Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Following the sweeping electoral performance of C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), a close-knit core team around the leader has begun active consultations to chart the course for government formation in Tamil Nadu.Sources indicated that even as counting trends continue to favour the TVK, early signals of outside support have started emerging from multiple political quarters.With the party expected to fall marginally short of a clear majority, informal chann…
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New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Pralhad Joshi said on Monday that the Congress has “no existence” in the country except in Kerala and predicted that the party would face a similar situation in Karnataka in the upcoming elections. Addressing a press conference in Delhi on the results of the five-state Assembly elections, Union Minister Joshi said the outcome is a clear mandate against misgovernance, excessive appeasement, corruption, and hooliganism, a…
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Following the announcement of results of bypolls in the state and the Assembly elections in five states, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday thanked voters for ensuring the victory of Congress candidates in the by-elections in Bagalkot and Davanagere, stating that the mandate reflects both the achievements of his government and the enduring strength of the party’s ideology.In a statement reacting to the election results, he said that despite misinformation c…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi’s long tenure at the centre of Congress politics has been defined by a string of electoral setbacks that now total 99 defeats nationwide, leaving him just one short of a century of losses. The infographic of his electoral record paints a stark picture of repeated rejections across states and years, underscoring the challenges faced by the Congress under his leadership.Over the last two decades, the Congress has navigated a difficult path, accumulating a total…
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Outgoing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday accepted the people’s mandate in the Assembly elections and said the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) would now function as a “constructive and effective Opposition”.In a message posted on social media, the DMK president congratulated the winners and said he respected the democratic verdict of the electorate.Reflecting on his government’s tenure, Stalin said his administration had implemented a wide range of we…
Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu), May 4 (IANS) Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday congratulated Vijay and his newly-formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for a “spectacular” electoral debut in Tamil Nadu.In a huge upset for the DMK and AIADMK-led alliances, the state Assembly election trends gave a decisive lead to the TVK. The debutant party’s surge marks an upheaval in the state’s political landscape.”The people have voted for them,” the Congress MP told reporters.He appreciated the TVK chief for h…
Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar on Monday alleged that the BJP had systematically misused power in several northern states during the recent elections.Speaking to the media at the KPCC office and in Kanakapura, Shivakumar said the BJP had engaged in large-scale misuse of authority, particularly in West Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu. “In this election, the BJP has misused power extensively. Around 2.5 lakh Central Armed Police Forces per…
Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) A jubilant atmosphere prevailed at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state office in Bhopal on Monday as party leaders, workers and supporters celebrated the party’s sweeping electoral victories across three Assemblies.The celebrations featured garlanding of statues of eminent personalities, distribution of ‘jhaal muri’ and sweets, drumbeats and firecrackers, reflecting the party’s enthusiasm following the results.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, along with BJP state unit chie…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Calling it a gang of “Urban Naxals”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Congress for its “anti-women” stand of opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, saying angry women voters have punished Congress and DMK. “I am confident that Kerala’s women voters will also teach the Congress a lesson in the next election,” the Prime Minister said, while delivering a victory speech at the BJP headquarters in Delhi.He also trained his guns on the Sam…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As counting trends in Tamil Nadu begin to take shape, social media has revived an old remark by political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor about actor-turned-politician Vijay being a dark horse in state politics. The statement, made more than a year ago, is now being widely circulated as it appears to align closely with the current poll trend where Vijay’s TVK, is leading in several constituencies.An old video clip of Kishor, now chief of Jan Suraaj party, h…