Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today won a landslide victory in Bengal. The Chief Minister, however, lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram. "I accept the verdict in Nandigram - it is not a big deal. Don't worry," she said.
"'Khela hobe' did happen, and we did win. The BJP kept going on and on about double-engine sarkar, while I assured you all that I will score a double century. This is Bangla's win... this is Bengal's win... this is your win. This win has saved Bengal, it has saved the culture and tradition of Bengal," said Ms Banerjee who ran a bitter, no holds barred campaign against the BJP over two months as Covid cases surged in India.
In Tamil Nadu, the opposition DMK is way ahead with 69 per cent of the MLAs of the DMK-led alliance leading in their respective seats while the ruling Left-led LDF front is likely to end a four-decade trend by retaining power in Kerala, early trends from the state show
In Assam, the BJP is ahead of its nearest rival Congress, which campaigned hard to reclaim its one-time bastion. "People have blessed us. We can say for sure that the BJP will form government in Assam. We are coming back to power with our partners AGP and UPPL," Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal told reporters.
AINRC Chief N Rangaswamy, meanwhile, is leading in Puducherry at the moment with his alliance leading in 10 seats
The poll results in the four states and the Union Territory are also likely to reflect how the handling of the COVID pandemic has played on the voters' mind.
Here are the Highlights 2021 Updates on Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry:
#AssamElectionResults2021 | BJP Set To Retain Assam
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Read more: https://t.co/JoI0SU9Jyh pic.twitter.com/rG7iuCrYGV
#WestBengalElections2021 | Trinamool Congress is way past the halfway mark of 147 seats in West Bengal and is in a comfortable position, trends show pic.twitter.com/jxw7KhxMtv
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Trinamool Congress's request for recounting in Nandigram has been rejected by the Election Commission. BJP's Suvendu Adhikari has defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a narrow margin from the constituency.
#NDTVExclusive | "I am a Bengali woman, I am fighting on the ground...and I could tell you that everybody was cringing": @MahuaMoitra, TMC MP, Lok Sabha on PM Modi's "didi-o-didi" remarks #ElectionResults #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/naAwOogzAk
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
- Assam we said that we will try to regain power, but we never said that we will win, partly because we knew we were facing a strong and formidable force in the BJP.
- What worries me is Kerala - we should have won in Kerala as we do every alternate time, but we really need to introspect and see what went wrong for us.
- For Bengal, I have a very different view of our issue in Bengal, and we read the situation completely wrong and that backfired badly for us. You see, it was primarily a fight between the TMC and the BJP - that too a very polarised one.
- There was just no room for a third party in Bengal. Same was the case in Tamil Nadu - big contest between DMK and AIADMK. So, in Bengal we just got our approach wrong and that is something we need to work on.
#NDTVExclusive | "We do not want to consider Muslim migrants from Pakistan as natural refugees. This has been BJP's stand from the very beginning":@himantabiswa, leader, BJP
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#AssamElections | #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/mO4PgbO3AB
- We were quite confident of taking on any opposition, but when we saw Badruddin Ajmal join the Congress-led alliance, we became sure that this will now not work for them. We knew his joining the Congress alliance will only polarise the votes and the people of Assam were only looking for development and would reject appeasement and polarisation.
- Home Minister Amit Shah has already clarified that the Chief Ministerial candidate will be picked by the BJP's parliamentary party board in a fair internal election;so that will be decided only in a day or two when they all arrive in Assam.
- The Election Commissioner has been disgraceful and devious. We respect the institution of the Election Commission, but not the current people at the helm of affairs.
- Something is fishy about Nandigram, don't you think? A party wins nearly three-fourths of all the seats in the state and the Chief Minister loses her seat - something very fishy went on in Nandigram. And we are on our way to the Election Commission as we speak to raise the issue.
- We have utmost respect for the chair of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister of India, but I am sorry to say that they have come here to Bengal and acted as thugs and cheapshots, who have come here and made catcalls.
- You have to call them out for what they've done. They've behaved like thugs. Played divisive politic... you have no idea what we all have been through and even now what we are going through in Nandigram.
