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Election 2026 LIVE: BJP alleges ‘wrongful’ strongroom opening day after TMC's sit-in
Election 2026 LIVE: Amid high drama in Bengal over elections, the Election Commission on Friday announced repolling at 15 poll stations on May 2. These include 11 polling stations in 142-Magrahat Paschim AC and four polling stations in 143-Diamond Harbour AC in South 24 Parganas district.
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- 5:00 PM IST, May 1People no longer have any faith in EC, says Bengal Congress amid strongroom row
- 4:37 PM IST, May 1TMC leader questions 48-hr delay in increased security for EVM strongrooms
- 4:08 PM IST, May 1Bengal BJP alleges ‘wrongful opening’ of strongrooms
- 3:41 PM IST, May 1Congress confident of UDF win in Kerala
- 3:02 PM IST, May 1Suvendu's ‘dramabazi’ dig at Mamata
- 2:50 PM IST, May 1TMC delegation reaches State Election Commission office in Kolkata
- 2:47 PM IST, May 1SC forms special bench for TMC plea
- 2:05 PM IST, May 1TMC approaches SC on PSU supervisors plea
- 1:48 PM IST, May 1Key TMC meet tomorrow
- 1:42 PM IST, May 1Repolling should have been held at at least 60 booths, says BJP's Suvendu
- 1:35 PM IST, May 1Full list of South 24 Parganas polling booths where repoll
- 1:08 PM IST, May 1Which are the constituencies where voting will be held again on May 2?
- 1:05 PM IST, May 1Why did the EC announce repoll?
- 12:54 PM IST, May 1When will the counting for 15 repolls be held?
- 12:40 PM IST, May 1Repolling at 15 stations on May 2
- 12:31 PM IST, May 1Kolkata buses on poll duty, commuters face hardships
- 12:05 PM IST, May 1TMC frustrated, says BJP leader
- 11:34 AM IST, May 1‘The way Mamata is panicking…’: Anurag Thakur's dig
- 11:11 AM IST, May 1‘I have never trusted exit polls’, says Farooq Abdullah and hopes projections prove wrong
- 10:53 AM IST, May 1Mamata in Opposition mode, says union minister
- 10:30 AM IST, May 1TVK candidate's office set afire near Trichy in Tamil Nadu
- 10:20 AM IST, May 1Triple blow to Mamata Banerjee ahead of results
- 10:18 AM IST, May 1‘Unauthorised people entered strong room’: TMC MP's nig allegation
- 9:10 AM IST, May 1Bengal CEO says ‘no scope for wrongdoing at counting centres’
- 8:54 AM IST, May 1‘Unable to digest defeat’: Bengal BJP chief dubs CM Mamata's strongroom visit a 'drama'
- 8:49 AM IST, May 1Omar Abdullah flags ‘dangerous precedent’ on Bengal SIR
- 8:44 AM IST, May 1Mamata can go to Supreme Court, Bengal BJP chief on TMC chief's tampering allegations
- 8:28 AM IST, May 1Tamil Nadu Election LIVE: Stalin meets senior leaders from DMK to discuss victory prospects
- 8:05 AM IST, May 1What is Section 163?
