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Delimitation key factor for NDA’s landslide win in Assam

Guwahati, May 5 (PTI) The delimitation of constituencies to reduce the impact of minority candidates in their earlier strongholds is one among the many factors that led to the NDA’s stupendous performance in the Assam polls, securing a record win of 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The 2023 delimitation exercise, which redrew and realigned constituencies with some earlier Muslim-majority seats getting reserved for indigenous communities, played a significant role in the increase of seats for the BJP and its allies in the just-concluded assembly polls. The minority votebank played a key role, particularly for the Congress and AIUDF, in

Vijay’s TVK wins an impressive 108 seats in Tamil Nadu polls

Chennai, May 5 (PTI) Vijay-led TVK secured an impressive 108 seats trouncing the incumbent DMK led by M K Stalin which finished with only 59 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections held on April 23, as per the final tally of the ECI on Tuesday. The opposition AIADMK won 47 seats while its allies the PMK obtained 4 and the BJP and AMMK clinched one seat each respectively in the election, according to the data available on the Election commission of India’s website. The DMK’s allies – the Congress managed to win 5 seats, the IUML, CPI, CPI (M),

Modi’s party wins control of Bengal, Film star-turned-politician scores breakthrough win in Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI, May 5, 2026 (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has wrested control of the opposition stronghold of West Bengal in a key state election. The Election Commission of India released partial results Monday showing the Bharatiya Janata Party won at least 124 seats in the 294-member West Bengal assembly and was leading in 83 others. Modi’s party has never governed West Bengal and had tried for years to dislodge the All India Trinamool Congress government led by state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She is one of Modi’s most prominent critics and has held

Stock markets drop in early trade on renewed geopolitical concerns

Mumbai, May 5 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday amid fresh tensions in the Strait of Hormuz region. The rupee falling to all-time low of 95.40 against US dollar in early trade also added to the weak trend in equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 361.62 points to 76,907.78 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 134.90 points to 23,980.60. From the 30-Sensex firms, Larsen & Toubro, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma and Maruti were among the major laggards. Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Titan and Bharat Electronics were among

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