{
  "id": 13020540,
  "title": "Counting begins for Bengal bypolls, BJP's first electoral test after coming to power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/counting-begins-for-bengal-bypolls-bjps-first-electoral-test-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:14:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/counting-begins-for-bengal-bypolls-as-bjp-faces-first-electoral-test/article71562480.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The counting started amid tight security arrangements at the designated centres in both constituencies, with officials first taking up postal ballots and Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballots before proceeding with the EVM votes.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "BJP takes big leads in Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls in Bengal, Congress cries foul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bjp-takes-big-leads-in-nandigram-and-rejinagar-bypolls-in-bengal",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:50:39.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}