Shifting Mandates
The results emerging from Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry do not point to a single national trend.
The results emerging from Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry do not point to a single national trend.
The unfolding verdict in West Bengal tells us several things, but most important of these is the fact that the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi now extends to the one state that had long eluded the grasp of his party.
India, proud of its dynamic democratic credentials, has over the years allowed a criminal justice system to develop that shields the accused far more than it supports victims or protects witnesses ~ an unfair imbalance left unchecked as reform proposals have consistently failed to see the light of day.
After a significant setback for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Assembly elections, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has resigned from his post.
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Gandhi’s call to Vijay has fuelled speculation about a potential alliance between the Congress and TVK, with the party falling 11 seats short of the majority.
The Congress national president, however, described the election results as a “mixed bag”, noting the party humiliating defeats in several other states, including West Bengal and Assam.
According to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP had won 176 seats and was leading in nearly 32 constituencies as counting progressed across 293 Assembly segments till 9.30 p.m.
Thanking the people of West Bengal, Assam, and Puducherry for giving a resounding mandate to the BJP in the Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the people of West Bengal have rejected the politics of violence.
Praveen defeated IUML’s Jayanti Rajan by a slim margin of 1,286 votes. He secured 70,448 votes, while his closest rival polled 69,162 votes.