#NDTVExclusive | "Covid is a huge challenge, we will have strict lockdown-like restrictions": Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister#KeralaElections | #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/xSJmGsTGy5
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#JustIn | Returning officer of #Nandigram announcing that BJP's Suvendhu Adhikari won against TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee#ElectionResults #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/F7S1dAc4Eg
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#ElectionResults | BJP's Suvendu Adhikari wins Nandigram by 1,736 votes
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
NDTV's Saurabh Gupta and Monideepa Banerjie report#WestBengalElections pic.twitter.com/DAlCG7XiHx
Congratulations to Mamata Didi for @AITCofficial's win in West Bengal. The Centre will continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people's aspirations and also to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. @MamataOfficial
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 2, 2021
West Bengal Election trends at 7:17 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/JZtJ4FlJmq
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visits Kalighat temple to offer prayers#WestBengalElections2021 pic.twitter.com/ip9lZ8I8K6
- ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
#NDTVExclusive | "This is a victory of development over appeasement politics. I see a great future for Assam": BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma tells NDTV's Ratnadip Choudhury#AssamElections pic.twitter.com/6itSk5wjDy
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Opinion: So, No, Mr Modi Does Not Know How To Sweep ElectionsIf the results of the Bengal election force the government to focus more on the pandemic and less on politicking, campaigning and legislator-purchasing then India will have gained. And lives will be saved."
On behalf of DMK, I congratulate Comrade @vijayanpinarayi for leading his party to victory in the Kerala State Elections.
- M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 2, 2021
His measured and decisive leadership has been instrumental in helping Kerala achieve great heights and I wish him another very successful tenure.
#ElectionResults | "I personally think that there is something wrong with the counting process": Debjani Bhattacharya, political analyst#WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/ROL9e9HJo8
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
The counting process for Nandigram has not been completed. Please do not speculate.
- All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) May 2, 2021
Watch | "Don't worry about #Nandigram, I struggled for Nandigram because I fought a movement. It's ok. Let the Nandigram people give whatever verdict they want, I accept that": Mamata Banerjee on #ElectionResults #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/jzUUBoJEIx
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#ElectionResults | "People of Bengal won, this is everyone's victory": West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses media #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/gNdnVS8dty
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
BJP office reportedly set on fire in Bengal's Arambagh. NDTV's Akhilesh Singh brings in more details #ElectionResults #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/EJUtBoNDVo
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Congratulations to Shri MK Stalin for the victory.
- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 2, 2021
People of Tamil Nadu have voted for change and we will, under your leadership, prove to be a confident step in that direction.
Best wishes.
People's mandate proves that they are happy with the pro-people policies of LDF govt. It's a victory of people. PM Modi with half a dozen ministers campaigned here but they even lost the one seat they had. People here have defeated communal forces: Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, CPI-M pic.twitter.com/NxVeU2PfKR
- ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
@BJP4India won Jalukbari LAC-by a margin of 1,01,911 votes.
- Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 2, 2021
It would be my Privilege to represent the constituency for 5th consecutive term.
My gratitude to the people of Jalukbari,Honble PM @narendramodi , HM @AmitShah and national president @JPNadda
JAI AAI ASOM,JAI HIND
#ElectionResults | "Those who felt they were going to lose, made #Coronavirus an issue": Dilip Ghosh, President, BJP (West Bengal)#WestBengalElections pic.twitter.com/Ui593KYccw
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#ElectionResults | Mamata Banerjee seen walking for the 1st time post her ankle injury
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
NDTV's Monideepa Banerjie reports#WestBengalElections pic.twitter.com/25ImUo9VWL
#ElectionResults | "You all have worked very hard": Mamata Banerjee requests party workers to not hold a victory march in view of rising #COVID19 cases #WestBengalElections2021 pic.twitter.com/gpVXRLm9KY
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
At a glance: The 3 heavyweight candidates who are battling it out in the high-stake #AssamAssemblyPolls
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
More here: https://t.co/0CnuNeicvc pic.twitter.com/jy946L8ERC
Opinion: It Was BJP Who Made It Mamata vs Modi. Too Far.My congratulations to @CMOKerala @vijayanPinarayi for his remarkable re-election, a first in 44 years. It is our duty to respect the confidence the people have shown in him & his government. In the fight against #Covid & communalism, he should have our support.
- Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 2, 2021
Cricketer and Trinamool Congress candidate Manoj Tiwari has won from Howrah North seat.
Assam: Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP) workers celebrate by distributing sweets at party office in Guwahati, as official trends show BJP leading in 57 seats. pic.twitter.com/Eh32Irc8Io
- ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
#KeralaElections | "Was always confident of victory": KK Shailaja, Kerala Health Minister#ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/PKSjYqFPor
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Congratulations to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, @MamataOfficial Didi on her party's victory in West Bengal assembly elections. My best wishes to her for her next tenure.
- Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 2, 2021
#AssemblyElections2021 | Election trends at 3:50 pm. pic.twitter.com/oN8v8LRB5B
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Assembly Election 2021: Film Stars Who Contested The Polls See How They Are Faring#ElectionResults | Nandigram the most-watched fight in Bengal
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
NDTV's Monideepa Banerjie reports#WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/rHRt4I43j2
West Bengal Election trends at 3:26 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/L5l9AqlFzD
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#NDTVExclusive | "I have enough": @PrashantKishor tells NDTV that he wants to quit as a poll strategist and do something else in life. pic.twitter.com/UghmNG1Qeq
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Chennai: DMK workers and supporters who were celebrating at the party headquarters have now left after the Election Commission ordered States/UTs to prohibit victory celebrations urgently#TamilNaduElections pic.twitter.com/suKCkPgyEQ
- ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
#NDTVExclusive | "Just because Mr Modi is popular, doesn't mean he will win all elections": @PrashantKishor, Poll Strategist, on BJP's loss in #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/hAGYAGL3wo
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#ElectionResults | Stalin-led DMK heads for big win in Tamil Nadu, show leads
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
NDTV's Arvind Gunasekar reports from outside MK Stalin's residence#TamilNaduElections pic.twitter.com/2xgpBotouI
For all the hype AMPLIFIED by a section of supportive media, in reality BJP will struggle to CROSS DOUBLE DIGITS in #WestBengal
- Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) December 21, 2020
PS: Please save this tweet and if BJP does any better I must quit this space!
#ElectionResults | "Leads change, do not consider this the final result": Dilip Ghosh, President, BJP (West Bengal)#WestBengalPolls | #NDTVExclusive pic.twitter.com/S9cuiy4NrY
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Congratulations Tigress of Bengal..
- Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) May 2, 2021
ओ दीदी,
दीदी ओ दीदी!
@MamataOfficial @derekobrienmp @MahuaMoitra pic.twitter.com/orDkTAuPr3
Official trends | AIADMK's V Ramu leading from Katpadi, DMK's Durai Murugan (in file photo) trailing.#TamilNaduElection2021 pic.twitter.com/KBhiL9ZHMR
- ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
Assam Election trends at 1:28 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/gjDPPxGRtN
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#ElectionResults | "It's a stupendous performance by Mamata Banerjee": Senior journalist Arati Jerath on TMC crossing the 200-mark #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/wMPTA200Dv
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#WATCH TMC supporters celebrate at Kalighat, Kolkata as party leads on 202 seats as per official trends#WestBengalElections2021 pic.twitter.com/iiOyPhf8be
- ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
Tamil Nadu Election trends at 1:08 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/WjHsmgFm36
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Bengal Election Results: Early Trends Show Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Ahead
- Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) May 2, 2021
#ElectionResults | "I spoke to over 200 women, they said that they would have never voted for anybody other than AIADMK. They are forced to vote for MNM and others as they do not want to vote for BJP": Kasthuri, actor and political analyst#TamilNaduElections pic.twitter.com/bqUSDNIoUj
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#WATCH | DMK workers and supporters celebrate outside Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters in Chennai, as official trends show the party leading.#TamilNaduElections2021 pic.twitter.com/61tbcETHYk
- ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
Trends suggest that 69% of the sitting MLAs belonging to the DMK-led alliance are leading in their seats.
