Assembly Election Results 2021 Highlights: TMC, LDF, BJP retain Bengal, Kerala and Assam respectively; DMK sweeps Tamil Nadu-Mamata to stake claim to form govt today
Assembly Election Results 2021 Highlights: Mamata Banerjee led TMC, Pinarayi Vijayans LDF and CM Sarbananda Sonowal led Assam retained Bengal, Kerala and Assam respectively, while DMK under MK Stalin also stormed to power in Tamil Nadu. Counting for some seats were still underway in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
Assembly Election Results 2021 Highlights: West Bengal (WB), Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam Assembly Election Results 2021 LIVE Updates: Mamata Banerjee led TMC, Pinarayi Vijayan's LDF and CM Sarbananda Sonowal led Assam were poised to retain Bengal, Kerala and Assam respectively, while DMK under MK Stalin all set to storm to power in Tamil Nadu. As per Election Commission of India as on 7.15 am, May 3, TMC had won 209 seats and was leading on 4, while Tamil Nadu saw DMK winning 112 seats and leading on 20 in 234-seat constituency. Similarly, Communist Party of India (Marxist) led LDF alliance emerged victorious by Communist Party of India (Marxist) winning 62 seats alone. In Assam, BJP-led alliance returned with the BJP pocketing 60 seats on its own.
Earlier, exit polls had hinted at a direct contest between Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress and PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah's BJP in West Bengal.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated leaders of these parties for winning mandate in these state assembly elections. He posted on Twitter. "Congratulations to Thiru MK Stalin and Pinarayi Vijayan for winning Tamil Nadu and Kerala Assembly elections. We shall work together for enhancing national progress, fulfilling regional aspirations, and defeating the COVID-19 pandemic."
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In Tamil Nadu, DMK was set to make massive comeback against AIADMK, while Pinarayi Vijayan led LDF government is set to retain power in Kerala. This is the assessed situation ahead of the results announcement.
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11:00 PM: Mamata Banerjee will stake a claim to form the government in the state at 7 AM on Monday, said West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. Taking to Twitter, Dhankhar congratulated Mamata Banerjee’s party for win in the West Bengal assembly elections. He informed the chief minister will be calling on him at Raj Bhawan at 7 PM on Monday. In another incident, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was allegedly attacked by unidentified assailants in Haldia district while he was coming out from a counting centre in West Bengal, reported Zee News.
9:35 PM: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal wins from Majuli constituency, as per Election Commission of India
8:40 PM: Nandigram controversy refuses to die. Now, three-member Trinamool Congress delegation will meet Chief Electoral Officer at EC Office in Kolkata, seeking a recount of votes in Nandigram and over other issues
7: 48 PM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated Mamata Banerjee for resounding mandate in West Bengal. PM Modi tweeted:
Rahul Gandi also congratulated TMC Chief, he posted:
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7:00 PM: Himanta Biswa Sarma says cheife ministerial candidate will be from BJP.
6:30 PM: After initial reports claimed that Mamata Banerjee won Nadigram by 1200 seats, it turned out West Bengal Chief Minister lost to Suvendu Adhikari by 1736 votes, as per Zee News report.
6: 15 PM: BJP's Sambit Patra says TMC 'goons' have started attacking BJP workers since poll trends became clear.
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4: 20 PM: Mamata Banerjee has sent out a clear message -- that Modi Ji and Amit Shah Ji are not invincible. They can also be defeated, says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut
4:07 PM According to latest trend, MK. Stalin's DMK has taken an early lead in Tamil Nadu with 97 seats, while AIADMK is leading on 62 seats. In Kerala, LDF is leading on 89 seats, while UDF is leading on 47 seats. In Puducherry BJP is leading on 9 seats followed by Congress on 6 seats.
3: 40 PM BJP candidate from Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari leads by 6 votes after the 16th round of counting
3:10 PM Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday congratulated TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for `landslide victory`. "Congratulations @MamataOfficial didi for landslide victory. What a fight! Congratulations to the people of WB," Tweeted Kejriwal
2:36 PM: People of Bengal have given befitting reply to repeated attacks on CM Mamata Banerjee, says TMC leader Partha Chatterjee on early poll trends
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1: 50 PM: TMC, DMK and LDF clear head of their closest rivals with leads on 205 seats , 136 consttuencies, and 69 assembly seats respectively.
1:42 PM: On Kerala success, CPIM leader Prakash Karat says this is a significant victory by LDF given no government has been re-elected for 2nd successive term in past 40 years
1: 30 PM "I was always telling that Mamata Banerjee will be CM for the 3rd time. BJP tried their best to crack but they didn't succeed. The Left has now vanished from West Bengal due to their wrong policy of taking a communal force against a communal force." says Firhad Hakim, TMC, on TMC looking to retain power with two-third majority
1:06 PM: TMC, DMK workers gather to celebrate their respective parties early leads in the state assembly elections, forcing Election Commission of India to write to state Chief Secretaries to take immediate action to stop such gatherings, reported ANI
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12:40 PM: Taking a jibe, TMC leader Derek O’Brien tweeted a video of Home Minister Amit Shah claiming the BJP would win 200 seats in Bengal.
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10:45 AM: Too early to say anything because there are so many rounds. Situation will be clear only by evening. We had started from 3 & were challenged that we won't get even 100, we have crossed that mark. We will cross the magic number too: Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP
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10: 24 AM: In West Bengal, BJP’s Babul Supriyo leading from Tollygunge, Rahul Sinha from Habra, Mukul Roy from Krishnanagar Uttar, Rajib Banerjee trailing from Howrah
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10:05 AM: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trailing in Nandigram by over 3,000 votes from Suvendu Adhikari, who holds good command over most areas of Nandigram.
9:50 AM Assam early trends:
9: 38 AM: "Official trends for #KeralaElections2021 | Congress leading on 3 seats, CPI(M) leading on 1."- ANI
9:15 AM: In Kerala, CM Pinarayi Vijayan is leading from Dharmadam seat in Kannur district.
9:05 AM: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leading in Nandigram, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari trails in early trends.
8:50 AM: In Tamil Nadu out of 234 seats, leads on 36 seats out. DMK leading on 24 seats, AIADMK on 12 seats.
8:45 AM: As per latest early trends, TMC leading on 40 seats, BJP on 35 and Left+ on 1
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8:25 AM: BJP leading on some North Bengal seats. TMC leads on 12 seats, BJP on 10 seats as per early trends, while BJP and Congress each leading on 3 seats in Assam
8:02 AM: Counting of Votes begins for the five state Assembly Elections 2021--Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
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7: 54 AM: In Assam, the BJP looks ahead in the exit polls and the saffron party win for second consecutive time. All major pollsters have predicted a majority for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the 126-member Assembly.
7: 42 AM: In West Bengal, while Mamata Banerjee`s Trinamool Congress is seeking to seize power for the third consecutive term, the BJP claims of winning 200 seats in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly.
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7: 25 AM: The counting of votes will begin at 8 AM and a final picture is expected to be clear only by evening.
7: 20 AM: There will be 2,364 counting halls as compared to 1,002 halls in 2016 in 822 assembly constituencies in view of the coronavirus guidelines, according to the Election Commission
7:12 AM: The counting of votes will begin at 8 AM and continue late into the night. As many as 1,100 counting observers will watch the process and candidates and agents will have to produce a negative COVID test report or double dose of vaccination certificate to get an entry.
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