The Endgame is here. After months of Political tension, speculations, rallies, road shows and constant digs at each other, the results of the election in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry are on the edge.
The main spotlight was offcourse in West Bengal,as Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) faced off in a Titanic clash.
With a spectacular win, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has again retained its position to form the government for a third consecutive term in West Bengal. While the BJP has gained quite a good number of seats than 2016's election.
As per the latest data from the Election Commission, TMC is on its course to win over 210 seats in a 294-member Assembly, while BJP is likely to win 77 seats.
However, TMC supremo CM Mamata Banerjee was defeated by her ex-aide & BJP member Suvedu Adhikari in Nandigram by over 1700 votes. Several leaders of other political parties as well as of BJP's including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh among others have congratulated Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress for its victory.
- In Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin is set to become the state Chief Minister with the DMK-led alliance leading in at least 145 seats.
- In Kerala, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government scripted history by retaining power, the first time in four decades that the same grouping will form the government for the second consecutive time. The CPM-led LDF alliance is projected to win around 97 seats in the 140-member assembly, while the Congress-led UDF alliance had a dismal performance as it is expected to grab only 43 seats.
- Meanwhile, BJP has retained its power in Assam with the ruling NDA projected to win 77 of 126 seats in the state.
- In Puducherry, the NDA looked set to form the government with NR Congress winning eight seats and its ally BJP securing four seats in the 30-member House.
More updates to follow...
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