Politics

Assembly elections 2016 verdict: Who should be worried, BJP or Congress?

The percentage of vote share of the BJP has slumped in these Assembly elections as compared to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

May 20, 2016

Rishi Kapoor slams naming of national assets after Gandhis; Congress protests

The actor, meanwhile, received support for the statements from certain sections of the Tinsel-town.

May 20, 2016

Assembly elections 2016 result: Assam takes 'Right' turn; BJP, allies win over 70 seats

The victory in Assam is a big gain for the BJP as Muslims account for about 34 percent of the state's population.

May 19, 2016

Assembly elections 2016 results: 10 interesting facts

Here are 10 snippets of news and trivia from the day of counting of votes of the polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry.

May 19, 2016

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2016: Jayalalithaa breaks 32-year-old jinx by winning second straight term

AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa retained power, defying exit poll predictions and the state's anti-incumbency record.

May 19, 2016

Kerala Assembly Elections 2016 result: LDF wave in state; BJP makes a debut

LDF won 91 out of the total 140 seats, while BJP won its first seat in Kerala when Rajagopal won in Nemom by 8,741 votes.

May 19, 2016

Mamata Banerjee claims victory as TMC poised to win more than 200 seats in West Bengal Assembly elections in 2016

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for peace in West Bengal after she claimed victory.

May 19, 2016

US Election: Bernie Sanders admits he faces an uphill fight to win nomination

The Vermont senator is facing Hilary Clinton in the race for democratic nomination

May 19, 2016

Justin Trudeau: Canadian PM apologises for manhandling

Canadian PM apologises for manhandling

May 19, 2016

Pondicherry (Puducherry) Assembly elections 2016 result: Congress emerges single largest party

In the 2011 assembly elections, the AINRC had won 15 of the 30 Puducherry seats, defeating the AIADMK,DMK and the Congress.

May 19, 2016

Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2016 final results and party-wise vote share

The AIADMK won 134 seats while the DMK won 89 seats. The DMDK-led PWF failed to win any seat.

May 19, 2016

West Bengal Assembly election results 2016: TMC sweeps with 211 seats

The final results has not been confirmed by the Election Commission.

May 19, 2016

Assam Assembly elections 2016 result: BJP is leading by huge margin

Exit polls have predicted that the BJP will make its debut in Assam this year, resulting in a major setback for Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government.

May 19, 2016

Kerala Assembly elections 2016 result live updates: LDF set to come back to power in the state

The election for 140 assembly seats in Kerala was held on May 16.

May 18, 2016

Dennis Skinner Queens Speech joke: Firebrand Labour MP tells government hands off the BBC

MP for Bolsover wants BBC protected after Newsbeat, BBC Food, and News Magazine axed in White Paper.

May 18, 2016