West Bengal by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar test BJP's hold after ousting Trinamool

By-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, alongside polls in Madurantakam and Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, carry significance beyond their four constituencies.

Nandigram emerges as the key political contest. It is the former seat of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, where he defeated Mamata Banerjee in 2021. The by-election represents the first major electoral test for the BJP government that ended the Trinamool Congress' 15-year rule in the state earlier this year.