Mamata, who contested and lost the Nandigram seat, said she had decided to fight from there and not her home seat Bhabanipur in the city as she had led the anti-farmland acquisition movement there.
Assembly Elections 2021: Rahul Gandhi s Youth Brigade Heading For A Rout In Kerala?
As per current trends, nearly all Congress candidates handpicked from its youth wing upon Rahul’s insistence are set for defeat – several are already trailing by margins upwards of 10,000 votes PTI File Photo Puneet Nicholas Yadav 2021-05-02T14:09:30+05:30 Assembly Elections 2021: Rahul Gandhi s Youth Brigade Heading For A Rout In Kerala? outlookindia.com 2021-05-02T14:32:42+05:30
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As counting of votes for the Kerala Assembly polls picks up momentum, the ruling LDF government set on its glide-path to victory, beating the state’s 40-year record of voting out incumbent governments every five years. Naturally, the Congress’s inability to return to power in the state will be a huge setback for Rahul Gandhi who was practically the face of his party’s campaign. However, if the trends, so far, begin converting into actual results, Rahul is set
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He congratulated opposition leaders Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin and Pinarayi Vijayan
He also wished PM Modi and other BJP leaders for victory in Assam
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday (May 2) took to Twitter to congratulate West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her party’s massive win in the assembly elections.
Singh’s statement came as the election result trends showed a clear victory for the TMC that crossed the 200-mark in the 294-seat assembly.
“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,” Singh tweeted.
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The counting of votes for the Assembly elections has begun in the two southern states- Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Union Territory of Puducherry.
Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu saw single phase voting on April 6.
The exit polls for the states and a Union Territory predicted a clear victory for DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, LDF retaining power in Kerala and NDA in Puducherry.
New Delhi: The counting of votes for the Assembly elections has begun in the two southern states- Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Union Territory of Puducherry adhering to COVID-19 protocols. Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu saw single phase voting on April 6.