlupet, Geetha Mahadevaprasad (Congress) trounced BJP's C S Niranjan Kumar by over 10,000 votes.

Polling had taken place in two Assembly constituencies each in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, one each in West Bengal, Assam, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi on April 9 last.

Live Updates:

• Delhi, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh: BJP Wins.
• Karnataka: Congress's Geetha Mahadevaprasad defeats BJP's C S Niranjan Kumar in Gundlupet by over 21,000 votes.
• Karnataka: Congress wins Nanjangud Assembly seat by over 21,000 votes.
• Madhya Pradesh bypolls: BJP's Shivnarayan Singh wins from Bandhavgarh.
• Assam: BJP wins Dhemaji seat in Assam.
• Delhi: BJP wins Rajouri Garden with 14 652 votes.
• Delhi: AAP accepts defeat, says we will work hard in future to make people understand.
• Madhya Pradesh: Counting halted in MP's Ater as the Congress alleges EVM tampering.
• West Bengal: TMC's Chandrima Bhattacharya leading by 2935 votes from Kanthi Dakshin.
• West Bengal: TMC leads from Kanthi Dakshin seat in east Midnapore district. BJP in second position after first round.
• Rajasthan: BJP leads with 2100 vote in first round in Dholpur.
• Jammu and Kashmir: Section-144 imposed in areas in Budgam except in poll bound ares.
• Rajasthan: BJP's Shobha Rani Kushavah leading from Dholpur.
• Jharkhand: Simon Marandi of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leading from Litipara.