The ruling BJP on Thursday won the Dharamshala bypoll in Himachal Pradesh, with its candidate Vishal Nehriya winning by a margin of 6,673 votes. Nehriya defeated his nearest rival Rakesh Kumar, an independent candidate. Congress candidate Vijay Inder Karan was at the third place. In the 2017 Assembly elections, the victory margin of Kishan Kapoor of the BJP over Sudhir Sharma of the Congress was of 2,997 votes in Dharamshala. ALSO READ: Himachal Bypoll Results: BJP leading in Dharamshala ALSO READ: BJP wins first victory of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2019; Vijaykumar Gavit wraps up Nandurbar
