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Assembly Election Results 2021 Highlights: Mamata Banerjee Wins Bengal; DMK Tamil Nadu; Left Kerala; BJP Keeps Assam

Assembly Election Results 2021 Highlights: Mamata Banerjee Wins Bengal; DMK Tamil Nadu; Left Kerala; BJP Keeps Assam

Monday May 03, 2021, New Delhi

Mamata Banerjee on Sunday won a spectacular victory in Bengal, defeating the BJP in elections in the middle of a raging pandemic.

BJP Will Continue To Work For Dream Of "Sonar Bangla": JP Nadda

BJP Will Continue To Work For Dream Of "Sonar Bangla": JP Nadda

Press Trust of India | Monday May 03, 2021, New Delhi

With the hard work of party workers, the BJP has been established as the main opposition party in West Bengal and it will continue to take spread its ideology and work for the dream of "Sonar Bangla", party president JP Nadda said on Sunday.

Bengal Results To Impact UP Assembly Poll, 2024 General Election: Yashwant Sinha

Bengal Results To Impact UP Assembly Poll, 2024 General Election: Yashwant Sinha

Press Trust of India | Monday May 03, 2021, Hazaribag

Trinamool Congress vice-president Yashwant Sinha on Sunday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah following the outcome of West Bengal assembly poll.

West Bengal Poll Results Victory Of Democracy, Says Sena's Sanjay Raut

West Bengal Poll Results Victory Of Democracy, Says Sena's Sanjay Raut

Press Trust of India | Monday May 03, 2021, Mumbai

As the TMC is set to retain power in West Bengal, the Shiv Sena on Sunday said Mamata Banerjee's win in her state is "victory of democracy" in India and the result would give a new direction to national politics.

Election Commission Rejects Trinamool Request For Recount In Nandigram

Election Commission Rejects Trinamool Request For Recount In Nandigram

Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 02, 2021, New Delhi

The Election Commission has rejected the Trinamool Congress's appeal for a recount of votes at Nandigram, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had faced her aide-turned arch rival Suvendu Adhikari.

As Leads Make Trinamool's Super Victory Clear, Party Leader Does The Math

As Leads Make Trinamool's Super Victory Clear, Party Leader Does The Math

Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 02, 2021, New Delhi

Senior Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien tweeted a shortest possible recap of the party's route to power for a third term as it established leads over more than 200 seats.

PM Congratulates Mamata '<i>Didi</i>': "Centre Will Continue To Support Bengal"

PM Congratulates Mamata 'Didi': "Centre Will Continue To Support Bengal"

Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 02, 2021, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and assured that the Centre will continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people's aspirations.

"Mamata Banerjee Single-Handedly Won Bengal": Uddhav Thackeray

"Mamata Banerjee Single-Handedly Won Bengal": Uddhav Thackeray

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 02, 2021, Mumbai

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday congratulated "Bengal tigress" and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for "single-handedly" leading her party to victory in the West Bengal Assembly polls.

"Voted For Cruel Lady": BJP's Babul Supriyo On Trinamool's Big Bengal Win

"Voted For Cruel Lady": BJP's Babul Supriyo On Trinamool's Big Bengal Win

Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday May 02, 2021, Kolkata

BJP Lok Sabha MP Babul Supriyo broke with tradition on Sunday evening as he refused to congratulate the ruling Trinamool Congress on an emphatic win in the 2021 Bengal Assembly election

BJP Office Set On Fire In Bengal, Party Blames Trinamool

BJP Office Set On Fire In Bengal, Party Blames Trinamool

Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 02, 2021, Kolkata

The BJP party office in Arambag was set on fire this evening as the Trinamool Congress inched towards a huge victory in the assembly elections, reopening allegations of violence by the ruling party.

"Bengal Saved The Country," Says Mamata Banerjee, Set For Hat-Trick

"Bengal Saved The Country," Says Mamata Banerjee, Set For Hat-Trick

Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 02, 2021, New Delhi

Mamata Banerjee scored a huge victory in Bengal on Sunday over the BJP in state elections that were held over the past two months as Covid cases surged in India.

Mamata Banerjee Loves <i>Samosa</i> And Cutlet In Meetings, Says Prashant Kishor

Mamata Banerjee Loves Samosa And Cutlet In Meetings, Says Prashant Kishor

Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 02, 2021, New Delhi

Mamata Banerjee's love for a good samosa or cutlet often trumped any serious meeting agenda, poll strategist Prashant Kishor said today, speaking to NDTV on the Trinamool Congress's spectacular victory in Bengal.

"Congratulations <i>Didi</i>": Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman Wish Mamata Banerjee

"Congratulations Didi": Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman Wish Mamata Banerjee

Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Sunday May 02, 2021, New Delhi

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman today wished West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her spectacular win in the viciously fought state Assembly polls.

Mamata Banerjee Loses To Suvendu Adhikari In Nandigram, Will Go To Court

Mamata Banerjee Loses To Suvendu Adhikari In Nandigram, Will Go To Court

NDTV News Desk | Sunday May 02, 2021, Kolkata

Mamata Banerjee on Sunday won a landslide victory in Bengal but lost in a cliffhanger in Nandigram to the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, her former protege.

"TMC Won Because Of Mamata Banerjee": Kailash Vijayvargiya

"TMC Won Because Of Mamata Banerjee": Kailash Vijayvargiya

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 02, 2021, Kolkata

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday credited Mamata Banerjee for the TMC's astounding performance in the Bengal elections and said his party would introspect the poll results.