Updated May 03, 2021 · 12:35 am West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Sunday. | PTI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday led the Trinamool Congress to a spectacular victory by defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Assembly elections that were held in a record-eight phase despite the raging coronavirus pandemic. By 12.20 am on Monday, the Trinamool Congress was leading in 213 of Bengal’s 294 seats and the saffron party appeared set to finish below the 100-mark.
The results for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry have also been trickling in since 8 am.
Anti-incumbency took a beating in West Bengal, Assam and Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led alliance was leading in over 150 seats and party chief MK Stalin is all set to become the chief minister for the first time. In Puducherry, the All India NR Congress-led National Democratic Alliance beat the Congress
Assam Congress chief resigns over party s poor performance
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Guwahati, May 3 : Congress Assam unit President Ripun Bora resigned on Sunday, taking moral responsibility to the party s defeat in the Assembly elections.
Bora, who is a Rajya Sabha member, himself also lost the election in the Gohpur Assembly seat to the Bharatiya Janata Party s Utpal Borah by a margin of 29,294 votes.
In his resignation letter to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, Bora said that taking the responsibility for the party s humiliating defeat in the Assam Assembly election, he is stepping down from his post. I am extremely saddened and disheartened to inform you that despite my immense hard work, we were unable to combat the divisive and communal politics played by the BJP and RSS. Despite all the odds, I did the best in my capacity to revive the party during the last four years as President of Assam PCC, the 65-year-old leader said in his resignation letter
Assam Polls 2021 Final Results: BJP+ 76; Cong+ 49
The BJP and its allies are leading in 84 seats as against 41 seats of Congress-AIUDF alliance
Monday May 3, 2021 8:52 AM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS
Guwahati: The ruling NDA alliance led by the BJP has retained power in Assam winning 76 seats in the house of 126, according to the final result published by the State Election Commission.
As per the party-wise result, the BJP has won 60 seats, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has won 09 seats, Congress has won a total of 29 seats and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has won 16 seats.
The remaining seats have been won by smaller parties.
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Counting of votes will be held on Sunday in the high-stakes Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections, overshadowed by the raging COVID pandemic