./ B ! )#*'-#(C ! %!(-#(C !C SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&#S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' 2-.&:A>7 (--(0 3(14$ (12#* * =!( " "" = ;" " : ::" " NEE" G :" "" :E ; D $-C91) 982 D!"!#!%!)#* ! @!,9,:D:,, R ! 56 tions, the Left-Congress in Nandigram could be differ- "# alliance had won 77 seats and ent from what it was in the rest ' 5 were defeated in 70 other seats of Bengal. She said, “I think $ . 7 899 by narrow margins of 150 to there is a conspiracy… they did tion on the issue saying her pri- :; 7 <6 4,000 votes. something to ensure my defeat ority was to fight the pandemic % .7 9 The only unpleasant news … first they declared that I was peaking to the media on her and save the people of her State. " 9 in the jubilant TMC camp was winning and then they said that Sparty’s hat-trick in Bengal She said “I salute my nation, the Bengal Chief Minister’s the server was down and then Assembly elections, Chief I salute my voters. voting percentage and number loss to her former colleague I was told that I had lost by a Minister Mamata Banerjee on rinamool Congress’ elec- of seats compared with its per- and BJP rival Suvendu narrow margin… I think a Sunday said that the two high Ttoral “Khela” in Bengal formance in 2016. Adhikari who clinched the game was played there in the- points of her party’s victory were: ended with the Mamata Challenger BJP, which was Nandigram seat defeating the last round of countings … I will “it belongs to the people of Banerjee-led TMC on Sunday expecting to form the Trinamool supremo by a wafer- go to the court challenging the- Bengal and it saved India and its registering a landslide victory Government with200-plus thin margin of 1953 votes. counting process.” democracy,” dropping sufficient for the third time in-a-row win- seats, ended up winning just 70 The TMC has asked for a However, late on Sunday hints that she would now turn ning 218 seats out of 289 that seats while the Left-Congress- recount. night the Election Commission towards Delhi bracing for the went to the longest-ever ISF alliance came at the distant Mamata, however, smelled of India rejected Mamata’s alle- 2024 general elections. Assembly elections in the State. third with one seat. a rat in the entire proceedings gation of conspiracy against her She, however, evaded a ques- TMC surpassed both its Curiously in 2016 elec- wondering whether the trend in Nandigram. ! Q % &' member Vasanth Kumar of " & the Congress saw the latter’s R $ % & fter being in the 5 son establishing a commanding AOpposition for ten years . 7 915 lead over his rival Pon since 2011, the DMK succeed- . 7 <> Radhakrishnan of the BJP. Mani C Kappen, who walked ongress’s Assam president 5 ed in wresting power in Tamil " ? Radhakrishnan’s dreams of out of the LDF over the front’s CRipun Bora resigned on :; 7 <1 Nadu by scoring an impressive making it to Lok Sabha has or the first time since 1977, 5 refusal to part with the Pala Sunday after the party's defeat 7 12 win in the Assembly election. been vaporised by 6.30 pm FKerala electorate voted back = 69 constituency, defeated Jose in the state elections. " 9 At the time of going to anything to do itself as the lead of Vijay to power a ruling front by = 56 Mani by a big margin of 11,000 Taking responsibility, the Press, the DMK led alliance with the Vasanth, son of late Vasanth returning to power Chief min- 9 votes. Rajya Sabha MP sent the res- was leading in 159 out of the Hindutva party. Kumar, crossed the 1.11 lakh ister Pinarayi Vijayan and his " 6 Vijayan has succeeded ignation letter to Congress total 234 Assembly con- Edappadi and his mark. Counting is progressing LDF and leaving the leadership where Marxist titans like EMS president Sonia Gandhi. the Gohpur seat and lost by stituencies in Tamil Nadu. The deputy Panneerselvam in a slow pace and there is no of the Congress red-faced and Namboodirippadu, EK “I do hereby tender my res- 29,294 votes against BJP's sit- AIADMK-led front that antagonised the followers of possibility of Radhakrishnan the BJP with a big zero. Interestingly, KT Jaleel, Nayanar and VS ignation from the post of pres- ting MLA Utpal Borah, said he includes the BJP, the PMK, and Jayalalithaa by aligning with the snatching the lead from Vijay The CPI(M)-led LDF won Minister for Higher Education Achuthanandan failed to return ident, Assam Pradesh Congress did the best to revive the party the Tamil Manila Congress is BJP,” Sam Rajappa told The Vasanth. 