23:44
The roar in Loyola College counting centre in Chennai, which heralded in TVK chief Vijay's new era by handing him the winner certificate officially on late Monday night, was much more than a fan club's cheer.Possibly every official posted there, including the Returning officer, squeezed...
23:00
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in the state polls 'immoral' and alleged that the mandate in more than 100 seats was 'looted'.We will bounce back, she said while walking out of the counting centre at her Bhabanipur...
22:44
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief K Palaniswami on Monday won by a record margin of 98,110 votes from Edappadi assembly constituency in the district.The former chief minister defeated his nearest rival, an independent candidate Premkumar K, by securing 1,48,933 votes.This is...
22:34
R Sabarinathan, the 30-year-old son of actor-politician Vijay's long-time driver and personal assistant Rajendran, has won in the Virugambakkam assembly constituency in Chennai.Sabarinathan, contesting on a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) ticket, won by 27,086 votes, according to the latest...
22:24
Following Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's strong performance in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spoke with party chief Vijay on Monday to congratulate him, emphasising that the mandate reflects the growing voice of the youth, which cannot be ignored.In a post on X,...
22:00
Bharatiya Janata Party's Suvendu Adhikari defeated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the prestigious Bhabanipur seat by a margin of 15,105 votes on Monday, the EC said.While Adhikari bagged 73,917 votes, Banerjee secured 58,812 votes.The result marks a virtual 'action replay' of the...
21:26
Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday resigned as Kerala Chief Minister following the Left Democratic Front's crushing defeat in the April 9 Assembly elections, bringing an end to a decade-long tenure in office.Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has accepted the resignation and requested Vijayan to...
21:22
Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi retained the Sibsaar assembly constituency for the second consecutive term, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party's Kushal Dowari by 17272 votes.Gogoi, who was trailing in the initial stages of counting, polled 86,521 votes while Dowari secured 69,249 votes,...
20:50
Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suffered a defeat in the hands of Bharatiya Janata Party's Subrata Maitra on Monday by a margin of 17,548 votes in his home turf of Baharampur in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, according to the Election Commission.Maitra, who retained the seat,...
20:48
Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir won both the Nowda and Rejinagar seats in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday, according to the Election Commission.Kabir, who was suspended from the TMC in December over his proposal to build a mosque modelled on Babri Masjid in...
20:46
The Congress party on Monday won the Farakka seat and is leading in Raninagar, overcoming the humiliation of not winning a single seat in the 2021 assembly election in West Bengal.Motab Shaikh, whose name was not in the electoral rolls at first and was included by a tribunal set up by the Supreme...
20:45
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asserted that the BJP's victory in neighbouring West Bengal was a verdict to protect the country's sovereignty.He dubbed the Bengal poll results a victory for the country and not just the BJP's win.Addressing a press conference at the state BJP...
19:54
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said people's power has prevailed and the Bharatiya Janata Party's politics of good governance has triumphed in West Bengal, while in Assam, the National DA's win illustrates the unwavering support for the ruling alliance's emphasis on development.In a...
19:41
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi spoke with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo M K Stalin and victorious Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay after the election results on Monday, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said.Gandhi congratulated Vijay on his...
19:17
The ruling National Democratic Alliance has secured majority by winning 70 seats, more than the halfway mark of 68 in the 126-member Assam assembly, on Monday as the counting progresses in the state, according to the EC data.While the Bharatiya Janata Party won 58 seats, its allies -- the Bodo...
19:12
Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam ideology of social justice, egalitarian society, and dual-language policy (of Tamil and English) may have semblances to Tamil Nadu's Dravidian pitch but the fledgling party founder promises a non-Dravidian alternative to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra...
19:06
The high-stakes contest in the Bhabanipur Assembly polls tightened on Monday, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeing her lead margin against the Bharatiya Janata Party's Suvendu Adhikari erode steadily as counting progressed.After 14 rounds of counting, Banerjee was ahead by 3,830 votes,...
19:03
The West Bengal government on Monday directed all departmental secretaries and heads of offices to ensure stringent safeguard of official files and documents.In an order, Chief Secretary Dushyant Nariala said that no important paper or file should be taken out of offices under any circumstances...
18:45
Congratulating the people of West Bengal on the massive win scripted by the BJP in the assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the people of Bengal have sent a strong message to infiltrators and their sympathisers, highlighting that parties engaged in the politics of...
18:37
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan won from the Dharmadom constituency even as the LDF suffered a severe setback in the Kerala Assembly elections.Vijayan, who had trailed in Dharmadom until the sixth round of counting, secured victory by a margin of 19,247 votes over Congress candidate V P Abdul...
18:35
Rahul Gandhi shares this post on X: Thank you to my brothers and sisters in Keralam for a truly decisive mandate.Congratulations to every UDF leader and worker for a hard-fought, well-run campaign.As I said before, Keralam has the talent, Keralam has the potential and now Keralam has a UDF...
