India’s oldest party and currently the main opposition party of the country, Congress seems to be lagging badly in the results of Bihar assembly elections. In Bihar, Congress Party was contesting the elections by joining the grand alliance with many other parties including Rashtriya Janata Dal. In Bihar, Congress had fielded its candidates on 61 assembly seats, but by evening the situation is such that the party has won only one seat, Kishanganj, and is leading on four. These four assembly seats include Kishanganj, Valmiki Nagar, Araria, Chanpatia and Manihari.

Congress has lead on four assembly seats

Congress’ Mohammad Kamrul Hoda has won from Kishanganj assembly seat of Bihar. At the same time, Congress candidate Manohar Prasad Singh is leading from Manihari Assembly seat with a margin of 8,179 votes. In Araria, Congress candidate Abiur Rehman is leading by 2406 votes and from Valmikinagar candidate Surendra Prasad is leading by a margin of just 72 votes, while in Chanpatia, Congress is leading by just 800 votes. However, on 56 assembly seats, Congress’s election vehicle seems to be in the back row.

Congress party lagged behind in the by-elections along with Bihar elections.

The Congress Party has been seen lagging behind in the Bihar Assembly elections as well as in the by-elections held in many states of the country. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has also announced the results of the by-elections held on 8 assembly seats in many states of the country on Friday (November 14, 2025). However, the Congress party has won the by-elections in Anta Assembly seat of Rajasthan and Jubilee Hills Assembly seat of Telangana.

In the by-election on Anta seat of Rajasthan, Congress had nominated Pramod Jain ‘Bhaya’, who won by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Morpal Suman by 15,612 votes. At the same time, in the by-election held on Jubilee Hills Assembly seat in Telangana, Congress candidate Naveen Yadav V. has defeated Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) candidate Maganti Sunita Gopinath by 24,729 votes.

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Political turmoil has started regarding the by-election to be held in Jubilee Hills assembly constituency in Telangana. In this regard, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has first intensified its campaign. BJP has prepared a complete strategy to capture the Jubilee Hills assembly seat and for this, the party has fielded veteran leaders like Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and party’s national general secretary Sunil Bansal to campaign for the by-election.

Nirmala Sitharaman’s election rally to be held soon in Jubilee Hills

According to Bharatiya Janata Party sources, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon address a public meeting in Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency, while the party’s National General Secretary Sunil Bansal is paying special attention to strengthening the campaign strategy and organization for the by-elections.

At the same time, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma is also likely to address election rallies in Jubilee Hills assembly constituency, which will infuse a new energy among the party workers in the state.

BJP fields 40 star campaigners for Jubilee Hills by-election

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made victory in the by-election of Jubilee Hills assembly constituency of Telangana a question of prestige for itself. In which the party is trying its best to achieve victory. In this series, to decide its victory in this by-election, the party has released a list of total 40 star campaigners including Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of many states and other senior leaders.

BJP’s activity increased in Telangana politics

This step is an indication that the party does not want to leave any stone unturned to strengthen its presence in the Congress ruled state. This by-election shows the increasing activism of BJP in Telangana politics. Now it remains to be seen what impact this high level campaign has on the voters of Jubilee Hills.

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Indian National Congress has declared Naveen Yadav as the party candidate for the upcoming by-election from Jubilee Hills seat of Telangana Assembly. All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary K. C. Venugopal has officially announced this on Wednesday (October 8, 2025).

The Congress party wrote in a statement, ‘Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Naveen Yadav for the by-election on Jubilee Hills Assembly seat of Telangana.’

Politics is heated regarding Jubilee Hills assembly seat

Politics is heated regarding the by-election of Jubilee Hills Assembly seat of Hyderabad because during the Assembly elections in the year 2023, the Congress Party had given ticket to Mohammad Azharuddin, who came to politics from the world of cricket. Who lost the election to Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) candidate Maganti Gopinath by more than 16 thousand votes.

Azharuddin was asking for ticket from Jubilee Hills

In 2023, Maganti Gopinath became MLA by winning the election from Jubilee Hills assembly seat. However, he died after some time. Since then this seat is vacant. At the same time, Azharuddin was once again demanding a ticket from the Congress Party for the by-election on Jubilee Hills seat. He says that the people of Jubilee Hills assembly constituency have always loved me a lot.

The former cricketer said, I got 64,000 votes in the last assembly elections. This shows people’s love for me. Winning and losing is part of life. This is my constituency.

Azharuddin, a veteran leader of the Congress Party and former captain of the Indian cricket team, had given this statement at a time when the ticket was not given by the Congress Party. After the announcement of the ticket, discord may be seen within the Congress.

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