Reflects changing political climate in country: Cong on bypoll gains

PTI, Jul 13, 2024, 5:35 PM IST

The Congress on Saturday hailed its gains in the assembly bypolls in Himachal Pradesh and BJP-ruled Uttarakhand, saying the results “reflect the changing political climate in the country”.

The Congress won both the assembly bypolls in Uttarakhand and in Himachal Pradesh, it secured two out of the three seats where bye-elections were held.

On the party’s victories in Uttarakhand, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a post on ‘X’, said, “Manglaur was wrested from the BSP and in the face of dirty tactics by the BJP. In Badrinath, the sitting MLA was a Congressman who had switched to the BJP during the Lok Sabha polls. He has been rightly punished by the people and the Congress has held on to the seat.”