NEW DELHI: Multi-state electoral verdict on May 4 will be shaped not only by broad swings but by a cluster of constituencies where margins are tight, candidates are high profile and local dynamics are unusually intense. After the counting begins and trends trickle in, these seats offer early clues to momentum, alliance cohesion and voter…
NEW DELHI: Kerala will count votes for its 140-member assembly on May 4, with the results expected to determine whether the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) can retain power for a third consecutive term or if the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) can reclaim the state after a decade in opposition. The election has also…
NEW DELHI: As West Bengal awaits the results to be declared tomorrow, chaos erupted near the Asansol Engineering College strong room premises after a switched-off mobile phone was found in an envelope.Along with the mobile phone, several documents linked to the Raniganj assembly constituency were also recovered, triggering suspicion and a brief commotion at the…
The dust has finally settled on the EVMs across five distinct corners of India. From the rain-washed palm groves of Kerala to the tea-stained hills of Assam, the 2026 Assembly Elections have been a marathon of high-decibel rhetoric, shifting loyalties, and a digital-age makeover of the classic Indian padyatra.While the results remain locked in the…
NEW DELHI: Kerala’s 2026 assembly election is set for a closely contested finish, with counting day expected to provide clarity after weeks of intense campaigning and high voter engagement.Counting of votes will begin at 8am on May 4 across all 140 constituencies, with early trends likely to emerge within a few hours. Real-time updates will…
Rahul Gandhi holds a clay pot during a public rally in support of party candidate for Thuraiyur constituency Lenin Prasath in Tiruchirappalli district. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In Tamil Nadu’s tightly structured alliance politics, the verdict is often as much about continuity as it is about change. With voting now complete and results due, attention turns…
Photo credit: X/@CAC_CPRO NEW DELHI: An IAF Mi 17 V5 of Central Air Command (CAC) was deployed to rescue two stranded children, who were stuck on top of a water tank in Sidharth Nagar in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. This came as five children climbed a water tank to record a social media reel and the…
NEW DELHI: As Kerala awaits election results on Monday, the bigger political question may not be whether the BJP can win power in the state, but whether it has begun to disrupt Kerala’s long-standing two-front system. For decades, politics in the state has remained firmly bipolar, with power alternating between the CPM-led Left Democratic Front…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal heads into counting day with an unusually tight contest that has kept both the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on edge. Exit polls point to a split verdict, and after a campaign marked by sharp rhetoric, high turnout and persistent allegations, the outcome now hinges on…
Mamata Banerjee; Vinesh Phogat Ahead of counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections, Trinamool Congress workers alleged that two cars with BJP flags were allowed to enter a counting centre in Bhowanipore, the constituency of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool supremo. Wrestler Vinesh Phogat revealed she is one of the six women…