BJP wins Sindgi bypoll by 31,000 votes, Cong leads in Hangal

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the bypoll in the Sindgi Assembly constituency in Karnataka while Congress is leading in Hangal, as per the Election Commission of India's official website. BJP candidate Bhusanur Ramesh Balappa got 93,865 votes against 62,680 for Congress candidate Ashok Mallappa Managuli. Congress' Mane Shrinivas was leading with 83,514 votes in Hangal at 2:30 pm.