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Assembly Elections 2016: LEADS / RESULTS

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Battle for 5 states: RESULTS

Constituency-wise verdict of the five-state aasembly elections.

Priyanka to play 'major role' in UP assembly polls

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee chief Raj Babbar said, "It has been decided...

BJP, allies secure simple majority in Assam

We are definite that we will form the government here," Sonowal told media...

Kerala remains the red land, but there's a saffron speck

Rampant corruption by Congress ministers must be counted as the single...

Assam triumph: BJP's Open Sesame to the north-east

'The win in Assam is likely to have a ripple effect in other north-eastern...

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West Bengal

'I want to see BJP evolve into a secular party'

'We must delink religion from politics''Leaders with vested interests have...

West Bengal records 81 per cent, Assam 80 in 1st phase of assembly polls

81 per cent voter turnout recorded in West Bengal, 80 per cent in Assam.

1 constituency, 2 finance ministers

Khardah is no ordinary constituency. It is the electoral battleground of two...

Tamil Nadu

Will Tamil Nadu vote for freebies and pre-poll promises or true deliverables?

The last time Tamil Nadu seriously voted on pre-poll promises was in faraway...

Vote Podu: Breezy awareness video goes viral in TN

It is reggae. It is inspired by Bob Marley. It is targeted at first time...

Is hung assembly a possibility in Tamil Nadu?

Given the subdued pre-poll voter-behaviour in the state over the past couple...

Puducherry

Puducherry provides Congress a reason to smile

After an initial close fight, AINRC managed to win only eight seats,...

AIADMK to fly solo in Puducherry assembly elections

Coming out clear on its intent to go it alone in Puducherry, the AIADMK...

The biggest political challenge of 2016

Assembly elections are due in the summer of 2016 in five places: Assam, West...

Don't be surprised if Oommen Chandy is back!

'Oommen Chandy may well prove to be the Teflon chief minister whose...

'I will not win unless Hindus vote for me'

'People are losing their freedom to eat, speak, write and practise their...

The poster wars of Kerala

Imaginative, innovative and exceptional. The election posters of both the...

Alliances may cost BJP dear in Assam

'The BJP's tie-ups with the Bodoland People's Front and the Asom Gana...

Kerala assembly polls: BJP, BDJS seal alliance

Hoping to make its mark in Kerala, the BJP sewed up an alliance with the...

Assam polls: Why the BJP is wooing the Bodos

Bodo tribals influence as many as 30 seats. No wonder, national parties are...