S Saidi Reddy of TRS established a lead of 2,476 votes in the first round over his nearest rival Padmavathi Reddy of the Congress party
Congress nominee Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal is leading over his nearest rival and BJP nominee Rajesh Bagha by a margin of 1,852 votes from Phagwara seat, according to initial trends
After the first round of counting, Vishal Nehriya of the BJP is leading with 1,187 votes over his nearest rival Vijay Inder Karan (1543 votes) of the Congress in Dharamshala.
Opposition unity has been a key factor, but on its own that would have made little difference to the by-election outcomes; a BJP defeat needed a significant vote base erosion as a second development