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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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"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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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 Maji, Bengal Domestic Worker Earning Rs 2,500, Won Poll On BJP Ticket
- May 05, 2026 10:20 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
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.
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3 Family Members, 3 Parties, 3 Wins: Big Draw For Lottery Baron In Polls
- May 05, 2026 09:48 am IST
- Edited by: Aastha Ahuja
Santiago Martin's wife, son, and son-in-law contested from three different parties and drew victories in their respective constituencies.
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"No Fear Of Instability, We'll Form Government": TVK's Youngest Winner To NDTV
- May 05, 2026 09:36 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
TVK's strategy of fielding candidates from humble backgrounds resonated with voters, Rhevanth Charan said.
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Health Scheme Fraud Worth Crores Unearthed In Rajasthan, 2 Arrested
- May 05, 2026 08:57 am IST
- Press Trust India
Rajasthan police arrest doctors and lab operator for fraudulent claims under government health scheme
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After Trinamool Defeat, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari's "Akhilesh Next" Warning
- May 05, 2026 08:14 am IST
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
Suvendu Adhikari likened the TMC to the Aam Aadmi Party, calling it corrupt, family-oriented and devoid of any ideology.
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Economic Impact Of BJP's Bengal Win: Which Sectors Are Likely To Benefit
- May 05, 2026 08:06 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
BJP Wins Bengal: As BJP's victory became clearer on Monday (May 4), stocks of several Kolkata-headquartered firms rallied up to 9 per cent.
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"Assam Made Pawan Khera Eat Pera": Himanta Sarma On BJP's Election Win
- May 05, 2026 07:57 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Himanta Sarma calls BJP's Assam election victory a historic moment and credits PM Modi and Amit Shah.
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Madhya Pradesh Man Kills Wife, Abandons 2-Year-Old Son In Forest
- May 05, 2026 07:16 am IST
- Indo Asian Service News
Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) A brutal crime took place in the forests of Madhya Pradesh's Raisen and Vidisha districts, where a man murdered his wife and abandoned their two-year-old son.
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Vijay Makes Superhit Debut. But Can TVK Stitch Numbers To Form Government?
- May 05, 2026 07:13 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
As the single largest party, Vijay's TVK is likely to be invited by the governor to form the government, even if it begins as a minority administration.
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Wanted Criminal Successfully Extradited From UAE: CBI
- May 05, 2026 07:12 am IST
- Press Trust India
The CBI has successfully secured the extradition of a fugitive and Interpol Red Notice subject Mohammad Navas Kakkat Ismail from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), officials said.