The BJP, which managed to keep its dominance over the northeast along with its allies, is heading for a huge setback in two northern states it rules Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. In Himachal Pradesh, Congress has won all three assembly seats.
Congress lost deposit in eight Assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency in the latest edition of bypolls while BJP forfeited it in seven Assembly seats as both the parties could not win the confidence of at least one-sixth of the voters who exercised their franchise in these places.