18:32
Home minister Amit Shah on X: The people of Bengal have taught such a lesson to the infiltrators and their sympathizers that the parties indulging in the politics of appeasement will never be able to forget.With the hopes and aspirations with which Bengal has expressed this trust in the...
18:12
PM Narendra Modi tweets on X:The Lotus blooms in West Bengal!The 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections will be remembered forever. People's power has prevailed and BJP's politics of good governance has triumphed. I bow to each and every person of West Bengal.The people have given a spectacular...
18:10
The BJP is on course to form its first government in West Bengal as it raced ahead in more than 200 seats, way past the majority mark, to end the TMC's 15-year rule and paint the state saffron in a major political upheaval.The signs were evident in the early leads, and it soon hardened into a...
17:44
With results of Tamil Nadu assembly polls showing that Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam led by actor-turned-politician Vijay will fall short a few seats from majority in the 234-member assembly, AICC In-charge Tamil Nadu, Girish Chodankar said on Monday that he has given a report to Congress leadership...
17:35
Don't recall the horrific rape and murder at the RG Kar Hospital? Read the interview with the victim's parents Ratna and Sekharranjan Debnath here.
17:30
While the political pundits cite electoral rolls and anti-incumbency, the 2026 West Bengal election will be remembered for one face: Ratna Debnath. The mother of the RG Kar Medical College victim, once a private citizen grieving an unimaginable tragedy, has emerged as the giant-killer who...
17:16
Benchmark Sensex rebounded by 356 points, while the Nifty settled above 24,100 on Monday, as buying in blue-chip stocks and state poll results trending in line with market expectations lifted investor sentiment.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 355.90 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 77,269.40....
17:09
The spectacular debut of Vijay stole the show across states
The results and trends of assembly polls on Monday signalled some tectonic political changes with the BJP on course to form its first government in West Bengal and actor-turned politician Vijay writing a new script in Tamil Nadu.BJP-led NDA is on course to a sweeping victory in Assam as is...
16:56
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday congratulated actor-turned-politician Vijay on the spectacular electoral success of TVK on debut in Tamil Nadu.Significantly, in the run-up to the assembly polls, a section of Tamil Nadu Congress leaders wanted their party to tie up with TVK but the party...
16:52
While the political pundits cite electoral rolls and anti-incumbency, the 2026 West Bengal election will be remembered for one face: Ratna Debnath. The mother of the RG Kar Medical College victim, once a private citizen grieving an unimaginable tragedy, has emerged as the giant-killer who...
16:44
The BJP has won eight seats and was leading in 200 seats, while the TMC has bagged one as the counting of votes in West Bengal Assembly polls progressed on Monday, indicating a saffron surge in the state.According to Election Commission data, the BJP has already secured victory in Kalimpong,...
16:15
MK Stalin loses from the Kolathur constituency. Actor-politician Vijay appears to be in waiting to create a new history in the electoral politics of Tamil Nadu with no parallels as his party, the TVK is leading in 107 constituencies out of the total 234 Assembly segments as counting of votes...
15:53
TMC chairperson and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee heads to the Sakhawat Memorial counting hall in Kolkata as counting of votes is underway. The BJP is currently leading on 193 seats, way past the majority mark.TMC: 93, BJP: 194
15:49
Security around West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat in the city was beefed up on Monday afternoon following a directive of the Election Commission after a group of people reached near the place and raised Jai Sree Ram slogans near her home, a senior official...
15:22
If current counting trends in West Bengal persist, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to comfortably cross the halfway mark of 147 seats and emerge as the single largest party in West Bengal. This will increase the states governed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to 21.Meanwhile, the...
14:47
I am so happy, says Shoba Chandrasekhar, TVK chief Vijay's mother, as the party is currently leading in 109 seats of the total 234 in the stateHis father, SA Chandrasekhar, says, She is not only his mother. She is the first fan of Vijay. She is so happy...
14:45
Delhi: At the party headquarters, BJP leaders relish rasgulla and poha as they celebrate the performance of BJP-NDA in the Assembly elections in 4 states and 1 UT.
14:28
Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi loses to rival Hitendranath Goswami of the BJP by 23,182 votes from the Jorhat assembly constituency, the Election Commission said.Assam education minister Ranoj Pegu wins Dhemaji seat by 32,229 votes over nearest Cong rival Sailen Sonowal:Assam cabinet Minister...
14:23
Trinamool Congress deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, Sagarika Ghose, on Monday alleged a delay in vote counting in West Bengal, which went to polls in two phases last month.As counting trends put the BJP ahead of the Trinamool in Bengal, Ghose, in a post on X, claimed that trends for around 100...
