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The Movie Star And His Mandate: After 108-Seat Debut, What Next For Vijay
- May 05, 2026 14:16 pm IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
This is the interval. The break-for-snacks pause before the second half of Vijay's new political blockbuster rolls on - plotlines and characters converging as the story races for its big finale. Excep...
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6 Reasons Why Mamata Banerjee Lost Bhabanipur To BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
- May 05, 2026 14:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
The BJP framed the election as an election against fear (of Trinamool Congress) and that messaging seems to have worked.
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5 Hours, 1 Roar: How Vijay's Arrival Turned Loyola College Into A Carnival
- May 05, 2026 14:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Radhika Ramaswamy
Thousands gather at Loyola College as actor-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay receives his MLA certificate.
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"Chose Politics To Fight For Justice": RG Kar Victim's Mother To NDTV On Bengal Win
- May 05, 2026 13:40 pm IST
- Reported by: Tanushka Dutta
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
Ratna Debnath, RG Kar victim's mother, won by a margin of 28,836 votes against the Trinamool Congress's Tirthankar Ghosh.
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Vijay's Big Hint In 2024 Movie: Drove Car With 'TN CM 2026' Number Plate
- May 05, 2026 13:37 pm IST
- Edited by: Manjiri Chitre
A short clip from the film has gone viral, wherein Vijay drives a car with the registration number TN 07 CM 2026 (TN stands for Tamil Nadu, CM stands for Chief Minister).
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Opinion | Being Mamata: How The 'Welfare' Queen Lost Her Kingdom
- May 05, 2026 13:10 pm IST
- Rasheed Kidwai
For a leader who built its identity on being the "sole protector" of Bengali sub-nationalism and the provider of a sprawling welfare state, the transition to the Opposition benches will be devastating.
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Vijay Likely To Resign From Trichy East, Keep Perambur Seat: Sources
- May 05, 2026 13:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Vijayagopal Muralidharan
On its electoral debity Vijay's TVK dominated the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, winning 108 of the state's 234 seats and finishing just 10 short of outright majority.
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SIR Impact: How Trinamool Performed In Seats With Highest Voter Deletions
- May 05, 2026 12:45 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Just before the elections, over 90 lakh electors in the state found their names deleted from the voters' lists.
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"Waited 15 Years": BJP Worker Crafts Silver Lotus For PM Modi After Bengal Win
- May 05, 2026 12:36 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
BJP worker from Jammu crafts a silver lotus to gift PM Modi marking West Bengal victory
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Raghav Chadha Meets President, Takes "Jilted Ex, Unable To Move On" Swipe At AAP
- May 05, 2026 12:30 pm IST
- Press Trust India
He alleged that several former AAP MPs who have joined the BJP are facing intimidation and coercive actions from state agencies.
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"Been In Power 6 Times, No Defeat We Have Not Faced": MK Stalin's 1st Reaction
- May 05, 2026 12:10 pm IST
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
MK Stalin, who took up the reins as chief minister in 2021, faced his first electoral defeat in 35 years, losing his Kolathur bastion to TVK's VS Babu.
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Analysis | The V-Team: What Vijay's Game-Changing 'Cabinet Of Firsts' May Look Like
- May 05, 2026 12:08 pm IST
- TM Veeraraghav
The composition of the Vijay Cabinet promises to be a radical departure from the status quo, favouring a technocratic and representative mix over old-school patronage.
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From Hills To Jungal Mahal: Trinamool Draws A Blank In 9 Bengal Districts
- May 05, 2026 12:07 pm IST
- Press Trust India
The BJP won 206 seats to secure more than a two-thirds majority in the West Bengal assembly polls, ending the TMC's 15-year rule as it was decimated to around 80 in the 294-strong Assembly.
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BJP Government In Bengal To Take Oath On May 9, Tagore's Birth Anniversary
- May 05, 2026 11:45 am IST
- Reported by: Shreya Ghosh
West Bengal Election Results: BJP Government In Bengal To Take Oath On May 9, Tagore's Birth Anniversary
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V Muraleedharan: The BJP Leader Who Narrowly Broke Marxist Fort In Kerala
- May 05, 2026 11:42 am IST
- Reported by: Aswin Nandakumar
V Muraleedharan defeated Kerala's sitting minister and CPI (M) leader Kadakampally Surendran by 428 votes in Kazhakoottam.
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Beaten In Their Backyards: Is This The End For Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin?
- May 05, 2026 11:00 am IST
- Written by: Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Mamata Banerjee and MK Stalin faced major defeats in their home states - the BJP made history by dominating Bengal and actor Vijay made history in Tamil Nadu with his successful cinema-to-politics jump.
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Opinion | What Our 'Liberals' Really Need To Understand About Bengal's Voters
- May 05, 2026 10:54 am IST
- Shiv Aroor
If liberal principles are to mean anything, they cannot be contingent on geography or convenience. The borders of Bengal cannot be where those principles end. Bengal's voters are not passive participants in someone else's narrative.
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Who Is Agnimitra Paul, BJP's Probable Chief Ministerial Face In West Bengal
- May 05, 2026 10:30 am IST
- Edited by: Kritika Bobal
Paul is often described as a firebrand leader within the party.
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Against Anyone Forcibly Occupying Others' Land: Yogi Adityanath
- May 05, 2026 10:27 am IST
- Press Trust India
Yogi Adityanath assures prompt resolution of public grievances and strict action on illegal land grabbing in UP.
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Kalita Majhi, Bengal Domestic Worker Earning Rs 2,500, Won Poll On BJP Ticket
- May 05, 2026 10:20 am IST
- Reported by: Manogya Loiwal
- Edited by: Nisha Anand
Contesting on a BJP ticket, Maji ran a grassroots campaign, reaching voters door to door and secured over 1 lakh votes in the Ausgram constituency.