3 states, 3 bypolls: All eyes on PK, Ashutosh Tiwari as Bankipur, Datia, Manjalpur await verdict on Monday

Bypoll results for Bankipur (Bihar), Datia (Madhya Pradesh), and Manjalpur (Gujarat) will be declared on Monday, with counting starting at 8 am with postal ballots.

Bankipur and Datia are BJP strongholds, making them prestige battles; Bankipur was previously held by BJP national president Nitin Nabin, and Datia is the bastion of former MP home minister Narottam Mishra.

Datia's bypoll was triggered after Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti was sentenced to three years in prison in a cheating case, leading to his disqualification; BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari faces Congress nominee Ghanshyam Singh.

Violence erupted after Narottam Mishra was denied a ticket for Datia, though he later pledged support to Tiwari; the result could affect BJP-Congress standings ahead of the 2028 assembly polls.

Bankipur recorded about 34.16% voter turnout in the bypoll, with the BJP and other parties contesting.