- 8:04 AM IST, May 1Section 163 imposed outside EVM centre in Bhabanipur
- 7:57 AM IST, May 1Abhishek Banerjee to call virtual TMC meet ahead of May 4 results
- 7:47 AM IST, May 1Keshav Prasad Maurya says ‘Didi will be gone on May 4’
- 7:19 AM IST, May 1Suvendu says Mamata ‘under surveillance’ after Thursday night drama
- 7:11 AM IST, May 1Bengal polls saw strong turnout among third gender voters
- 6:56 AM IST, May 1TVK may spring surprises, says MDMK MP Vaiko
- 6:34 AM IST, May 1Shashi Panja flags "serious loopholes" amidst strong room controversy, says 'no party informed'
- 6:11 AM IST, May 1TMC's Dola Sen says Trinamool will take legal action 'irregularities' in strong room handling
- 5:46 AM IST, May 1BJP's Poonawalla says Mamata is panicking over exit poll results
- 5:32 AM IST, May 1Security tightened at Netaji Indoor Stadium strong room
- 5:14 AM IST, May 1Chanakya' seat projection for West Bengal
- 4:57 AM IST, May 13 setbacks for TMC and Mamata
- 4:51 AM IST, May 1Vijay's ‘don’t move an inch' on May 4 from counting centres directive to TVK workers and leaders
- 4:40 AM IST, May 1Stalin tells party workers that good news is coming on May 4
- 4:26 AM IST, May 1BJP candidate takes 'chor machaye shor' dig at TMC
- 4:15 AM IST, May 1West Bengal election 2026 LIVE: Nishikant Dubey flags Bangladesh's MP's ‘dangerous’ remarks over illegal immigration in West Bengal
- 3:55 AM IST, May 1PIB flags fake ‘IB report’ on West Bengal polls
- 3:50 AM IST, May 1‘TMC will put duplicate machines’: BJP worker
- 3:37 AM IST, May 1Police deployment outside Kolkata strongroom
- 3:26 AM IST, May 1Change happening in Bengal, says BJP candidate from Kharagpur Dilip Ghosh
- 3:17 AM IST, May 1Seat projection in Kerala, as per Chanakya
- 3:05 AM IST, May 1Kerala exit poll LIVE 2026: CPI(M) general secretary questions exit polls
- 2:50 AM IST, May 1What EC says on TMC's claim that ballot boxes opened illegaly
- 2:34 AM IST, May 1BJP is forming govt in Bengal, says Union minister Nityanand Rai
- 2:19 AM IST, May 1Chanakya's seat projection
- 2:09 AM IST, May 1Chanakya's seat projection
- 1:51 AM IST, May 1EC denies EVM tampering in Bengal, says, all strong rooms are 'safe and secure'
- 1:40 AM IST, May 1Mamata is already an ex-CM, claims BJP minister
- 1:27 AM IST, May 1Suvendu says he ensured Mamata refrained from availing any undue advantage
- 1:24 AM IST, May 1West Bengal Exit Poll LIVE 2026: Calcutta HC rejects TMC plea against ECI order over Central staff deployment on vote counting day
- 1:09 AM IST, May 1Mamata vows to ‘fight till death’ to protect EVMs
- 12:53 AM IST, May 1West Bengal Election LIVE 2026: Tensions rise in Kolkata over protection of EVMs
Election 2026 LIVE: After TMC, the BJP has now made allegations of irregularities in strongrooms. BJP leaders complained to the Bidhannagar SDO after a strong room was allegedly opened without authorisation, PTI reported. Six officials have been suspended. On Thursday, TMC leaders staged sit-in protest outside central Kolkata’s Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, the counting centre for several assembly constituencies housing EVM strongrooms, amid irregular activities inside the facility, even as chief minister Mamata Banerjee said her party will win at least 226 of the state’s 294 seats and the BJP countered it saying “her game has ended”....Read More
A massive political row erupted in West Bengal on Thursday as Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders staged a sit-in protest outside central Kolkata’s Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, the counting centre for several assembly constituencies housing EVM strongrooms, alleging irregular activities inside the facility, even as chief minister Mamata Banerjee said her party will win at least 226 of the state’s 294 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) countered it saying “her game has ended”.
Repolling has been announced at a total of 15 polling stations in Bengal on May 2 amid intensifying BJP vs TMC in the state. The repolling was announced by the Election Commission as it declared the voting held on April 29 as “void” under Section 58(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
'No scope of wrongdoing'
Amid the political upheaval in Bengal just ahead of counting on May 4, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal on Friday asserted there is no scope for wrongdoing at the counting centres. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday night spent hours at the counting centre for her Bhabanipur constituency alleging possibilities of malpractices,
Stating that round-the-clock CCTV monitoring of strong rooms was in place, he termed the allegations baseless. Kolkata Police has imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita outside Sakhawat Memorial School, the counting centre and EVM strong room for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, following overnight tensions. Security has been significantly tightened to prevent unauthorised entry.
