2016 Assembly Polls
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"Assam Made Pawan Khera Eat Pera": Himanta Sarma On BJP's Election Win
Himanta Sarma calls BJP's Assam election victory a historic moment and credits PM Modi and Amit Shah.
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BJP Blitz vs Mamata Banerjee's Canny Politics: Bengal Results Today
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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Pinarayi Vijayan: The Leader Who Remade Kerala's Left
After he became Kerala's 12th chief minister in May 2016, Pinarayi Vijayan faced some of the hardest challenges of his political journey.
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BJP Sweep In Bengal, Trinamool A Distant Second, Predicts Today's Chanakya Exit Poll
The BJP, Today's Chanakya predicted, could get 192 seats (plus/minus 11 seats) and the Trinamool Congress 100 seats (plus/minus 11 seats). The rest could get two seats (plus/minus two seats).
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Met With "Fear, Silence": Axis My India Chief To NDTV On Exit Polls In Bengal
In most of the country, the share of voters unwilling to reveal their preferences is around 10 per cent, Pradeep Gupta said. In Bengal, it is 60 per cent, he said
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Does More Women Voters Mean More Women MLAs In Bengal? What Numbers Say
Mamata Banerjee highlighted her party's record, stating that women form 37.9 per cent of Trinamool Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha and 46 per cent in the Rajya Sabha.
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Kerala Elections: V Sivankutty Vs Rajeev Chandrasekhar In High Stakes Nemom
It is the only Assembly seat the BJP has ever won in Kerala.
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Dilip Ghosh, The BJP Veteran Making A Comeback In Bengal Elections
Dilip Ghosh began his political career in 1984 as a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer.
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Who Will Have The Last Laugh In Nemom, The 'Gujarat Of Kerala'
Nemom's story is really the story of a Congress bastion that got reshaped, a Left base that rose after delimitation, and a BJP that learnt to grow by feeding off Congress decline
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Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan To Contest From Dharmadam, CPM From 86 Seats
Kerala Assembly Polls Live Updates 2026: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will contest the state assembly election -- due on April 9 -- from Dharmadam. His party will contest on 86 seats. Vijayan contested from the same seat in 2016 and 2021.
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Prohibition: Nitish Kumar's 2016 Gambit Now 2025 Bihar Polls Lightning Rod
In Bihar's politics, prohibition has always remained a controversial, deeply debated subject, and it is becoming increasingly so with the Assembly elections just months away.
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Delhi Elections: AAP's Mahender Chaudhary Replaces Naresh Yadav From Mehrauli Seat
Aam Aadmi Party's Naresh Yadav, the sitting MLA from Mehrauli, was convicted by a Punjab court with two-year sentence in the 2016 Quran desercration case.
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Pema Khandu: The Man Behind BJP's Rise In Arunachal Pradesh
Pema Khandu, a sports enthusiast and music aficionado, has emerged as a tall leader in Arunachal Pradesh over the years, especially after a constitutional crisis in 2016 that led to the imposition of president's rule.
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PM Congratulates Mamata 'Didi': "Centre Will Continue To Support Bengal"
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.
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Record Rs 1,000 Crore Liquor, Cash Bribe Seized In Polls: Election Commission
The seizure of illegal inducements to voters, such as liquor and cash, during the ongoing polls to five assemblies and by-polls to some seats has crossed the record value of Rs 1,000 crore, a whopping jump of over four times since the 2016 polls, the
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"Assam Made Pawan Khera Eat Pera": Himanta Sarma On BJP's Election Win
Himanta Sarma calls BJP's Assam election victory a historic moment and credits PM Modi and Amit Shah.
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BJP Blitz vs Mamata Banerjee's Canny Politics: Bengal Results Today
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.
-
Pinarayi Vijayan: The Leader Who Remade Kerala's Left
After he became Kerala's 12th chief minister in May 2016, Pinarayi Vijayan faced some of the hardest challenges of his political journey.
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BJP Sweep In Bengal, Trinamool A Distant Second, Predicts Today's Chanakya Exit Poll
The BJP, Today's Chanakya predicted, could get 192 seats (plus/minus 11 seats) and the Trinamool Congress 100 seats (plus/minus 11 seats). The rest could get two seats (plus/minus two seats).
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Met With "Fear, Silence": Axis My India Chief To NDTV On Exit Polls In Bengal
In most of the country, the share of voters unwilling to reveal their preferences is around 10 per cent, Pradeep Gupta said. In Bengal, it is 60 per cent, he said
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Does More Women Voters Mean More Women MLAs In Bengal? What Numbers Say
Mamata Banerjee highlighted her party's record, stating that women form 37.9 per cent of Trinamool Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha and 46 per cent in the Rajya Sabha.
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Kerala Elections: V Sivankutty Vs Rajeev Chandrasekhar In High Stakes Nemom
It is the only Assembly seat the BJP has ever won in Kerala.
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Dilip Ghosh, The BJP Veteran Making A Comeback In Bengal Elections
Dilip Ghosh began his political career in 1984 as a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer.
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Who Will Have The Last Laugh In Nemom, The 'Gujarat Of Kerala'
Nemom's story is really the story of a Congress bastion that got reshaped, a Left base that rose after delimitation, and a BJP that learnt to grow by feeding off Congress decline
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Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan To Contest From Dharmadam, CPM From 86 Seats
Kerala Assembly Polls Live Updates 2026: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will contest the state assembly election -- due on April 9 -- from Dharmadam. His party will contest on 86 seats. Vijayan contested from the same seat in 2016 and 2021.
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Prohibition: Nitish Kumar's 2016 Gambit Now 2025 Bihar Polls Lightning Rod
In Bihar's politics, prohibition has always remained a controversial, deeply debated subject, and it is becoming increasingly so with the Assembly elections just months away.
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Delhi Elections: AAP's Mahender Chaudhary Replaces Naresh Yadav From Mehrauli Seat
Aam Aadmi Party's Naresh Yadav, the sitting MLA from Mehrauli, was convicted by a Punjab court with two-year sentence in the 2016 Quran desercration case.
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Pema Khandu: The Man Behind BJP's Rise In Arunachal Pradesh
Pema Khandu, a sports enthusiast and music aficionado, has emerged as a tall leader in Arunachal Pradesh over the years, especially after a constitutional crisis in 2016 that led to the imposition of president's rule.
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PM Congratulates Mamata 'Didi': "Centre Will Continue To Support Bengal"
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.
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Record Rs 1,000 Crore Liquor, Cash Bribe Seized In Polls: Election Commission
The seizure of illegal inducements to voters, such as liquor and cash, during the ongoing polls to five assemblies and by-polls to some seats has crossed the record value of Rs 1,000 crore, a whopping jump of over four times since the 2016 polls, the
