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NEW DELHI: West Bengal delivered a historic verdict on Monday as BJP is set to secure its first-ever assembly election victory in the state, ending chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year rule and breaking the Trinamool Congress stronghold.The results come after a record voter turnout of 92.47%, reflecting a highly charged and closely watched election. The…
NEW DELHI: Lights, camera, action — and it’s a blockbuster.Tamil Nadu assembly poll results have propelled actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay to the centre stage, with TVK emerging as the single largest party — a dramatic debut that has upended the state’s familiar political script.According to Election Commission trends, TVK is leading in 106 of the 234…
NEW DELHI: Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is set to make a massive comeback in Kerala, according to trends. The allaince is leading on 77 seats, according to the Election Commission’s website at the time of writing this article. If the trends contunue, it is comfortably past the majority mark of 71 in the 140-assembly…
Across Kerala, early trends in the 2026 Assembly election indicate a decisive shift in power, with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) surging ahead and poised for a commanding return to government. The alliance is leading in over 100 of the 140 Assembly seats, comfortably crossing the majority mark, while the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front…
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay NEW DELHI: In Tamil Nadu, the slogan arrived before the verdict. ‘Whistle podu’ echoed through packed rallies, as superstar Vijay asked the voters to “blow the whistle”. On the counting day, it has turned into something more – a declaration.Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) appears to be not merely…
As the Tamil Nadu mandate began to take shape on counting day, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) surged ahead across the state, reflecting a mix of consolidated strongholds, steady gains and scattered resistance from the opposition.Counting in 234 Assembly constituencies began at 8am, starting with postal ballots and moving into successive EVM rounds across multiple…
NEW DELHI: As counting trends firm up across five states and UT, the 2026 assembly elections are already changing the political map in dramatic ways. From Vijay‘s blockbuster debut in Tamil Nadu to the saffron breakthrough in West Bengal and Kerala’s return to rotation, the verdict is throwing up clear winners and decisive losers.This is…
As counting trends firm up in Assam, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma appears poised to steer the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a third consecutive term, delivering a decisive setback to the Indian National Congress and a fragmented opposition.Early results point to a clear consolidation of the BJP-led alliance’s hold over the state, even as…
When Mamata Banerjee came to power in 2011, Kolkata was washed in blue and white. Railings, flyovers, government offices, lamp posts, bridges, medians – everything began to resemble a giant municipal tribute to the Argentine football team. In fairness, many Kolkatans would probably vote for Argentina if FIFA ever allowed absentee ballots from Gariahat. (And…
NEW DELHI: Early trends of the West Bengal assembly election results on Monday indicated significant gains for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in several Muslim-dominated seats.According to initial trends, the BJP appears on track to secure at least 80 out of these 135 seats.BJP candidate and possible chief ministerial face Suvendu Adhikari hailed…
