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Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Counting Of Votes In West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry To Begin At 8 AM
- May 04, 2026 05:38 am IST
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Exit polls predict a close competition between Trinamool Congress and BJP in West Bengal
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Assam Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Congress Hope For Comeback As Exit Poll Predicts BJP Landslide
- May 04, 2026 05:37 am IST
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
Assam Assembly Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates:
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BJP Blitz vs Mamata Banerjee's Canny Politics: Bengal Results Today
- May 04, 2026 00:35 am IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The BJP's battle for Bengal, which had a quiet beginning in 2016, has accelerated over the years. From 3 seats and 10 per cent vote share in 2016, the party managed 77 seats and 38 per cent vote share by 2021 - a huge leap.
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BJP's Assam Fortress: Can Congress Exploit Anti-Incumbency In Key Seats?
- May 04, 2026 00:00 am IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
Assam Assembly Election Results 2026: Polling in Assam was conducted in a single phase on April 9. A turnout of 85.96 per cent was recorded among the more than 2.50 crore registered voters.
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Counting Of Votes For Bypolls In 7 Seats Across 5 States Today
- May 04, 2026 00:00 am IST
- Edited by: Vaibhav Tiwari
Election results: Votes in these seats were cast on April 9 and April 23, along with the first and second phases of the assembly elections.
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Will N Rangaswamy Buck Puducherry Trend And Return To Power Again? 10 Points
- May 04, 2026 00:00 am IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
The majority mark in the Union Territory is 16 and every seat counts - something that has been made more complicated with the entry of actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
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Tamil Nadu Decides: Will DMK Dominate, AIADMK Fight Back, Or Vijay Rise?
- May 04, 2026 00:00 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
The exit poll landscape is unusually fractured this time, with sharply divergent predictions placing each of the principal contenders - the DMK, the AIADMK, and the TVK - in the lead.
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Hours Before Bengal Counting, Poll Body Clarification On VVPAT Slips Recovery
- May 03, 2026 23:29 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
- Edited by: Vaibhav Tiwari
Several VVPAT slips, which ensure that a voter's vote has been registered in the voting machine, were found in a roadside drain at Madhyamgram in the district.
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New Video Exposes Systemic Safety Lapse Days Ahead Of Jabalpur Boat Tragedy
- May 03, 2026 23:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
The video, shot barely 20 days before the fatal accident, shows senior district officials and elected representatives holding a meeting on the very same cruise boat that later sank in the dam.
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IAS Academy Director Kidnapped, Forced To Transfer Rs 1.8 Crore At Gunpoint
- May 03, 2026 22:58 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Police say Priyank believed the academy director had substantial wealth and hatched the conspiracy to extort a large amount from her.
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Will BJP Win Bengal, Can Vijay Dent DMK Hopes? Mandate 2026 Today
- May 03, 2026 22:56 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The mandate for West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will be unveiled today. With three-Opposition ruled states up for grabs, the election is crucial for the INDIA Bloc, which is being eased out of states at a steady pace.
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Following The Father: The Parallel Rise Of Udhayanidhi Stalin
- May 03, 2026 22:53 pm IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
From DMK youth wing leader to Deputy Chief Minister in 2024, Udhayanidhi embodies a generational shift in Tamil Nadu politics.
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Day After 4 Children Found Killed In UP Home, Mother's Body Found In Drain
- May 03, 2026 21:50 pm IST
- Press Trust India
In a new development in the case involving the murder of four children inside their house in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkar Nagar, police on Sunday fished out their mother's body from a drain.
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7 New Corridors, 65 Stations: Delhi Metro's Rs 48,000-Crore Expansion Plan
- May 03, 2026 21:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The Delhi Metro expansion is expected to extend metro connectivity deeper into the outskirts and rapidly developing parts of the city.
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In Numbers: With Zero Deaths, Bengal Election Most Peaceful In 2 Decades
- May 03, 2026 21:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
The 2026 Assembly elections have delivered an unprecedented shift: zero reported murders and no serious injuries, marking a significant break from this violent past.
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Why Nepal Is Objecting To India-China Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Plan
- May 03, 2026 21:35 pm IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
Nepal Foreign Ministry's statement said the government has drawn the attention of both India and China to its concerns through diplomatic channels.
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SIR To Fish: What Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Hinge On
- May 03, 2026 21:31 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Bengal assembly polls 2026: This time, the unpredictability of the outcome has been ratcheted up manyfold by the deletion of 91 lakh voters from the rolls by the Election Commission
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"Kept Calling For Help": Friends Recall Victims' Last Moments In Delhi Blaze
- May 03, 2026 21:00 pm IST
- Press Trust India
Grief and disbelief gripped family and friends of those killed in the devastating fire in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar on Sunday, with several recalling frantic early morning phone calls from the victims, desperate for help.
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How Game-Changer Drishti Satellite Will Boost India's Space-Based Surveillance
- May 03, 2026 20:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Pallava Bagla
The launch of the world's first OptoSAR satellite in India is a testament to our youth's passion for innovation and nation-building, PM Modi said today.
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Ahead Of Counting, Assam BJP Office Gears Up For 'Victory' Celebration
- May 03, 2026 19:33 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
While preparations are in full swing, the official results are yet to be announced, and counting is scheduled for tomorrow.