14:13
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday celebrated the BJP's success in West Bengal assembly polls, invoking the memory of Hindutva ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee.Choudhary, who last month became the first BJP leader to head a government in Bihar, voiced his sentiments about the...
14:10
In the lead in West Bengal and Assam, the BJP on Monday said the election results have exposed deep cracks in the INDIA bloc and that the opposition alliance has no future.The party also hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying he has failed to effectively steer the alliance and is again...
13:55
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged irregularities during the counting process of the Assembly Elections 2026. As projections of the counting of votes by the Election Commission began trickling in, she claimed that counting had been halted at...
13:13
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to party candidates and agents not to leave counting centres, as early trends on the EC website showed that the BJP was taking a lead in the majority of the seats.In a video message issued in the midst of the counting...
13:04
TMC candidate from Bhabanipur and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, Counting agents and candidates should not leave the counting centre. This is the BJP's plan, I have been saying this since yesterday that they will be shown ahead first. They have stopped counting at many places. Such...
12:58
Tamil Nadu Elections 2026: Family of TVK chief and actor Vijay blow whistles and celebrate at their residence, as the party continues its lead in the state. It is currently leading on 104 of the total 234 seats in the state.TVK: 108, DMK: 57, AIADMK: 69
12:52
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the BJP headquarters here on Monday evening, as trends indicated a win for the party in West Bengal and Assam.The prime minister is also expected to address party workers at the BJP headquarters as has been the case during previous election...
12:34
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday consolidated her lead over BJP challenger Suvendu Adhikari by 16,706 votes in the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata after early jitters.According to Election Commission data, Banerjee secured 25,942 votes...
12:30
A sea of saffron took over the streets of Bhabanipur on Monday as BJP workers broke into early celebrations, distributing 'laddoos' and chanting slogans after the party surged past the magic figure in the West Bengal polls. BJP workers were also distributing 'jhalmuri' and mishti at the party...
11:56
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin was among 14 DMK ministers trailing in their respective constituencies even after the third round of counting.According to the Election Commission (EC) Stalin, who is contesting in Kolathur, was trailing by 2,277. Likewise, deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi...
11:55
Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday crossed the majority mark in a breathtaking West Bengal Elections, derailing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's ambition of a consecutive fourth term.According to ECI, the BJP is leading on 156 seats, while the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is...
11:50
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday regained a narrow lead over the BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari in a very close contested Assembly election in Bhabanipur constituency as per trends of the Election Commission after third round of counting.After taking an early lead, Mamata...
11:31
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and spokesperson Kanimozhi NVN Somu on Monday said Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) early lead in its debut election could be driven by actor-turned-politician Vijay's strong fan base, even as she expressed confidence that the DMK would secure a good number...
11:27
Bharatiya Janata Party has edged one step closer to breaching the Trinamool Congress' fortress in West Bengal and forming a government for the first time by crossing the halfway mark of 148 with leads in 161 seats. According to the Election Commission, the BJP is leading on 161 seats, while...
11:19
Celebrations outside the BJP Headquarters, as the party crosses the majority mark in Assam and leads in West Bengal.
11:13
Keralam Elections 2026: Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal shares a hug with party leader Ramesh Chennithala, state party chief Sunny Jospeh and party MP Shashi Tharoor at the party office in Thiruvananthapuram.Congress-led UDF has crossed the majority mark of 71 seats in...
11:10
In the Edappadi constituency of Tamil Nadu, AIADMK's Edappadi Palaniswami is currently leading by a margin of more than 10116 votes, according to the Election Commission of India trends.
11:05
West Bengal LoP and BJP candidate from Nandigram and Bhabanipur, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday expressed confidence in his party's performance as counting for the Assembly elections is underway.He claimed that initial trends show the BJP leading in over 130 seats, while the Trinamool Congress is...
11:00
Sitting BJP legislator Agnimitra Paul was leading in Asansol Dakshin seat in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district by a margin of 10,509 votes over his nearest rival Tapas Banerjee of the TMC.Paul has bagged 25,544 votes, while Banerjee has garnered 15,035 votes till the third round of...
10:55
Kolkata: As counting continues, West Bengal LoP and BJP candidate from Nandigram and Bhabanipur, Suvendu Adhikari, says, In Bhabanipur, the first round was of the Muslim area in which I conceded a deficit of approx 2000 votes. After the second round, which was a Hindu area, I am leading with 2200...
10:52
BJP leaders in West Bengal on Monday exuded confidence about winning the assembly elections, asserting that people have voted for a change.Counting of votes for the 293 seats of the assembly began at 8 am, as the TMC eyes a fourth straight term in power and the BJP seeks to script history by...
10:42
A DMK worker breaks down
TVK national spokesperson Felix Gerald on Monday expressed confidence that the party would form the government in Tamil Nadu with an absolute majority as initial election trends showed the party 'scaling high'.Speaking to PTI Videos, Gerald stated that the results were expected and claimed that...
