Pinarayi breaks the jinx in power rotation
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He could achieve continuity in power which many CPI(M) veterans could not do
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He could achieve continuity in power which many CPI(M) veterans could not do
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been able to break the jinx of rotating power between the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in the State for the last 44 years.
Mr. Vijayan could achieve continuity in power which CPI(M) veterans such as E.M.S. Namboodiripad, E.K. Nayanar and V.S. Achuthanandan could not do.
TMC sweeps Bengal; DMK returns in TN; LDF creates history
New Delhi, May 2 (UNI) Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress looks set to retain the power in West Bengal, upsetting the pollsters who predicted a neck-and-neck contest with the BJP, as it was leading comfortably in 192 seats and won 21 of the 292 seats in the counting of votes for Assembly elections till 1900 hrs.
The Bharatiya Janata Party was at the distant second, leading in 75 seats and winning three seats (78).
The Left parties, which have once ruled the state for 35 years, and Indian National Congress failed to open their account.
In another significant development, Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, in alliance with Congress, will replace the 10-year-old rule of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, as it was racing ahead in 112 seats and declared elected in two seats and its alliance party INC leading in 16 seats.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The state of Kerala went to the polls to elect its 15th legislative assembly. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m on Sunday for the 140-member Kerala Assembly.
There are 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. LDF-led by the CPI(M) holds the majority with 91 seats. Out of the 91 LDF seats, 58 belong to the CPI(M), 19 to the CPI, JD(S) holds 3, IND owns 4, KC(M) has 2 to its name while NCP, KC(B), C(S), and INL hold one each.