BJP-led NDA retains power in Assam with less number of seats
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BJP-led NDA retains power in Assam with less number of seats. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, May 3 : The ruling BJP-led alliance, which returned to power in Assam for the second consecutive term, secured 11 seats less than the 2016 assembly polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party, the dominant partner of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), bagged 60 seats, similar to what it got five years ago. The NDA went on to finally win 75 seats in the 126 member assembly.
BJP s old ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won nine seats against 14 seats that it won last time while its new partner United People s Party Liberal (UPPL) won six seats as the Bodoland based party for the first time contested the assembly elections.
Sikhs in Pakistan on verge of becoming extinct minority group
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Aattri: Sikhs who attended the ground breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan return back to India via Wagha-Attari border, in Punjab on Nov 30, 2018. . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi/Islamabad, May 3 : In 2019, Pakistan claimed positive global attention when it opened the Sikh gurdwara at Kartarpur to pilgrims from India. But the reality is that the Sikh community in Pakistan faces persistent discrimination. Pakistani Sikhs, who mainly live in the country s restive northwest, are a community that lives in fear.
The 500-year-old religion was founded in Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev, and is now part of Pakistan.
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Election Results 2021: Mamata Banerjee is trying to retain power for third time in Bengal
New Delhi:
Mamata Banerjee s Trinamool Congress is ahead in West Bengal, where the BJP seems to have made gains since the 2019 national elections. In Tamil Nadu, the opposition DMK is way ahead with party chief MK Stalin and son leading in their respective seats. In neighbouring Kerala, the ruling Left-led LDF front - which is hoping to end a four-decade trend by retaining power - is past the halfway mark, early trends from the state show
In Assam, the BJP is ahead of its nearest rival Congress, which campaigned hard to reclaim its one-time bastion.
AIUDF wins 11, leading in 5 other constituencies
Overall tally shows the ruling NDA alliance led by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to retain power in Assam
Sunday May 2, 2021 5:53 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS
Assam Election Result 2021: The AIUDF of Badruddin Ajmal Qasmi is leading in as many as 16 assembly constituencies where counting of votes is still underway. According to the Election Commission data, AIUDF has won 11 seats and is leading in 5 other seats.
The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) had contested the 2021 election is alliance with the Congress and other parties. The AIUDF had won a total of 13 seats in 2016 election when it fought the polls alone. In 2011 state polls, the AIUDF had won 18 seats – again contesting alone.