AGARTALA / NEW DELHI, Sep 27 (TIWN): With Badharghat Assembly by-election result, BJP has successfully bagged MLA seat at the Badharghat constituency on Friday but a major drop of voting percentage was seen with 14% fall in compare to the Lok Sabha Election held before 4 months. Moreover, BJP’s alone vote banks are lower than CPI-M and Congress’s joint vote banks which may effect the future political decisions and also signed the raising anti-incumbency against BJP Govt among the Badharghat voters although the passes-away MLA Dilip Sarkar was a BJP MLA till he passed away on April 2, 2019. In by-election, BJP got 20,471 (44%) whereas in Lok Sabha Election it was 28,140 (58%). In case of CPI-M in by-election CPI-M scored 15212 votes (33.12%) and in Lok Sabha it acquired 9733 (20%). Moreover, BJP’s win in By-Election initiated a Comeback for CPI-M amid intimidation and rigging allegations. Oppositions’ votebanks totaling is going more than BJP can put impact in future Political ‘alliances’. Congress candidate Ratan Das got 9111 votes which has too increased than the Lok Sabha Election.

However, there were massive resentment among BJP members about the candidate selection and infightings were reported inside the party about BJP's by-election candidate Mimi Majumder. This may be another reason for the down voting percentage in Lok Sabha election. 

BJP (Mimi Majumder) : 20,471 votes (1st) 

CPI-M (Bulti Biswas) : 15,212 votes (2nd)

Congress (Ratan Das) : 9,111 votes (3rd)

24 VVPAT machines were reported malfunctioning on the counting day at Badharghat.