#KeralaElections2021 | CPM-led LDF is all set to retain power, as per the latest trends pic.twitter.com/QAZkTT0kGb
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
#ElectionResults | Trinamool Congress crosses halfway mark in early leads
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
NDTV's Saurabh Gupta reports#WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/JWQB0YlHKG
#TamilNaduElections2021 | Tamil Nadu Deputy CM O Panneerselvam is leading in Bodinayakanur #ElectionResult pic.twitter.com/FlRBSjRnuK
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
A glimpse of activities in Nagaon Election District, gearing up for the counting of votes. #AssamElection2021 #AssemblyElections2021 @diprassam @ECISVEEP @rajivkumarec @SpokespersonECI pic.twitter.com/egQiFrUFZr
- CEO Assam (@ceo_assam) May 2, 2021
Nitin Khade IAS, CEO Assam, visits the Kamrup Metropolitan District counting centre, to see Covid Protocol and ASDMA Norms Compliance. Some staff are also wearing PPE kits. #AssamElection2021 #AssemblyElection2021@SpokespersonECI @ECISVEEP @rajivkumarec @diprassam pic.twitter.com/0MngGvdonh
- CEO Assam (@ceo_assam) May 2, 2021
Actor-turned-Politician Khushbu Sundar trailing in Thousand Lights Assembly seat #TamilNaduElections2021 #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/5RJTibjfzi
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Kerala Election trends at 9:46 am. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/TxqpZeNupq
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Assam Election trends at 9:30 am. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/9QbweOZcci
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
West Bengal Election trends at 9:17 am. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/5voJEgLy4j
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Media Centre seating arrangement at Counting Venue of 23 Darjeeling Assembly Constituency of Darjeeling District.#WestBengalElections2021@ECISVEEP @SpokespersonECI @rajivkumarec @PIBKolkata pic.twitter.com/yydX8H4yxY
- CEO West Bengal (@CEOWestBengal) May 2, 2021
West Bengal Election trends at 8:55 am. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #AssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/szfq6S0oRl
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Officials ready to begin work at Kaliabor LAC, as Assam steps into Counting Day today,on 2nd May 2021.#AssamElection2021 #AssemblyElection2021 @diprassam @ECISVEEP @SpokespersonECI @rajivkumarec pic.twitter.com/Sny9FCuOk1
- CEO Assam (@ceo_assam) May 2, 2021
#ElectionResult | The BJP and the Trinamool Congress are neck and neck as the latest leads continue to come in.#WestBengalPolls
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Live updates: https://t.co/8KIumZwU5s pic.twitter.com/cg8QHz9VmG
The ruling BJP is ahead In 12 seats in Assam. The Congress - which campaigned aggressively - is leading in nine seats.
Counting officials undergoing thermal scanning as they arrive for counting in Sibsagar. #AssamAssemblyElections2021 #AssemblyElection2021 @ECISVEEP @SpokespersonECI @rajivkumarec @diprassam pic.twitter.com/pFQ49ObvGC
- CEO Assam (@ceo_assam) May 2, 2021
Trends and results can be accessed at https://t.co/JCoAEDlky2 and "Voter helpline" mobile app available at Google Play Store and Apple App store pic.twitter.com/TZT3S6b2XK
- Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) May 1, 2021
#WestBengalElections2021 | Will the TMC retain power or will the BJP topple the Mamata Banerjee-led government? Counting of votes today. pic.twitter.com/SKYdbqwxsN
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Assam: Counting of votes for #AssemblyElections2021 to be held today. Visuals from outside a counting centre at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in Guwahati (ANI) pic.twitter.com/AadYih3y0s
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Visuals from outside the counting centre in Ballygunge#WestBengalElections2021 #ElectionResult2021 pic.twitter.com/FgnJ3tYZ9i
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Shots from the counting centre in Thiruvananthapuram. #keralaelections pic.twitter.com/c003iP2S38
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 2, 2021
Bengal voted in a record eight phased-polls to choose the next government. Amid the elections, the state saw coronavirus spreading much faster than before. While India's average growth rate is believed to be 7 per cent, West Bengal's average growth rate is 13 per cent.
The DMK is hoping to return to power after nearly a decade. DMK chief MK Stalin is hoping to contesting from Kolathur while his son Udhayanidhi is contesting from Chepauk.
