INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala won the Ellenabad bypoll after defeating his nearest rival, Gobind Kanda of the BJP, with a margin of 6,739 votes today.
The BJP has maintained its dominance in Assam and done well in Madhya Pradesh, but has drawn a blank in three assembly and one Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh. It has also performed poorly in both assembly seats in Rajasthan.
The bypoll results of three Lok Sabha and 30 assembly constituencies appear to be a mixed bag for the BJP which won Assam but performed badly in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana. BJP Himachal Pradesh unit feels that inflation is one of .
INLD (Indian National Lok Dal) leader Abhay Chautala has won the race forHaryana's Ellenabad Assembly constituency, finishing 6,739votes ahead of the ruling BJP's Gobind Kanda, according to the Election Commission's results website.