Assembly polls: TMC surges ahead in West Bengal, clear edge for DMK in Tamil Nadu
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Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 01:25 PM IST
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In Kerala, the ruling LDF is leading in 88 of the 140 assembly constituencies while the opposition Congress-headed UDF was ahead in 50 segments. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was leading by 3,351 votes in his home turf against his nearest rival C Raghunathan of the Congress, according to Election Commission figures.
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Counting will also be held in four Lok Sabha seats and 13 assembly seats across 13 states where bypolls were held.
The ruling Trinamool Congress was set to retain power in the keenly watched state of West Bengal while the saffron party-led NDA was leading in Assam and the opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu, according to latest trends available on Sunday for assembly polls.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 3 (ANI): Taking responsibility for the Congress' defeat in Assam Assembly elections, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President Ripun Bora on Sunday tendered his resignation from the post.
Senior Congress leaders, including Anand Sharma, had objected to the party s alliance with the Indian Secular Front (ISF) in West Bengal, but they were snubbed by Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.Now after the dismal performance of .
Even during campaigning, the party had avoided questions if the incumbent chief minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, will be given a second term. It had maintained that the parliamentary board will decide the chief minister after the election.
The ruling BJP-led NDA is heading to retain power in Assam for the second time in a row as the alliance is leading in 68 seats in the 126-member assembly for which three-phase polling ended on April 6.According to the Election Commission s .