99 out of the 140 seats to (who was also the former chief to power for a second consec- Committee owing to the during the last four years as leading in 75 constituencies. Pioneer. The DMK has absolute which election was held on of SIMI) who had to resign utive term. Even Congress responsibility of the humiliat- president of the Assam unit Political commentators like Stalin thanked the voters majority of its own and does April 6 and the counting of from the Government follow- leaders too had failed in achiev- ing defeat of my party in the despite all the odds. Sam Rajappa said the through his social media plat- not need any help from the votes was taken up on Sunday. ing strictures by Lok Ayukta, ing this rare distinction in the Assam Assembly Election 2021. “However, I pledge to con- AIADMK aligning with the form and has not come out of constituents in the front that The Congress-led-UDF which won from Thavanur con- State. “Madam, I am extremely tinue my fight as a dedicated BJP has not gone down well his residence. include the Congress, the was hoping to wrest power stituency. The notable feature “This is a victory of the saddened and disheartened to Congressman to uphold the with the people of Tamil Nadu “He is likely to make his CPI(M), the CPI, VCK, and from the LDF had to content was the defeat of Mercykutty, people of the State. They want- inform you that despite my ideology and values of Indian and this is being seen as the first public announcement after fringe parties like MMK and with just 41 seats. the fisheries minister in the ed the continuation of the immense hard work we were National Congress. Madam, I main reason for the party’s the ECI declares all results Muslim League. Many Congress leaders, outgoing Government, from good works being done by this unable to combat the divisive shall be ever grateful to you for debacle. from the State,” said a close A section of political com- including K Muraleedharan Kundara in Kollam district. Government and that is why and communal politics played assigning me with such a great “Jayalalithaa after her expe- aide. mentators had opined in the MP, his sister Padmaja Equally shocking was the defeat they chose to elect us back to by the BJP and RSS,” Bora said responsibility of President, riences in 1998 and 2004 had The bye-election to Lok run up to the polls that Tamil Venugopal and VT Balram fell of Jose K Mani, son of late KM power,” Vijayan told the the in the letter. Assam PCC to serve my party,” dumped the BJP and had Sabha held at Kanyakumari fol- Nadu is likely to see a hung by the wayside. Mani, in his home turf of Pala. media in Kannur. Bora, who contested from he added. vowed that she would have lowing the demise of sitting Assembly. and his close aide KC Venugopal also comes from the he Congress has once again same State. Tsuffered major setbacks, “Both in Tamil Nadu and faring poorly in all the States Kerala, the party should have he AINRC-led NDA has 5 and drawing a blank in West Former Congress presi- ing camp told The Pioneer that ularly those of Assam and the ground. We will continue to given task to other senior lead- Tcaptured power in 9> Bengal. The party was expect- dent Rahul Gandhi who cam- Rahul will have to do a rethink Kerala where Rahul and his sib- fight for our values and ideals. ers rather than just preparing Puducherry by winning 16 @ ed to grab power in Kerala but paigned in all the five States on strategy and form a new ling Priyanka Gandhi cam- Jai Hind,” Rahul tweeted. a list of star campaigners from Assembly seats. " > it ended way behind the completely ignored disgruntled team as he can’t keep on los- paigned extensively are not on After Rahul side-lined all which many of them were not The Congress-led front incumbent LDF. In Assam also leaders and relied extensively ing elections after elections expected lines. senior leaders like Azad, Anand given a single meeting,” con- emerged victorious in 8 con- its performance was dismal. on his own trusted lieutenants. and expect us to keep our Rahul said the party Sharma, Kapil Sibal, etc, senior fided a leader. stituencies and the indepen- Leaders like Ghulam Nabi mouths shut. humbly accepts the people’s party leader Tariq Anwar was The crucial election in dents in 6. Rangasamy Azad who had wide knowledge “The party lost all the mandate and it will continue to given a rehabilitation task in Assam was handled by AINRC chief and former cheers as he of Tamil Nadu politics were not Assembly elections except in fight for its values and ideals.