A day after the ruling NDA lost a by-election to the opposition RJD, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday asserted that the will of people is supreme.
Votes are being counted for the recently concluded by-elections in Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha seat and assembly seats in Bengal's Ballygunge, Khairagarh in Chhattisgarh, Bochahan in Bihar and Kolhapur North in Maharashtra
RJD candidate Amar Paswan, whose father Musafir Paswan's death had necessitated the by-election, polled 82,116 votes while his nearest BJP rival Baby Kumari got only 45,353.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Counting is underway for the by-election to the Bochahan assembly seat in Bihar s Muzaffarpur district, officials said. India News | Counting Underway for Bochahan By-election in Bihar.
Bihar by-polls: RJD s Amar Kumar Paswan wins the Bochahan Assembly seat; defeats BJP s Baby Kumari - By-poll to the seat was entailed by the death of MLA Musafir Paswan, who had won on the ticket of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP).