Strict Covid protocols will be followed during the counting
06:44 (IST) May 02
Counting at 8am
The counting of votes will begin at 8am in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry. Postal ballots will be counted first
06:10 (IST) May 02
Third term for Mamata or will BJP wrest power from TMC?
While Mamata Banerjee s Trinamool Congress (TMC) is seeking to seize power for the third consecutive term, the BJP is making claims of winning 200 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly. The power-packed campaigns by the main contenders - the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), involved rallies with large participations and mega roadshows.
Assembly Elections 2021: Rahul Gandhi s Youth Brigade Heading For A Rout In Kerala?
As per current trends, nearly all Congress candidates handpicked from its youth wing upon Rahul’s insistence are set for defeat – several are already trailing by margins upwards of 10,000 votes PTI File Photo Puneet Nicholas Yadav 2021-05-02T14:09:30+05:30 Assembly Elections 2021: Rahul Gandhi s Youth Brigade Heading For A Rout In Kerala? outlookindia.com 2021-05-02T14:32:42+05:30
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As counting of votes for the Kerala Assembly polls picks up momentum, the ruling LDF government set on its glide-path to victory, beating the state’s 40-year record of voting out incumbent governments every five years. Naturally, the Congress’s inability to return to power in the state will be a huge setback for Rahul Gandhi who was practically the face of his party’s campaign. However, if the trends, so far, begin converting into actual results, Rahul is set
West Bengal election results: Expert view Mamata Banerjee, however, must focus on her governance from here on. There was a lot of discontent among the people of Bengal. In fact, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the electorate of the Left completely gravitated to the BJP as they preferred even the BJP to that of Mamata Banerjee,
The Hindu s N Ram told NDTV.
May 02, 2021 12:43 (IST)
Bengal election results: Expert view The momentum is in favour of the Trinamool. It has been observed in almost all elections that towards the latter rounds of counting, the bump is in favour of the party which has the leads or momentum. And so, Mamata Banerjee could very well go past the 211-mark of 2016, NDTV editorial advisor Dorab Sopariwala said.
While it is clear that the NDA will enjoy another term in Assam, as per current trends, the saffron alliance might end up winning lesser seats compared to its 2016 tally
Read more about West Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata Banerjee wins from Nandigram on Business Standard. Striving to prove that Bangla nijer meyekei chaye (Bengal wants its own daughter), West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has won from the Nandigram constituency by a narrow margin of 1,200 votes