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Modi to visit BJP HQ at 6pm, may address workers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi on Monday evening.
Clashes, violence break out in Bengal's Asansol amid vote counting
Violence erupted at the Asansol Engineering College counting center in West Bengal on Monday as vote counting for the state Assembly elections continued.
'Don't give up yet...': Mamata Banerjee urges TMC workers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is executing a "plan" as trends indicate that the BJP is coming to power in Bengal for the first time.
TVK emerges as single-largest party, vows to form government alone
As early trends emerge in the counting of votes for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) appears to be displaying a strong debut performance.
In Assam's Jorhat, Gaurav Gogoi trails by 13,000-plus votes
Congress's Gaurav Gogoi is trailing behind the Bharatiya Janata Party's Hitendra Nath Goswami in the Jorhat constituency of Assam.
How is RG Kar victim's mother performing in Bengal's Panihati
Ratna Debnath, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and the mother of the rape and murder victim from Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, is leading in the Panihati Assembly constituency of West Bengal.
Udhayanidhi inches ahead in Chepauk, DMK's Karunanidhi legacy seat
Early counting trends in Tamil Nadu's elections have thrown up some surprises, especially in the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency.
No victory rallies in Bengal until results are announced
As the counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly elections is underway, the Kolaka Police have issued an order banning any victory procession, rally, or public celebration in connection with the results within its jurisdiction.
Karnataka: EVM strongroom opened after keys go missing
In a bizarre incident, election officials in Karnataka had to break into the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) strongroom due to missing keys.
AIADMK ahead in Tamil Nadu, DMK workers pack up
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party's headquarters in Chennai, Anna Arivalayam, was a picture of despondency on counting day.
Mamata leads Suvendu Adhikari from Bhabanipur after briefly trailing
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is leading in the Bhabanipur constituency as vote counting is underway for the 2026 Bengal Assembly election.
Kerala Assembly election results: UDF leading in majority seats
The Congress-led UDF is now leading in 83 seats, above the majority mark of 71. The CPI(M)-led LDF is leading in 42 seats, while the NDA is leading in two seats at the moment.
Puducherry election results: AINRC-led NDA leads in early trends
The counting of votes for the 2026 Puducherry Assembly elections began at 8:00am on Monday.
Suvendu Adhikari leads Mamata Banerjee from Bhabanipur
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trailing in the Bhabanipur constituency against the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Suvendu Adhikari.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin trailing in Kolathur
DMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is trailing in the constituency of Kolathur after the eighth round of voting, where TVK's VS Babu, with 33,609 votes, is leading.
Kerala election results: UDF leading in majority seats
Emerging trends of the Assembly election counting show that the Congress-UDF is ahead in 90 seats in Kerala. Its rival, the CPI(M)-led LDF, was leading in 35 seats.
Assam election results 2026: BJP crosses majority
The BJP-led alliance has comfortably crossed the majority mark of 64 seats in Assam. It has crossed 93 seats as of 10:00am.
Assembly election results 2026: TVK surges ahead in Tamil Nadu
In a major departure from exit poll predictions, actor Vijay's TVK is leading on 106 seats, while the AIADMK-led alliance is leading in 72 seats now. The DMK-led alliance has slipped to a distant third, leading in just 54 seats in Tamil Nadu.
Assembly election results: BJP crosses majority mark in Bengal, Assam
The BJP has crossed 193 seats in West Bengal. The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, on the other hand, was leading in 95 seats.
Assembly elections 2026: Counting begins for 4 states, 1 UT
The Election Commission of India is likely to declare the results of the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry on Monday, May 4.
'Bengal polls an election of rejection,' says BJP's Bengal president
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Samik Bhattacharya has called the upcoming assembly results an "election of rejection" against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its leader Mamata Banerjee.
West Bengal: ECI orders repolling in all booths of Falta
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered repolling in all polling booths of the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal.
West Bengal: Repolling concludes at 15 booths in 2 constituencies
Repolling has concluded at 15 booths across two assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.
Bengal: TMC, BJP supporters clash in Falta amid repolling
Supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed on Saturday in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas.
TMC-BJP face-off over Barasat strongroom, Election Commission clarifies
Tension erupted outside the Barasat strong room after allegations of CCTV cameras being turned off between 4:05am and 8:22am on Saturday.
Appointing counting supervisors, assistants is ECI's discretion: SC tells Trinamool
The Supreme Court has observed during the hearing that the All India Trinamool Congress's (TMC) plea challenging the appointment of central government and public sector unit (PSU) employees as counting supervisors and assistants in West Bengal's assembly election.
FIRs against ex-AAP MP Sandeep Pathak after joining BJP
Days after he left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), two First Information Reports (FIRs) have been filed against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak in Punjab.
West Bengal assembly polls: Repolling begins at 15 booths
Repolling is underway at 15 polling stations in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.
West Bengal elections: ECI orders repoll in 15 polling booths
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a repoll in 15 polling stations across two assembly constituencies in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.
'Bhagwant Mann was drunk inside House': Opposition demands alcohol test
The Punjab Assembly witnessed high drama on Friday as opposition parties accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of being drunk during a special Labour Day session.
After EVM tampering charges, gathering banned at 7 Kolkata strongrooms
The Kolkata Police have imposed a ban on gatherings in seven areas where ballot papers and polled Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are currently stored.
'Inflation man': Congress slams Modi after LPG prices hiked again
The Indian National Congress has slammed the central government for hiking commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder prices.
'Allegations appear politically motivated': Why SC granted Pawan Khera bail
The Supreme Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a defamation and forgery case filed by the Assam Police.
Pawan Khera gets SC bail in Assam Police FIR case
The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a case of defamation and forgery filed by the Assam Police.
Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over Himanta Sarma's 'infiltrators' remarks
The Bangladesh government has summoned the acting Indian High Commissioner, Pawan Badhe, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kolkata strongroom allegedly breached, Mamata spends 4 hours guarding
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee spent nearly four hours inside a strongroom at Sakhawat Memorial School in Bhabanipur late Thursday night after her party alleged that ballot boxes were opened without authorized representatives present, shortly after the second phase of polling ended.
'Ambedkar would be turning in....grave': Pawan Khera at bail hearing
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on Congress leader Pawan Khera's plea for anticipatory bail.
I-PAC director gets bail post-Bengal elections as ED doesn't object
The Patiala House Court in Delhi has granted bail to Vinesh Chandel, the director of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), a day after West Bengal concluded its assembly elections.
What exit polls predicted for Bengal, Assam, TN, Kerala, Puducherry
The exit poll results of the West Bengal Assembly elections are out and they indicate a possible shift in power.
Exit polls: UDF return in Kerala; DMK to retain TN
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is likely to return to power in Kerala, ending the Left Democratic Front's (LDF) decade-long rule, exit polls have predicted.