Assembly Election Results 2011

Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a

As Karnataka began voting today in an election that many predict will be a close fight, BS Yeddyurappa, the presumptive chief minister of the BJP, expressed confidence that he would form the new government on May 17 after an emphatic victory. Mr Yeddyurappa is the BJP candidate from Shikaripura.

Results will be declared today in the crucial elections to six municipalities across West Bengal, the first poll since the Trinamool ousted the Left in a landslide victory in the 2011 Assembly polls on the back of a huge anti-incumbency wave.

Very few politicians, and fewer still with no political background, have had such a high-profile entry into the political arena as Trinamool Congress nominee Manish Gupta. The former West Bengal Chief Secretary emerged as a giant killer in his maiden electoral battle, humbling Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at Jadavpur constituency by 16,68...

There are few who will dispute that Mamata Banerjee's historic victory in West Bengal today has been scripted, chartered and delivered entirely by the woman who West Bengal refers to as "Didi" and whose call for "pariborton" or change has been fuelled by her emphasis on "ma, mati, manush" (Mother, Land, People).  In 1997, she was expell...

Muthuvel Karunanidhi, who has scripted some of Tamil Nadu's biggest films, faced a disappointing climax today to the Tamil Nadu elections which saw him play a starring role at the age of 87.His political rival, Jayalalithaa, bolstered by her allies, has delivered near-record results in the election."The people of Tamil Nadu have given me rest," sai...

Two women have brought in Green revolutions - one in the East, the other in the South. That, along with the historic rout of the Left in West Bengal, is today's story.Mamata Banerjee has made history by throwing out the Communists, who ruled West Bengal for 34 continuous years. Her Trinamool Congress is headed for a landslide win and West Bengal wi...

Early leads suggest the Left Front may manage to win Kerala.  This suggests  VS Achuthananadan may buck the anti-incumbency trend and return as Chief Minister of Kerala.Different rounds of counting are underway - the numbers will keep changing as the counting progresses.  It's been a neck-and-neck race for the Congress-led UDF and th...

Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a

As Karnataka began voting today in an election that many predict will be a close fight, BS Yeddyurappa, the presumptive chief minister of the BJP, expressed confidence that he would form the new government on May 17 after an emphatic victory. Mr Yeddyurappa is the BJP candidate from Shikaripura.

Results will be declared today in the crucial elections to six municipalities across West Bengal, the first poll since the Trinamool ousted the Left in a landslide victory in the 2011 Assembly polls on the back of a huge anti-incumbency wave.

Very few politicians, and fewer still with no political background, have had such a high-profile entry into the political arena as Trinamool Congress nominee Manish Gupta. The former West Bengal Chief Secretary emerged as a giant killer in his maiden electoral battle, humbling Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at Jadavpur constituency by 16,68...

There are few who will dispute that Mamata Banerjee's historic victory in West Bengal today has been scripted, chartered and delivered entirely by the woman who West Bengal refers to as "Didi" and whose call for "pariborton" or change has been fuelled by her emphasis on "ma, mati, manush" (Mother, Land, People).  In 1997, she was expell...

Muthuvel Karunanidhi, who has scripted some of Tamil Nadu's biggest films, faced a disappointing climax today to the Tamil Nadu elections which saw him play a starring role at the age of 87.His political rival, Jayalalithaa, bolstered by her allies, has delivered near-record results in the election."The people of Tamil Nadu have given me rest," sai...

Two women have brought in Green revolutions - one in the East, the other in the South. That, along with the historic rout of the Left in West Bengal, is today's story.Mamata Banerjee has made history by throwing out the Communists, who ruled West Bengal for 34 continuous years. Her Trinamool Congress is headed for a landslide win and West Bengal wi...

Early leads suggest the Left Front may manage to win Kerala.  This suggests  VS Achuthananadan may buck the anti-incumbency trend and return as Chief Minister of Kerala.Different rounds of counting are underway - the numbers will keep changing as the counting progresses.  It's been a neck-and-neck race for the Congress-led UDF and th...