Indian state elections deliver blow to Modi, amid COVID-19 catastrophe
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national government have suffered a major setback in five state assembly elections held in late March and April, but whose results were only tabulated on Sunday.
Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee shows victory sign as she addresses supporters and media following her party s victory in the West Bengal state elections in Kolkata, India, Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo)
The Hindu supremacist BJP fell far short of what it had loudly proclaimed to be its principal goal wresting power in West Bengal, India’s fourth most populous state, from Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress.
Kerala Election Results 2021 Live Updates: Counting of votes begins for 140 seats
08:17 AM IST: The counting of votes for the Kerala Assembly Election 2021 is underway. Postal ballots will be counted first. EVM counting will begin around 8:30 am.
07:52 AM IST: Congress leader and former CM Oommen Chandy offered prayers at Puthuppally Church. He is also the party s candidate from Puthuppally constituency.
Kerala: Congress leader and former CM Oommen Chandy offers prayers at Puthuppally Church. He is also the party s candidate from Puthuppally Assembly constituency.Counting of votes for #AssemblyElections2021 to be held today. pic.twitter.com/3LgzfPxBuo ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
07:37 AM IST: The counting of votes will start at 8 am and continue till counting for votes polled in all the constituencies is over. The Kerala election 2021 result is expected to be declared by the end of the day as the covid-19 protocols are set to delay the process.
Read more about Assembly polls: TMC surges ahead in West Bengal, edge for DMK in Tamil Nadu on Business Standard. The ruling Trinamool Congress was ahead of the BJP in the keenly watched state of West Bengal while the saffron party-led NDA was leading in Assam and the DMK in Tamil Nadu
Election Results 2021 LIVE News Updates: Election results 2021 for West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry assemblies will be declared on Sunday (May 2). The counting of votes to declare West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry election results 2021 started at 8 am. The early trends and names of the winning candidates in election results 2021 will start pouring in shortly after the counting begins. Stay tuned to catch West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry election results 2021 LIVE news updates.
Due to a large number of postal ballots and increase in the number of polling booths by around 90%, the declaration of results is likely to be delayed.