Bypolls held in four seats in Karnataka, Nagaland, Tripura; rival parties in all States claim high turnout is in their favour; incumbents seek hattricks in Kerala, Assam, while opponents say voters want change
The polls were necessitated in Bagalkot and Davanagere South by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H.Y. Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa respectively
A key contest among the bypolls is for the Baramati seat which fell vacant after elected MLA and Maharashtra's deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash
All requisite arrangements have been made by the administration for the smooth conduct of the byelections tomorrow
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and other leaders make last-minute efforts to woo voters