Watch | TMC Wins West Bengal, LDF Bucks Trend in Kerala
While BJP retained Assam, an alliance led by it and DMK wrested power in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu respectively.
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The results of five state assemblies were declared on May 2. While Mamata Banerjee’s TMC trounced the BJP to form the government in West Bengal, BJP retained Assam and secured victory in Puducherry.
Bucking Kerala’s historic trend of switching between LDF and UDF, the LDF came back to power comfortably. In Tamil Nadu, DMK registered a convincing win.

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May 03, 2021 03:50 IST
The DMK s work would make people who voted for the combine led by it happy and also shall make others who did not favour it to ponder as to why we did not vote for the DMK and its allies, he said.
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DMK president M.K. Stalin gestures during a press conference after winning the Tamil Nadu state election, at the memorial of his father and late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi, in Chennai, on May 2, 2021.
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The DMK s work would make people who voted for the combine led by it happy and also shall make others who did not favour it to ponder as to why we did not vote for the DMK and its allies, he said.
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TMC and BJP locked in close contest
TMC and BJP are neck and neck in West Bengal ( 31-29) as per very early trends on Network 18
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