Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday decided to “hand over” the report of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in power-purchase agreements during the previous BRS regime in the southern state to the CBI. Briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur,…
Kolkata: In a result laden with symbolism, political theatre and historical resonance, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari on Monday defeated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur, puncturing what was long seen as her safest political refuge and delivering a decisive psychological blow to the TMC amid a sweeping saffron surge across West Bengal. The margin…
New Delhi/Kolkata/Chennai: The BJP is set to form its first government in West Bengal with a landslide victory in the state polls as the Election Commission’s (EC) trends on Monday showed that the party has gone past the 200-mark in combined wins and leads in the 294-member Assembly. The saffron party is also set to…
Thiruvananthapuram: Even though the BJP won three seats in the Kerala Assembly elections, its vote share did not see any significant rise compared to the 2021 polls. For the saffron party, vote share remains a key indicator, with its target in this election being to cross the 20 per cent mark and emerge as a…
Kolkata/Chennai: The political map of India underwent a major shift on Monday, with incumbent Chief Ministers M K Stalin in Tamil Nadu and Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal suffering significant setbacks in the assembly elections, while a new political force emerged in one state and the BJP secured a breakthrough in another. In West Bengal,…
Kolkata: Signalling a potential political churn in West Bengal, a state long dominated by TMC’s Mamata Banerjee, the BJP surged past the halfway mark on Monday, leading in 185 assembly seats against the TMC’s 91 as counting progressed steadily, according to the Election Commission data. With the majority mark of 148 in the 294-member House…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said NDA’s victory in some state polls today reflects people’s continued and growing confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his vision for a Viksit Bharat (developed India). Around 12 noon today, NDA is leading in 152 seats in West Bengal, and…
Chennai: Visuals of dismantled tents at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, marked a sombre Monday morning as early counting trends for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections placed the ruling party at a surprise third position. As the DMK-led alliance trails, a starkly different scene is unfolding in Panaiyur and Neelankarai, the bastion of TVK. Security…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led UDF surged ahead in Kerala on Monday as counting of votes for the April 9 Assembly elections gathered pace, with early trends showing a clear advantage for the opposition alliance in lines with exit poll predictions. After the first few rounds of counting, the United Democratic Front was leading in 100 of…
Kolkata/Chennai: The BJP was forging a possible victory path in West Bengal with leads in 109 seats against the ruling TMC’s 63 and surging ahead in Assam while actor-politician Vijay’s TVK was set for a stunning debut in Tamil Nadu, ahead in 103 seats, leaving the ruling DMK in number three position, according to trends on…
