Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, on Tuesday alleged large-scale irregularities in the recounting of votes in the Sringeri Assembly constituency, claiming that postal ballots cast in favour of the Congress candidate were tampered with and subsequently invalidated. He further vowed a legal fight.It can be recalled that in the recounting of postal ballots for Sringeri Assembly segment, BJP candidate D.N. Jeevaraj has emerged victorious aga…
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Ayodhya, May 5 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday claimed that the outcome of the West Bengal elections indicates that the country is “moving towards a dictatorship”, as he raised concerns over the state of democratic institutions. Talking to IANS, Awadhesh Prasad said: “Looking at the results of the Bengal elections, it seems that the country is moving towards dictatorship. It appears that democracy and the Constitution are in danger.”He further questioned the functioning of t…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday attributed the sweeping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal to the “courage and unity” of women voters, saying their participation had strengthened democracy in the state.Speaking after offering prayers at the Kali Bari Temple in CR Park, the Chief Minister said, “It is the blessing of Maa Kali and her divine power that enabled the women of Bengal, the Nari Shakti, to stand united against terror and fear…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Tuesday said the results of the state elections have unfolded exactly as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had planned. However, it has raised serious concerns about the “pattern” used to secure these wins and the grim state of democracy it represents.The Thackeray camp, in a scathing editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, claimed that the “Modi-Shah pattern” of capturing elections was evident in the results for Assam…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi has launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of stealing elections in Assam and West Bengal with the support of the Election Commission. In a post on Monday on his official X account, LoP Gandhi claimed that more than 100 seats were stolen in Bengal, echoing the concerns raised by Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee.He wrote that Assam and Bengal were clear case…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the government in West Bengal, veteran Air Commodore Ranjan Mukherjee (retired) on Monday described the electoral outcome as a “historic shift”, crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the party’s organisational strength, and a strong voter-driven sentiment for change.Speaking to IANS, Mukherjee underlined the strategic importance of West Bengal, calling it the “nerve centre” of the Northeast and a critical r…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s legislative footprint across states has expanded sharply over the past decade under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with its total number of MLAs rising from 773 in September 2013 to 1,798 in May 2026, according to data compiled from Election Commission sources.The surge that unfolded under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflects sustained electoral gains across multiple regions. The data indicates that the BJP has not only con…
Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) performance in the latest round of Assembly elections reflected public confidence in development-led governance, as trends showed the party taking a decisive lead in West Bengal and Assam. Addressing party workers at a celebration at the state BJP headquarters, Chief Minister Patel said the result in West Bengal was “not just an electoral win, but the unwavering trust placed by…
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) With Tamil Nadu Assembly election trends giving a decisive lead to the newly-formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), clearly reflecting a major shift in the state’s political landscape, party chief Vijay’s father said that his son “always wanted to do something for the society”.On his son’s sterling electoral debut, S.A. Chandrasekhar said: “For more than 20 years, he (Vijay) was planning, and in his mind, he wanted to do something for society. But he was expecting the corre…
Agartala, May 4 (IANS) Tripura’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained the Dharmanagar Assembly seat, where the by-election was held on April 9, and the results were declared on Monday. According to the Election Commission, BJP candidate and the party’s North Tripura district Vice-President Jahar Chakraborti defeated opposition CPI-M nominee Amitabha Datta by a margin of 18,290 votes. Chakraborti secured 24,291 votes, while Datta bagged 6,001 votes. Congress nominee Chayan Bhattacharya …