10:32
Shashi Tharoor says, 'We are a party of change.'
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has breached the halfway mark ad per official Election Commission trends with leads in 82 seats. The Congress leads in 50 seats with its ally the Muslim League leading in 17 seats. The LDF had 51 leads.When asked about factors behind LDF's poor...
10:14
Tamil Nadu is witnessing a rare three-way fight, with AIADMK-led alliance leading in twenty three seats, debutant Vijay's TVK gaining momentum in 100 seats, while DMK-led alliance have gained lead on 47 seats, as per the Election Commission of India. Data shown by news networks however point...
09:52
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trailing in Dharmadom constituency, where Congress candidate V P Abdul Rasheed has taken the lead, according to TV reports.Vijayan, the face of the LDF in the Assembly election, is seeking a mandate from Dharmadom for the third time.According to TV reports,...
09:48
On counting of West Bengal polls, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rahul Sinha says, “We will wait for the results for now, we will also see that our workers come back safely from counting booths. However, be assured, BJP is coming to power…the party we are fighting against is a party of anti-socials, so...
09:44
West Bengal assembly elections: North 24 Parganas: CPIM candidate from Noapara, Gargi Chatterjee, says, The vote counting should be conducted properly. We hope that we will win. On VVPAT slips of Noapara Assembly, allegedly found discarded in Madhyamgram Assembly, a day before the vote counting....
09:43
Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, I think right now we've got enough contenders. What matters now is that there should be a change of government, a change of policy and a revival of Kerala. I hope that I can count on my ideas also being of some use to the new...
09:38
More deets on Keralam: As counting of EVM votes polled in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections commenced, trends after 9 am show the Congress-led UDF leading in the state.The UDF was ahead in close to 83 seats, while the CPI(M)-led LDF was leading in over 53 seats with the BJP-headed NDA in the...
09:27
, Bengal BJP prez Samik Bhattacharya says, 'The dreams of the BJP workers are about to come true'
No rallies celebrating the victory of candidates will be allowed anywhere in West Bengal on Monday, a senior official of the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office said.The official also said the poll panel is looking into complaints that agents of different parties were unable to reach counting...
09:26
The early trends in Keralam showed the Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance edging ahead with leads in about 75 seats with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) behind with 58 early leads until 9 am.Meanwhile, in Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA alliance has achieved a massive...
09:14
Early trends from television channels indicated that BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was leading in the high-profile Bhabanipur Assembly constituency as counting of votes was underway on Monday.The Election Commission is yet to release any figures.Officials said counting of postal ballots is...
08:58
Initial trends emerging from the count of postal ballots in Tamil Nadu show that the incumbent DMK regime is on course to win the polls and retain power under the leadership of Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin.In several constituencies, the DMK was ahead, and it was closely followed by...
08:46
Early trends from multiple television channels indicated that the opposition BJP was holding a slight edge over the ruling Trinamool Congress as counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections was underway in the state.The Election Commission is yet to release any official figures....
08:39
Kolkata: BJP Candidate from Maniktala Assembly Constituency Tapas Roy says, According to my conservative assessment, we will get 168 to 174 seats. They (TMC) do not like the fact that there was no bloodshed in this election, no dead bodies were found, no blood was shed...
08:36
Keralam Elections 2026: Visuals from the residence of State LoP and Congress candidate from Paravur Assembly Constituency, VD Satheesan as party supporters keep a track on the counting of votes.
08:34
On the counting of votes, DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan says, DMK will form the government. We will get 40% plus vote share. We will get an absolute majority. DMK alone will get around 130-140 seats. We will form the government.
08:32
As the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry commenced on Monday morning, preparations were seen at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in the national capital, with traditional 'poories' and sweets being prepared for...
08:17
Counting of votes polled in the April 9 Assembly elections in Kerala commenced at 8 am on Monday at 140 centres spread across 43 locations in the state.It brings to an end the intense and high-stakes contest among the ruling LDF, the opposition UDF, and the BJP-led NDA.The strongrooms, where the...
08:16
Amid a comprehensive three-tier security, counting of votes commenced at 8 AM on Monday in all the 62 designated counting centres in the state, officials said.The vote-counting exercise commenced at 8 AM with the postal ballots and at 8.30 AM, counting of votes recorded in EVMs will be taken up,...
08:08
Security has been tightened across Assam, including areas bordering Bangladesh, as the counting of votes for 126 assembly seats is set to begin on Monday morning, officials said.Twenty-five companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) have been deployed to guard the counting centres and the...
08:05
Counting of votes has begun in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal after a riveting high-voltage contest with the outcome crucial for prominent ruling regional parties like the Trinamool Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress...
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