View: Surprise, surprise, BJP a net gainer from these assembly elections
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The BJP has retained Assam, lost the single seat it had in the Kerala assembly and come out on the losing side in Tamil Nadu. Its victory in Puducherry is neither here nor there. However, on balance, it is advantage BJP in this round of five state assembly elections.
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On balance, it is advantage BJP in this round of five state assembly elections.
Mamata Banerjee emerges as the tallest figure of these round of elections, trouncing a BJP that had used every trick in the book, and then some, to oust her, and had boasted of winning more than 200 of the state’s 294 seats. The BJP has retained Assam, lost the single seat it had in the Kerala assembly and come out on the losing side in Tamil Nadu. Its victory in Puducherry is neither here nor there. However, on balance, it is advantage BJP in this round of five state assembly elections.
COVID-19 surge: Congress wants extension of lockdown in Goa
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Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 12:03 PM IST
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Following a very high test positivity rate, Goa went into a lockdown on Friday and it will remain applicable till 6 am on Monday. All essential services have been exempted from the curbs.
Kamat also said vaccines against COVID-19 should be procured on a war-footing and the first dose should be administered to all eligible people by mid-July this year.
Leader of Opposition in the Goa Assembly Digambar Kamat on Sunday said the four-day lockdown imposed in the state needs to be extended in view of the grim situation in the coastal state.
"I am still saying that the Mahajot will form the government. Only 3-4 rounds are over at this moment, while counting will continue for more than 15 rounds in most of the seats," said Singh, the in-charge of Assam Congress.
After the announcement of results on Sunday, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that it s a disappointment for the party, but it gave tough fight to the LDF in Kerala.
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