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Poor handling of pandemic cited as a reason for the ruling party’s setback
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M. Prabhanjan Kumar, who contested the ULB polls as an Independent candidate, being greeted by the people of his constituency after he registered a victory.
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Poor handling of pandemic cited as a reason for the ruling party’s setback
The Opposition Congress has registered a spectacular victory in the elections held to 10 urban local bodies (ULBs) in Karnataka by securing a majority of the seats in six ULBs, including the Ballari City Corporation, while the JD(S) managed to bag two ULBs.
Analysis: How Muslims voted for Trinamool in Bengal; backed Cong, AIUDF in Assam
The survey also stated that in West Bengal, the AIMIM and Indian Secular Front failed to spell trouble for the Trinamool Congress
Thursday April 29, 2021 11:20 PM, IANS
New Delhi: The Muslim population in West Bengal dumped the Left-Congress combine and voted for the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in the just-concluded Assembly elections in the state, while the community backed the Congress and the AIUDF in Assam, according to the CVoter Exit Poll for Times Now/ABP News released on Thursday.
The two districts of West Bengal where the Muslim population voted for the Left-Congress combine are Murshidabad and Malda, but everywhere else they voted for Mamata Banerjee, as per the exit poll survey.
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress looks poised to retain power in West Bengal, while the DMK led by M.K. Stalin will come to power in Tamil Nadu with a big majority.As per the CVoter Exit Poll for Times Now/ABP News, the NDA is winning .
How Muslims voted for Trinamool in Bengal; backed Cong, AIUDF in Assam
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Kolkata:People stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their vote at Kolkata Port Constituency during the 7th phase of State Assembly election in Kolkata on April 26, 2021.(Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 29 : The Muslim population in West Bengal dumped the Left-Congress combine and voted for the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in the just-concluded Assembly elections in the state, while the community backed the Congress and the AIUDF in Assam, according to the CVoter Exit Poll for Times Now/ABP News released on Thursday.