Suvendu says Mamata ‘under surveillance’
Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said strict vigil is being maintained at the strong room in Bhabanipur. He claimed that Mamata Banerjee has been kept “under surveillance” to prevent any irregular activity, adding that an election agent is present at the site to ensure transparency and adherence to electoral procedures.
Security tightened at strongrooms in Kolkata
Security has also been tightened outside the strong room at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata ahead of the May 4 vote count. The move follows allegations by the Trinamool Congress that the Bharatiya Janata Party, in “active collusion” with the Election Commission of India, is attempting to open ballot boxes without the presence of authorised party representatives.
BJP’s Entally candidate Priyanka Tibrewal took a dig at TMC leaders Shashi Panja and Kunal Ghosh after their now called-off protest outside the strong room. She said: “Chor machaye shor. All the systems here are covered by CCTV - strong room, area outside the strong room and everywhere else. So, why are they so rattled? Their representatives are seated outside. This is not the first election that the TMC is contesting. They know the process.”
The Bhabanipur assembly constituency saw tensions flare up on Thursday as BJP workers blocked a TMC vehicle, alleging that it was carrying suspicious items.
A BJP worker claimed that the vehicle was transporting something questionable and insisted that it would not be allowed to move.
"There is something in the vehicle. Mamata Banerjee has brought something in her vehicle. The vehicle will not be allowed to move," he said.
EC denies TMC's claim that postal ballot strong room opened without following protocol
Election Commission denied the TMC allegations that potal ballots strong room was opened without presence of all party representatives. EC officials said eight strong rooms have been set up at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra. Seven of these store EVMs from assembly constituencies in North Kolkata, while the eighth contains postal ballots of polling personnel. According to officials, the strong room with postal ballots was opened in the presence of representatives of political parties, with the TMC also invited.
They added that the strong room was opened to segregate postal ballots before dispatching them to the respective districts, and that the process was carried out strictly as per protocol by senior government officials appointed as Assistant Returning Officers.
What are TMC's allegations?
Day after the conclusion of the second and final phase of assembly polling, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleging that ballot boxes were opened without the presence of authorised party representatives. The allegations triggered protests, with party leaders staging a dharna outside Netaji Indoor Stadium.
TMC candidates Kunal Ghosh and Shashi Panja staged a sit-in protest outside the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, alleging that live-streamed footage from CCTV cameras revealed the presence of outsiders inside the strongrooms who were “fiddling with ballot papers” from the machines.
“Party workers and supporters were present outside the strongroom till 3.30 pm. Suddenly, an email was sent informing that the strongroom would be opened again at 4 pm. We contacted our workers, and they said they had left. We then rushed here. Now we are not being allowed to enter. BJP is being invited,” Ghosh, who is contesting from Beleghata, alleged.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited the strong room in Bhabanipur late Thursday night, asserting that her party would resist any attempt to tamper with electronic voting machines (EVMs). Banerjee, who is contesting from the constituency against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, said she acted after receiving reports of alleged irregularities across the state.
Election Commission officials rejected the claims, while BJP leaders accused the ruling party of spreading misinformation. The TMC later called off its protest at the venue.
Also Read | Today's Chanakya exit polls results: BJP sweep with 192+ seats in Bengal; edge to DMK in TN
“Our agent has been arrested; there has been so much one-sidedness. Even after that, if someone tries to steal the EVM machine, if someone tries to steal the counting, then we will fight life and death together,” said Mamata.
