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    Opposition deficit, rather than BJP triumph, is the message

    TK Arun
    4 May 2026 8:52 PM IST

    Some claim the state assembly election results mark a triumph for the Modi-Shah brand of politics. But is it, really a Hindutva wave?

    Modi Shah
    Opinion
    West Bengal assembly elections
    Elections 2026

    Polarisation to anti-incumbency — what helped BJP change the political narrative in West Bengal

    4 May 2026 8:39 PM IST
    Gaurav Gogoi (speaking)
    Elections 2026

    Assam polls: Why Gaurav Gogoi suffered shock defeat in Jorhat

    4 May 2026 8:26 PM IST
    Assam assembly elections
    Elections 2026

    Why BJP is set for a stronger return in Assam

    4 May 2026 8:23 PM IST
    actor Joseph Vijay

    Vijay gets flood of messages on social media from film fraternity

    4 May 2026 7:28 PM IST
    Vijay addressing massive campaign crowd

    Understanding the Vijay phenomenon in Tamil Nadu politics

    4 May 2026 6:18 PM IST
    Auto driver to MLA: How Vijay Damu’s win in TN polls is a victory of TVK’s ‘common man politics’

    Auto driver to MLA: How Vijay Damu’s win in TN polls is a victory of TVK’s ‘common man politics’

    4 May 2026 6:17 PM IST
    Aadhav Arjuna TVK 2026 TN elections

    Aadhav Arjuna on TVK lead: 'They said we would not win even 10 seats'

    4 May 2026 6:14 PM IST
    Stalin reacts to DMK election loss

    DMK's darkest day: As TVK wave sweeps TN, Stalin reels under crushing defeat

    4 May 2026 5:33 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    What explains Bengal’s saffron shift? 6 reasons why Mamata was decimated

    4 May 2026 5:06 PM IST
    Vijay supporters

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

    4 May 2026 5:02 PM IST
    VS Babu defeats Stalin in Kolathur

    Stalin loses Kolathur seat to former protege VS Babu in stunning upset

    4 May 2026 4:48 PM IST
    vote tabulation at a counting centre

    Bypoll results: BJP wins 3 seats, Congress 2, Sunetra Pawar set for big win in Baramati

    4 May 2026 4:48 PM IST
    Congress-led UDF set to form government in Kerala.

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

    4 May 2026 4:30 PM IST
    Vijay and Congress tie up Tamil Nadu results

    Tamil Nadu verdict 2026: Will TVK chief Vijay form government with Congress?

    Pramila Krishnan
    4 May 2026 3:22 PM IST

    TVK, a non-Dravidian force, is poised to win TN but may fall short of majority. Will Vijay then choose between a fragile minority rule or ally with...

    Pinarayi Vijayan and V D Satheesan

    UDF landslide in Kerala: The multiple factors that toppled Left

    4 May 2026 3:17 PM IST
    Pinarayai Vijayan fall

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

    4 May 2026 3:07 PM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayan

    With Pinarayi's LDF loss in Kerala, India left with no Left-ruled state

    4 May 2026 2:56 PM IST
    2026 Assam elections delimitation confusion

    How Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma became the strategist who rewired the state’s politics

    4 May 2026 2:34 PM IST
    Why 2026 Assembly polls were about Opposition vs BJP plus CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    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
    PM Modi in Assam

    PM Modi to visit BJP HQ, likely to address party workers after poll results

    4 May 2026 1:01 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
    kerala UDF win 2026 assembly elections

    Kerala polls: UDF surges ahead, jubilant scenes at Indira Bhavan

    4 May 2026 12:53 PM IST
    BJP supporters celebrate the party

    West Bengal election 2026: The many firsts emerging from early trends

    4 May 2026 12:23 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    TMC cries foul as BJP surges in Bengal vote count

    4 May 2026 11:58 AM IST
    BJP workers celebrate in Bengal

    BJP confident of Bengal victory, claims people voted for change

    4 May 2026 11:26 AM IST
    An election official demonstrates an electronic voting machine (EVM) during vote counting at a counting centre, in Madurai

    Silence at DMK HQ as early Tamil Nadu trends push ruling party to third

    4 May 2026 11:20 AM IST
    TVK workers celebrate

    TVK: Will form govt in Tamil Nadu with absolute majority

    4 May 2026 11:12 AM IST
    Sunny Joseph

    UDF to get 100 seats in Kerala, says state Congress chief Sunny Joseph

    4 May 2026 11:12 AM IST
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