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BJP’s Bengal sweep fires up Punjab unit; AAP moves to deflate buzz

State BJP president says law and order situation in Punjab similar to West Bengal; CM cites crackdown on farmers agitation

With defeat in Kerala, Left out of power for first time since 1977

Party leaders reject Congress charge of ‘collusion with BJP’, say will conduct forensic review of poll loss to identify and correct ‘aberrations’, both ‘real or imagined’

A round of elections that signals structural dominance

The Assembly election results strengthen the argument for the BJP’s structural political dominance

Capitalising on changing Tamil voter mood

The leader of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam now occupies a space hollowed out by a politics whose rhetorical power has lost its resonance

​Lost and found: On the 2026 Assembly elections

The National Democractic Alliance’s success in Bengal and Assam is partly offset by its failure in Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Governance is the ultimate currency in Kerala

The LDF’s unprecedented decade long-run has come to an end with the UDF winning the mandate by offering change and speaking to concrete grievances

DMK will function as an efficient Opposition: M.K. Stalin

DMK retains core vote share with better seat conversion, but stalwarts lose

The party was eclipsed by TVK not only in Chennai — long considered its stronghold — but also in Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, and Kancheepuram districts. Ministers who lost include Duraimurugan, T.M. Anbarasan, T.R.B. Rajaa, and Ma. Subramanian

TVK captures DMK’s citadel

TVK takes 14 of 16 Chennai constituencies; CM Stalin loses

BJP-led NDA scores hat-trick in Assam

NDA bags record 101 of 126 Assembly seats, routing Congress-led Opposition alliance and establishing Himanta Biswa Sarma as one of its most bankable leaders

T.N. Assembly election 2026: DMK’s Periyakaruppan loses by one vote in Tirupattur

At the end of the penultimate round of counting, he was leading by 30 votes

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: P. Rajeeve fails to survive anti-incumbency wave in Kalamassery

Trinamool ousted as BJP sweeps West Bengal

BJP retains strongholds in north and southwest Bengal and makes inroads in Trinamool bastions of Kolkata and adjoining districts; party’s vote share touches 45.8%, the Trinamool’s drops to 40.8%

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Clean sweep for UDF in Ernakulam as LDF falls flat

BJP’s decision to give most seats in the district to its ally Twenty20 backfires, with the corporate-backed outfit failing to make an impact; five segments that backed the Left front in 2021 shift their allegiance to UDF

Vijay’s confidence and political positioning delivered success

At the heart of the unprecedented political churning appears to be a calculated narrative cultivated by Mr. Vijay, who reiterated that the DMK is an “evil force”. But the DMK failed to effectively counter it

Kerala Assembly poll: Deciphering the Malabar mandate

From an impressive 50 seats in 2021, LDF’s tally has nose-dived to less than a dozen seats this time around in north Kerala

Tamil Nadu election results 2026: Full list of winners

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor Joseph C. Vijay, has emerged as the single largest party in the 2026 Assembly elections.

West Bengal election results: Full list of winners

The elections were held under the shadow of the SIR exercise, in which the names of around 91 lakh people were removed from the electoral rolls, which shrank to around 6.82 crore.

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: UDF reclaims Kunnathunadu with record margin

Kerala Assembly Polls 2026: Aranmula delivers blow to Veena George amid mounting criticism

Result marks a significant setback for LDF in the region; Ms. George had remained under sustained public and political scrutiny ever since assuming charge of the Health department in the second Pinarayi Vijayan government

Tamil Nadu election results: Vijay’s TVK takes early lead in over 100 seats

AIADMK in second slot, Stalin-led DMK trails

Kerala Assembly polls 2026 results: UDF sweeps Wayanad; Minister O.R. Kelu suffers defeat

Kelu, CPI(M) leader and Minister in the outgoing Cabinet, lost to Congress candidate Usha Vijayan by a margin of 10,543 votes

Security beefed at Vijay’s residence and party office

No untoward incident reported across the State on the day of poll results