Assembly Election Results 2016: As it happened
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday crushed the Opposition and Tamil Nadu's AIADMK proved exit polls wrong by retaining power in Assembly elections.
May 20, 2016, 00:14 AM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: Mamata decimates Left in West Bengal, BJP routs Congress in Assam, Jayalalithaa creates history in Tamil Nadu, Left reclaims Kerala
The BJP on Thursday made history in Assam, decimating Congress which was dethroned in Kerala too even as Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee romped home for a second consecutive term in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
May 19, 2016, 23:59 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: Across India, people are placing their faith in BJP, says PM Modi (Watch video)
PM Modi said on Thursday - "I thank the people of this country for reposing faith in the BJP."
May 19, 2016, 22:48 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: What caused Congress-Left poll drubbing in West Bengal
Taken aback by the drubbing the Left Front-Congress alliance received in the West Bengal assembly polls, two opposition leaders, who played a key role in forging the unlikely pact, on Thursday blamed the "adverse political atmosphere" and the "selective transfer of BJP votes in specific constituencies" for the electoral debacle.
May 19, 2016, 17:17 PM IST
Assembly poll results 2016 stamp on performance of Modi govt, says Amit Shah
Hitting out at Congress, Shah said, “Assembly Election Results show that people who trying to disrupt Parliament and politicise issues have been shown doors by voters.”
May 19, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
Stage set for counting of votes in high-stakes Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry Thursday
Election Commission officials said that counting of votes, which will commence at 8 AM, will be over by 3 PM.
May 18, 2016, 23:21 PM IST
Assembly Elections 2016: BJP to create history in Assam, Mamata to sweep West Bengal, Left to reclaim Kerala, Jayalalithaa on her way out?
If exit polls are to be believed then Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala will see a change of government on May 19 and West Bengal will maintain status quo.
May 18, 2016, 23:14 PM IST
Exit polls predict Trinamool Congress sweep in West Bengal, BJP win in Assam, Left victory in Kerala, advantage DMK in Tamil Nadu
BJP appeared poised to win in Assam for the first time, ending 15 long years of Congress rule, according to various exit polls.
May 16, 2016, 23:35 PM IST
West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Assembly elections 2016 - Exit polls: As it happened
Exit polls at the end of five-state elections on Monday evening predicted a Trinamool sweep in West Bengal, a BJP win in Assam, a Left victory in Kerala but the verdict was split over Tamil Nadu.
May 16, 2016, 20:19 PM IST
PM urges people of TN, Kerala ,Puducherry to vote in record numbers
The BJP had made all-out attempts to put up a good show this time, especially in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
May 16, 2016, 10:50 AM IST
Campaigning ends in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Campaigning ended on Saturday in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry for May 16 Assembly polls, ringing the curtain down on the gruelling two-month-long exercise.
May 14, 2016, 16:41 PM IST
Threat to Rahul Gandhi's life: Congress leaders meet Rajnath, demand more security
A Congress delegation met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday demanding more security for the party top brass, including vice president Rahul Gandhi, in view of a letter threatening the Gandhi scion's life which was received by the party's Puducherry unit.
May 09, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
Successive govts in Puducherry marked by corruption, says Prakash Javadekar
The senior BJP leader told reporters that Congress and DMK who had ruled Puducherry in the past "are corrupt and they are interested in filling their pockets and not the coffers".
May 07, 2016, 18:30 PM IST
Puducherry polls: Election officials to distribute booth slips from Saturday
The process of issuing the booth slips would be completed on May 11 as had been directed by the Election commission.
May 06, 2016, 19:58 PM IST
Sonia targets BJP, AINRC, AIADMK in Puducherry
Accusing the BJP-led NDA government and AINRC regime here of doing nothing for the welfare of the people of the union territory, Congress President Sonia Gandhi Thursday sought mandate for DMK-Congress combine in the May 16 assembly elections to ensure all round development.
May 05, 2016, 20:31 PM IST
Free mobiles, set-top-boxes and laptops in AIADMK manifesto for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Incumbent Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa on Thursday released her party's manifesto for Tamil Nadu as well as Puducherry, whose Assemblies go to election on May 16.
May 05, 2016, 18:26 PM IST
Puducherry Assembly Elections 2016: 366 nominations found valid at end of scrutiny
Election authorities here on Saturday found 366 nominations, including that of chief minister N Rangasamy, to be in order at the end of scrutiny of the papers filed by candidates contesting the May 16 Assembly polls in the Union Territory.
May 01, 2016, 00:21 AM IST
Assembly elections: Filing of nominations in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry from Friday
Filing of nominations for the May 16 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry would begin from Friday.
Apr 21, 2016, 23:22 PM IST
Puducherry: Rangasamy yet to announce AINRC's poll strategy
Even as most political parties in this Union Territory have announced their strategy for the May 16 assembly polls, the ruling AINRC is keeping everyone guessing as it is yet to spell out its plans.
Apr 14, 2016, 16:38 PM IST