Suvendu Adhikari, meanwhile, posted on X that he had deployed a polling agent at the strong room in Kolkata where Mamata Banerjee was present last night to ensure she was kept under strict surveillance. He shared CCTV footage of Banerjee and the BJP polling agent inside the strong room and wrote: “As long as she was present in the strong room premises, my election agent, Advocate Suryanil Das, was personally there keeping her under strict surveillance so that she could not resort to any dishonest means.”
BJP making govt in Bengal, as per Chanakya's exit poll predictions
For West Bengal, Chanakya has projected a sweeping victory for the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, estimating 192–203 seats. The incumbent Trinamool Congress-led alliance is expected to secure 100–111 seats, while others may get 2–4 seats.
Other pollsters, including Peoples Pulse, Matrize and, P-Marq, have projected that BJP is likely to give a tough fight to TMC in the elections. However, Axis My India did not release their predictions citing lack of enough feedback from the voters after two phases of voting.
Projections in other states?
The DMK-led alliance is set for comfortable win in Tamil Nadu, majority of pollsters predicted including Chanakya. The pollster also predicted a victory for BJP-led NDA in Assam and an edge for the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, with the LDF trailing closely. Exit polls for Puducherry’s 30-seat assembly indicate a clear advantage for the NDA, with most agencies projecting it in the lead, often nearing or crossing the halfway mark.
Assembly election results out on May 4
The Election Commission of India conducted polling in Assam and Kerala on April 9, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu voted on April 23, with a second phase in Bengal held on April 29.
The results for all four state assemblies, along with Puducherry, will be announced by the poll body on May 4.
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West Bengal Election LIVE: 60-day prohibitory order in Kolkata's central business district from May 3
West Bengal Election LIVE: After receiving inputs about possible violent demonstrations, the Kolkata Police on Friday decided to impose prohibitory orders for 60 days from May 3 in parts of the city's central business district, an official order said.
The order was issued ahead of the May 4 counting of votes in the assembly elections.
Two counting centres in Kolkata witnessed high drama late on Thursday evening after TMC leaders alleged a lack of transparency and possible malpractice at the strongrooms housing sealed EVMs of the assembly polls, which concluded on April 29.
"Information has been received from credible sources that violent demonstrations are likely to take place, resulting in large-scale disturbances of the public tranquillity and breach of the peace" in areas under Bowbazar and Hare Street police stations, as well as the Headquarters Traffic Guard zone, the order said.
via PTI
Election LIVE: People no longer have any faith in EC, says Bengal Congress amid strongroom row
Election LIVE: West Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar on Friday sharply criticised the Election Commission (EC), accusing the polling body of working with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that this has led to a "lack of faith" in the EC.
Speaking amid the strong room row, Sarkar claimed, "The connivance between the Election Commission and the BJP is clear. Everyone knows this. This is not fair. In fact, the Election Commission has destroyed trust in the election process. Therefore, people no longer have any faith in the Election Commission."
Sarkar also dismissed the exit polls, labelling them as a tool for "propaganda" designed to benefit the BJP, urging people to wait for official results on May 4.
"The BJP has taken advantage of the exit polls. All exit polls are saying that the BJP is winning... This propaganda is helping the BJP... According to me, the voters in Bengal have a lot of courage; they have a lot of capability to make decisions. All political parties should wait for the final results," he said.
via ANI
Election LIVE: TMC leader questions 48-hr delay in increased security for EVM strongrooms
Election LIVE: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shantanu Sen on Friday demanded accountability from the Election Commission (EC) regarding a video of a strong room where Electronic Voting Machines were stored in Kolkata.
Trinamool has released a video alleging unauthorised access to EVM strong rooms and claimed . they were being opened without party representatives present. They have accused the opposition and the Election Commission of possible vote manipulation.
