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**Headline: AAP Stuns BJP in Gujarat Bypolls, Ruling Party Suffers Setbacks Across Multiple States**
**Ahmedabad/New Delhi:** India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered a significant setback in recent by-elections, particularly in its stronghold of Gujarat. While the BJP managed to secure a victory in the Kadi assembly seat, it lost the high-profile Visavadar seat to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) by a considerable margin.
In Visavadar, AAP’s Gopal Italia secured a decisive victory, garnering 75,942 votes against BJP candidate Kirit Patel’s 58,388. The Congress Party faced a crushing defeat in Visavadar, with its candidate losing his deposit.
Meanwhile, BJP’s Rajendra Kumar Dhaneshwar Chavda won the Kadi seat with 99,742 votes, defeating Congress candidate Rameshbhai Chavda.
Beyond Gujarat, the BJP’s performance in by-elections across four states was largely disappointing. The party faced defeats in West Bengal and failed to make a significant impact in Punjab and Kerala. This mixed bag of results raises questions about the BJP’s momentum as it heads into future electoral contests.
The results of the by-election will be analyzed extensively in the coming days, with commentators examining the factors that led to the BJP’s underperformance in key states. The AAP’s victory in Visavadar is expected to energize the party and bolster its claims to be a major challenger to the BJP in Gujarat.
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