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Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trailing as are several of his cabinet colleagues. State Congress president and fighting his own battle in his home turf, Sunny Joseph, said this was a clear trend, and nothing is stopping them from storming...

Chennai: AIADMK is leading in 16 constituencies, TVK in 15 and DMK in 8, according to the Election Commission, while television reports suggested an advantage for actor-politician Vijay's TVK. AIADMK was leading in Veppanahalli, Harur, Cheyyar, Dharapuram, Perundurai, Coonoor, Kavundampalayam, Pollachi, Manapparai, Ariyalur, Panruti, Cuddalore,...

Kolkata: BJP was leading in 24 Assembly seats while its rival TMC was ahead in five seats in early trends shown on the Election Commission website Monday as counting of votes progressed across West Bengal. The Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), an ally of the...

Kolkata: No rallies celebrating the victory of candidates will be allowed anywhere in West Bengal Monday, a senior official of the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office said. The official also said the poll panel is looking into complaints that agents of different parties were unable...

New Delhi: Counting of votes for bypolls to seven Assembly seats across five states began Monday, with results expected to shape key political equations in several regions. The bypolls were held April 9 and April 23 across constituencies in Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland and Tripura....

Kolkata: Early trends from television channels indicated that BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was leading in the high-profile Bhabanipur Assembly constituency as counting of votes was underway Monday. The Election Commission is yet to release any figures. Officials said counting of postal ballots is currently underway,...

Chennai: Initial trends emerging from the count of postal ballots in Tamil Nadu show that the incumbent DMK regime is on course to win the polls and retain power under the leadership of Chief Minister and DMK President MK Stalin. In several constituencies, the DMK...

Thiruvananthapuram: Initial trends following the commencement of counting of votes polled in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections showed the Congress-led UDF leading in the state. According to news reports, UDF was leading in over 60 seats, while the CPI(M)-led LDF was ahead in over...

Ambedkar Nagar: Eight persons were killed after a speeding car ran over a group of bystanders who had gathered to help injured motorcyclists following a collision here, police said Monday. The accident took place near Ashrafpur Bhua village on the Jalalpur-Akbarpur road in Ambedkar Nagar...

Guwahati: The ruling BJP was leading in 10 of the 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam, while the opposition Congress was ahead in six, according to initial trends shown by television channels. The Election Commission is yet to come out with any official figures. Counting of...