Sen questioned why security was tightened 48 hours after voting and insisted that representatives from all parties should be present, implying the need for transparency
Talking to the reporters here, Sen said, "The EC should point out the TMC representative in the video shown... Every party's representative should be present there... If there was adequate security, then why did they increase the security after 48 hours..."
via ANI
Election LIVE: Bengal BJP alleges ‘wrongful opening’ of strongrooms
Election LIVE: Day after TMC sit-in, the BJP has now raised the issue of irregularities at strongrooms. BJP leaders have complained to the Bidhannagar SDO after a strongroom was allegedly opened without authorisation, PTI reported. Six officials have been suspended.
Election LIVE: Congress confident of UDF win in Kerala
Election LIVE: Congress is confident of UDF win in Kerala as the exit polls also predicted its win. Senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar said, “There is no confusion about it." He also said that if party general secretary K C Venugopal is interested in becoming Kerala CM, if the UDF wins in the Assembly polls, he will have to undergo the requisite process.
West Bengal Election LIVE: Suvendu's ‘dramabazi’ dig at Mamata
West Bengal Election LIVE: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of resorting to 'dramabazi' (theatrics) in front of a counting centre here the previous night.
Talking to reporters at the BJP election office in Bhabanipur, Adhikari said the CM may continue "such antics" for two more days, but it will not change the verdict.
"What she is doing is nothing short of 'dramabazi'. She rushed to the counting centre in a vehicle with facilities like a washroom and stayed there for four hours. Even if she wants to change the outcome, that will never happen," Adhikari, who is contesting against the TMC supremo from Bhabanipur constituency, said.
Adhikari alleged that Banerjee wanted to stay at the vote counting centre till May 4.
"However, alert BJP workers foiled her plan by spotting the vehicle with five-star facilities, and as there was no proper place for her to stay for a longer period, she had to return," he added.
"Her exit from power in West Bengal is imminent," the leader of the opposition said.
via PTI
West Bengal Election LIVE: TMC delegation reaches State Election Commission office in Kolkata
West Bengal Election LIVE: : Following the Election Commission of India's announcement of repolling in 15 polling stations across two constituencies, a delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), including leaders Firhad Hakim, Asim Bose and Shashi Panja, on Friday arrived at the office of the State Election Commission in Kolkata.
Reacting to the re-polling, West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari said that he welcomed the decision and respects the EC.
Talking to reporters, Adhikari said, "Whatever happened at Magrahat West is welcomed. The re-polling should have happened in more booths in Diamond Harbour and in the whole of the Falta segment... There is a system and procedure which is being followed... We respect the Election Commission..."
via ANI
West Bengal Election LIVE: SC forms special bench for TMC plea
West Bengal Election LIVE: A special bench has been constituted in the Supreme Court for hearing TMC plea against the Election Commission, HT has learnt. The hearing will be held tomorrow by a bench of justices PS Narasimha and J Bagchi.
West Bengal Election LIVE: TMC approaches SC on PSU supervisors plea
West Bengal Election LIVE: The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has approached the Supreme Court against Calcutta High Court’s order rejecting its plea that challenged the deployment of only Central government and PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) employees as supervisors in the vote counting in West Bengal assembly elections, Livelaw reported.
West Bengal Election LIVE: Key TMC meet tomorrow
West Bengal Election LIVE: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will hold a key meeting tomorrow amid political heaval in Bengal ahead of counting on May 4. The Election Commission on Friday announced repolling at 15 polling booths in Bengal as it declared voting held in these booths in the second phase on April 29 as ‘void’.
West Bengal Election LIVE: Repolling should have been held at at least 60 booths, says BJP's Suvendu
West Bengal Election LIVE: As the EC announced repolling for 15 polling stations in Bengal, BJP's Suvendu Adhiakri said that repolling should be held at least 60 booths. He said that it appears that the authorities are considering the repolling on more booths.
“Repolling should have been conducted in more booths. At present, it is limited to only a few booths, whereas in the Falta segment alone, it should have been held in at least 60 booths... It appears the authorities are still considering the matter. There is a proper procedure, they review CCTV footage, observer reports, and the presiding officer’s records. Based on this system, decisions are taken. We respect the Election Commission fully and do not speak in the manner that Mamata Banerjee does,” Adhikari said.
