BJP wins in Bengal, Assam, Puducherry boost Modi’s leadership: Karnataka BJP Chief Vijayendra
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP president and MLA B. Y. Vijayendra said the party’s victory in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry has strengthened the leadership of Narendra Modi and sent out a strong national message.
Speaking to the media at Jagannatha Bhavan, the state BJP office in Bengaluru, he said this was the first election under the party’s national president Nitin Nabin, and the outcome holds significance.
Vijayendra said Amit Shah is widely being referred to as the party’s election strategist across the country. He added that Shah’s planning also played a key role in the victory.
Referring to West Bengal, he said party workers there deserve appreciation, stating that they had faced continuous pressure for decades and have now brought an end to it.
Speaking about the by-elections in Davanagere South and Bagalkote constituencies, Vijayendra said the result in Davanagere South is expected to be decided by a narrow margin. He admitted that the party did not expect a setback in Bagalkote.
He said that although the Congress had won there earlier, the BJP was confident that voters would support them this time. He added that party workers had put in significant effort in both constituencies.
Despite the Chief Minister and several cabinet members campaigning in Bagalkote for 15 days, the party was confident of a win, but it did not pan out as planned or expected, he added.
Among those present at the press meet were Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka, Legislative Council Opposition leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, former Deputy Chief Minister and MLA Dr. C. N. Ashwath Narayan, MLC C. T. Ravi, Pratap Simha Nayak, and MLA Harish Poonja.
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Sengottaiyan secures historic 10th victory in Gobichettipalayam assembly constituency
Gobichettipalayam (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): In a historic 10th win, veteran leader K A Sengottaiyan clinched the Gobichettipalayam seat in the 2026 Assembly elections.
Contesting for the first time under actor Vijay’s TVK, the 78-year-old secured approximately 71,380 votes, defeating DMK’s N Nallasivam by a margin of nearly 13,000 votes.
This win marks Sengottaiyan’s 10th consecutive victory in the constituency, cementing his status as an immovable force in the region despite his high-profile exit from the AIADMK in late 2025.
His success was a cornerstone for the TVK, which emerged as a formidable force across the state. Supporters celebrated the win as a testament to Sengottaiyan’s personal influence, which successfully transitioned from his former Dravidian home to the newly formed TVK.
