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Mamata Banerjee's wheelchair stops the BJP juggernaut in West Bengal

LDF scripts history in Kerala; DMK wins Tamil Nadu; BJP retains Assam, while AINRC+ wins Puducherry

75% jobs to locals in Tamil Nadu: Will poll promise translate into policy?

Stalin-led DMK wrests power but anti-incumbency doesn't entirely overcome AIADMK

Going gets tougher for Modi govt as election results favour Opposition

Opposition parties are likely to assert themselves in like the GST Council, but more immediately in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.

Winning ways

Neglecting Covid for polls has been costly for BJP

DMK set to wrest reins of power from arch-rival AIADMK in Tamil Nadu

After a decade in opposition, the DMK is on course to capturing power from the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu as per the trends made available for the 234 segments

All set for counting of votes, parties in Kerala, TN await outcome

All arrangements are in place for counting of votes on Sunday in tune with Covid-19 guidelines

Exit polls: Cliffhanger seen in Bengal; DMK may win Tamil Nadu, LDF Kerala

While some exit polls gave an edge to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Mamata Banerjee, others said the BJP was heading towards power in the state

Assembly polls: Shah urges people to vote for peace, prosperity, growth

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday appealed to the voters of West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry to exercise their franchise in huge numbers

Tamil Nadu polls: Rajinikanth casts vote in Stella Maris as voting begins

Rajinikanth cast his vote on Tuesday at a polling booth in Stella Maris of Tamil Nadu's Thousand Lights constituency

TN polls: MNM chief Kamal Haasan, daughters cast votes at Teynampet

Polling across 234 assembly constituencies in 38 districts of Tamil Nadu is underway

Assembly Elections: Voting at polling booths begins in Tamil Nadu, Pudu

Polling in the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and the 30 Assembly seats in the neighbouring Puducherry began at 7 am on Tuesday

Tamil Nadu goes to polls today, first time sans Jayalalitha, Karunanidhi

Tamil Nadu goes in for single-phase Assembly polls on Tuesday and it will be for the first time in history that the state goes to vote in the absence of star leaders J Jayalalitha and M Karunanidhi.Polling across 234 assembly constituencies in 38 districts of the state will begin at 7 am. A total of 3,998 candidates are in the poll fray. In view of COVID-19, the number of polling stations has been increased to 88,937.As many as 74,162 personnel from Tamil Nadu Local & Armed Reserve (AR) Police, 8,010 personnel from Tamil Nadu Special Police (TSP) and 23, 200 personnel from the CAPF have been deployed for the elections, according to the Tamil Nadu Police.34,130 non-police personnel have also been deployed, including Home Guard, Forest Guard, Retired Police and ex-CAPF along with 6,350 police personnel and 12,411 Home Guard from other states.The state had in the past witnessed fierce electoral battles between M Karunanidhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and J Jayalalitha ..

Tamil Nadu elections: No chance of DMK coming to power, says AIADMK

Stating that there is no chance of DMK coming to power in Tamil Nadu in the upcoming Assembly polls, the AIADMK said that this time too the people of the state will vote for the AIADMK.

Tamil Nadu assembly elections: Amit Shah holds road show in Chennai

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday held a road show here, canvassing votes for BJP's Thousand Lights candidate Khushbu Sundar for the April 6 Assembly elections

Why BJP gaining foothold in the East is seismic shift in India's politics

The BJP's rise shows two things: first, it is better at winning elections than at governance; and second, it remains intent on pushing its trademark social and political agenda, writes T N Ninan

DMK MP A Raja booked for alleged vulgar comments against TN CM

DMK MP A Raja has been booked by the city police over a complaint from the ruling AIADMK for allegedly making vulgar personal remarks against Chief Minister K Palaniswami

Assembly elections: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP for 'subjugating state leaders'

Rahul Gandhi slammed BJP by alleging that the only relationship between leaders where you have to touch feet of the Central leadership

Tamil Nadu: Independent promises trip to moon, helicopters, snow mountain

It is the poll season and its raining offers of freebies in Tamil Nadu, an independent candidate is promising the moon, quite literally

Tamil Nadu polls: AIADMK MLA Chandra Sekaran expelled from party

Chandrasekaran was on Thursday expelled from the party for "anti-party activities"

EC makes record seizures worth Rs 331 cr in poll-going states, Puducherry

The Election Commission Wednesday said record seizures worth Rs 331 crore have been made so far in the four poll-going states and Puducherry as part of the expenditure monitoring process