Voters at Panchkhala High school booth. (Photo by Partha Paul)Ludhiana, Kaliganj, Visavadar, Kadi, Nilambur Bypolls 2025 Highlights: Five assembly seats across four states —Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal, and Punjab— will undergo bypoll elections today (Thursday). While in Gujarat, the Visavadar and Kadi seats will go to the polls, three other states will see one seat each hold voting: Nilambur in Kerala, Kaliganj in West Bengal, and Ludhiana West in Punjab. The results for the bypolls will be declared on June 23.
Punjab and Gujarat bypolls: The BJP aims to regain an old bastion in Gujarat, but it is also hoping to clinch another seat in Punjab, where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is growing steadily. Visavadar in Gujarat’s Junagadh district fell vacant after sitting AAP MLA Bhupendra Bhayani joined the ruling BJP. In Ludhiana, the seat fell vacant following the death of incumbent AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi.
Kerala and West Bengal bypolls: In Kerala and West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the CPI(M) are viewing the bypolls as precursors to the Assembly polls slated for next year in their respective states. In Kerala’s Nilambur, the bypoll was necessitated by the resignation of CPI(M)-backed Independent legislator P. V. Anvar. In West Bengal’s Kaliganj, the bypolls were triggered by the death of TMC leader Nasiruddin Ahmed.
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