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    Whom did Vijay’s TVK hurt more? DMK or AIADMK?

    The Federal
    4 May 2026 5:02 PM IST

    What was expected to weaken the AIADMK now appears to be eating into the DMK’s vote share, especially in closely fought urban constituencies

    Vijay supporters
    Elections 2026
    Congress-led UDF set to form government in Kerala.
    Elections 2026

    How UDF won Kerala after a decade: From 'total disarray' to total dominance

    4 May 2026 4:30 PM IST
    Pinarayai Vijayan fall
    Elections 2026

    Fall of the 'Captain': Pinarayi Vijayan's eventful decade-long run ends

    4 May 2026 3:07 PM IST
    Why 2026 Assembly polls were about Opposition vs BJP plus CEC Gyanesh Kumar
    Elections 2026

    Why 2026 Assembly polls were about Opposition vs BJP plus CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    4 May 2026 1:39 PM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    Bengal giant killer’s gambit: Suvendu Adhikari and the BJP’s breakthrough

    4 May 2026 1:11 PM IST
    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

    Bengal's Didi shield cracks: How Mamata Banerjee lost the state she dominated

    4 May 2026 12:54 PM IST
    BJP in Bihar Assembly elections 2025

    Defeated BJP candidate secures Karnataka's Sringeri seat 3 years after election

    4 May 2026 9:20 AM IST
    A strongroom in West Bengal ahead of the poll result day.

    Mamata's Bhabanipur under lens on result day eve as TMC alleges EVM security breach

    3 May 2026 1:42 PM IST
    Pawan Khera-Himanta Biswa Sarma legal tussle

    Why Supreme court refused to send Pawan Khera to custody

    2 May 2026 2:31 PM IST
    CCTV West Bengal

    Bengal's post-poll drama: Strongroom row sparks firestorm | Capital Beat

    1 May 2026 6:01 PM IST
    TMC alleges EVM tampering in Kolkata after the elections.

    After BJP, TMC alleges tampering as EVM row hits post-poll Bengal; Mamata rushes

    30 April 2026 8:04 PM IST
    Himanta Biswa Sarma Assam BJP Health Minister

    Cracks visible in Assam NDA despite projected landslide win: 'Fighting gaddars'

    30 April 2026 7:35 PM IST
    Exit polls 2026

    Today’s Chanakya exit poll: BJP wins in Assam, Bengal; TVK surprise in TN; Kerala close fight

    30 April 2026 7:26 PM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayan, VD Satheesan and Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    Kerala exit polls: UDF jubilant as LDF, NDA disagree with predictions

    30 April 2026 1:30 PM IST
    Pinarai leads in Kerala again

    Has UDF broken Pinarayi's hat-trick chances? Exit Polls 2026

    Vijay Srinivas
    29 April 2026 9:46 PM IST

    If UDF does form the government, it would reinforce the idea that Kerala voters tend to reset political power cyclically, say political journalists

    TVK gets numbers in exit polls

    Rise of a third force and what it means for Tamil Nadu’s political future | Exit Polls 2026

    29 April 2026 8:56 PM IST
    West Bengal SIR

    How SIR row reshaped EC's Bengal poll process | Om Prakash Mishra

    29 April 2026 2:23 PM IST
    Arvind Kejriwal at Raj Ghat during satyagraha amid legal and political controversy

    Kejriwal vs Delhi HC judge: Protest against the law or political gamble?

    28 April 2026 5:16 PM IST
    Matua community procession in Thakurnagar in West Bengal

    Matua voters divided even as SIR deletions cast shadow over Bengal polls

    28 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    ‘Anti-defection law clear; MPs can’t merge alone’ | Lok Sabha ex-secy PDT Achary interview

    ‘Anti-defection law clear; MPs can’t merge alone’ | Lok Sabha ex-secy PDT Achary interview

    28 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Was West Bengal election campaign toxic or funny? Looking back at its many shades

    Was West Bengal election campaign toxic or funny? Looking back at its many shades

    27 April 2026 9:05 PM IST
    Panelists debate West Bengal Phase 2 elections amid controversy and political clashes on Capital Beat program

    Bengal Phase 2 campaign ends amid row, sharp political exchanges | Capital Beat

    27 April 2026 7:13 PM IST
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an election rally in West Bengal.

    Amit Shah says central forces will remain in Bengal for a week after polling ends

    27 April 2026 2:42 PM IST
    BJP fields Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay descendant for West Bengal polls 2026.

    After Vande Mataram, it's Bankim: Electoral politics heats up in Bengal's Naihati

    27 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Vikramjit Singh Sahney

    Vikramjit Sahney says he warned Kejriwal about MPs' defection: Report

    26 April 2026 7:51 PM IST
    Modi attacks TMC over ‘Maa, Mati, Manush betrayal, says ‘sins will be exposed’

    Modi attacks TMC over ‘Maa, Mati, Manush betrayal', says ‘sins will be exposed’

    26 April 2026 7:14 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Congress leader Selvaperunthagai addresses media amid Income Tax raid controversy

    Raid or ruse? Selvaperunthagai I-T bust claim kicks up political storm in post-poll TN

    26 April 2026 5:56 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul slams TMC over Congress worker’s murder in Bengal: ‘Reign of terror'

    26 April 2026 5:03 PM IST
    Seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs who joined the BJP.

    AAP moves to disqualify 7 MPs who defected to BJP, calls it betrayal of people's mandates

    26 April 2026 2:22 PM IST
    The BJP has tried to appropriate the legacy of Bengali literary icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay to challenge the states Trinamool Congress in the 2026 Assembly elections. Bankim Chandra photo: Wikimedia Commons

    Bengal's battle for Bankim: BJP localises nationalist pitch to counter TMC in Naihati

    26 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
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