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**INDIA Alliance Gains Momentum in State Assembly By-Elections**

**New Delhi:** Results from today’s counting of votes in by-elections across five state assembly seats in four states show a significant performance by parties affiliated with the INDIA opposition alliance. Initial trends indicate that INDIA alliance parties have secured leads in four out of the five seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is currently leading in only one seat in Gujarat.

In Gujarat’s Visavadar constituency, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate, Gopal Italia, has emerged victorious. This win is particularly crucial for AAP, as the seat was previously held by Bhupendra Bhayani, who defected to the BJP. Italia defeated BJP’s Kirit Patel by a margin of 17,581 votes.

Meanwhile, in Punjab’s Ludhiana West assembly seat, AAP’s Sanjeev Arora is poised for victory, leading after the 10th round of counting.

In West Bengal’s Kaliaganj assembly seat, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is leading, delivering a blow to the BJP’s aspirations in the state. TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed leads with 28,784 votes.

Kerala’s Nilambur seat sees a strong lead for Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath, further bolstering the INDIA alliance’s performance. Shoukath leads with 11,000 votes.

The BJP managed to secure a win in Gujarat’s Khadi seat, with Raju Bhai Chavda winning by 38,904 votes.

These results highlight the INDIA alliance’s growing strength and ability to challenge the BJP in various states, ahead of upcoming elections.

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