Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) Following the latest electoral trends emerging from West Bengal, celebration has erupted in the offices of Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh. Celebrations marked by traditional drum beats and spectacular fireworks displays filled the air as party workers distributed “Jhalmuri” – a popular Bengali street snack, to commemorate the projected victory.The leaders, including state Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state p…
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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) With trends in West Bengal and Assam pointing to a clear majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, the party’s state Presidents termed the period as ‘golden phase’ across the country. The leaders echoed that the mandate is proof of “people’s trust” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.Speaking to IANS, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said, “In Assam, we are going to form the government for the third time. In Puducherry, we are also going to fo…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) With trends indicating a strong advantage for the UDF in Kerala, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday described the outcome as a “historic day” and a victory that has exceeded expectations. Interacting with reporters, Tharoor said: “This is a historic day for us. It’s a tremendous victory—one that, I dare say, most people would agree is even greater than we had expected. We are looking at an extraordinary result in Kerala, potentially crossing a hundred seats…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) As the scale of the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) victory became clear, senior Congress leaders framed the verdict as both an endorsement of public trust and a call to rebuild Kerala’s governance framework.Even as the final tally has not yet been declared by the Election Commission, the UDF has touched 102 seats, the Left stands at 35, and the BJP has won three seats, according to trends available so far.Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who campaigned extensiv…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) Framing the election outcome as a decisive shift in public sentiment, Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha member K.C. Venugopal on Monday said the results validate the opposition’s reading of a pro-change undercurrent across Kerala.The Congress-led UDF is leading in 102 seats, the Left Democratic Front in 36, and the BJP has picked up two, including Nemom.”Throughout the campaign, we maintained that a wave was building. Even when exit polls suggested other…
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, on Monday said that the Congress government’s guarantee schemes have yielded positive results in the state, expressing confidence over electoral outcomes while also commenting on results in other states.“Guarantee schemes have worked in our favour in Karnataka. Our government has responded to people’s difficulties, and that is why we have seen good results in the bye-elections. Among othe…
Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam, May 4 (IANS) In a breakthrough moment for the BJP in Kerala, the party has secured three Assembly seats, capping its best-ever performance in the state till now with a dramatic, last-round victory in Kazhakootam.Former Union Minister, V. Muraleedharan, edged past two-time CPI(M) Legislator Kadakampally Surendran by a razor thin margin of just 265 votes, sealing a nail biting contest that went down to the final round of counting.Muraleedharan’s win completes a signifi…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) In a result of considerable political significance, the BJP has secured a second seat in Kerala, with Rajeev Chandrasekhar winning from Nemom and reinforcing the party’s incremental but notable gains in the state.The victory follows B.B. Gopakumar’s earlier win in Chathanoor, marking a rare moment of expansion for the BJP in Kerala’s traditionally bipolar political landscape.Chandrasekhar’s triumph in Nemom is being viewed as historic, restoring the const…
Kollam/Thiruvananthapuram May 4 (IANS) In a result with clear political significance, the BJP has staged a comeback in Kerala after five years, clinching a decisive victory in the Chathanoor Assembly seat.Former Congress worker B.B. Gopakumar delivered the breakthrough, defeating CPI candidate R. Rajendran by a margin of 4,002 votes, marking a rare electoral gain for the party in a state long dominated by the CPI-M-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF.Gopakumar said this is a victory for PM Narendra…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s Left parties, once a powerful force in national and regional politics, are now confronting the possibility of being out of power across all states for the first time in more than five decades. To understand the magnitude of this moment, it helps to revisit the past. In 1996, veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu, who had already served as Chief Minister of West Bengal for two decades, came close to becoming Prime Minister as part of the United Front coalition. Although …