West Bengal Election LIVE: Full list of South 24 Parganas polling booths where repoll
West Bengal Election LIVE: Full list of booths where repolling has been ordered:
Full list of booths where repolling has been ordered:
District: South 24 Parganas
AC: 142 – Magrahat Paschim
46 | Uttar Yearpur F.P. School, Room No. 2 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
126 | Najra F.P. School, Room No. 1 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
127 | Najra F.P. School, Room No. 2 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
128 | Deula F.P. School, Room No. 1 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
142 | Ghola Noyapara Girls’ High Madrasha, Room No. 2| 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
214 | Ektara Malaya F.P. School, Room No. 1 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
215 | Ektara Malaya F.P. School, Room No. 2 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
216 | Ektara Malaya Dhora F.P. School, Room No. 1 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
230 | Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P. School, Room No. 1 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
231 | Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P. School, Room No. 2 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
232 | Bahirpuya Kurkuriya F.P. School, Room No. 3 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
AC: 143 – Diamond Harbour
117 | Bagda Junior High School | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
179 | Chanda F.P. School, Room No. 2 | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
194 | Haridevpur F.P. School | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
243 | Roynagar F.P. School (Room No. 2) | 07:00 AM – 06:00 PM
West Bengal Election LIVE: Which are the constituencies where voting will be held again on May 2?
West Bengal Election LIVE: The Election Commission (EC) has ordered a repoll at 11 polling stations in 142-Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency and 4 polling stations in 143-Diamond Harbour assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. Voting at these booths was held on April 29 during the second phase of the West Bengal assembly election, but the EC has declared the poll ‘void’ under Section 58(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
West Bengal Election LIVE: Why did the EC announce repoll?
West Bengal Election LIVE: The repolling was announced as the poll body declared the voting held on April 29 as “void” under Section 58(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
West Bengal Election LIVE: When will the counting for 15 repolls be held?
West Bengal Election LIVE: The counting for the 15 polling stations that will go to votes again on May 2 will be held on May 4.
West Bengal Election LIVE: Repolling at 15 stations on May 2
West Bengal Election LIVE: The Election Commission has ordered repolling at a total of 15 polling stations in Bengal on May 2 amid intensifying BJP vs TMC in the state. The repolling was announced as the poll body declared the voting held on April 29 as “void” under Section 58(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Voting will be held from 7am to 6pm, the EC said.
West Bengal Election LIVE: Kolkata buses on poll duty, commuters face hardships
West Bengal Election LIVE: Daily commuters in Kolkata and adjoining areas continued to face severe hardship on Friday due to a shortage of buses, with a large number of vehicles still engaged in poll duty and unlikely to return before counting on May 4.
Acknowledging the situation, Joint Council of Bus Syndicate secretary Tapan Banerjee said more than 90 per cent of around 3,600 private buses requisitioned for the West Bengal polls have yet to report for duty.
Most of the buses are yet to be released after polling as they continue to be deployed for post-election duties, including the movement of security personnel and officials, and are expected to remain unavailable till the counting process scheduled for May 4, Banerjee told PTI.
The shortage has led to overcrowding in available modes of transport, especially the Metro Railways' Blue Line and Green Lines.
Election LIVE: Vote counting preps complete in Kerala, says EC
Election LIVE: All preparations for counting of votes in Kerala are complete, the Election Commission said on Friday. Voting was held in single phase in Kerala on April 9 and counting will be held on May 4.
Kerala Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar said, in a statement, that the counting will begin at 8 am on May 4 at 140 centres located in 43 places and a total of 15,465 personnel will be involved in the process, PTI reported.
The personnel include, 140 Returning Officers (ROs), 1,340 Assistant ROs (AROs), 4,208 micro observers, 4,208 counting supervisors and 5,563 counting assistants, he said.
The counting of votes will start with the postal ballots and EVMs of a maximum 14 booths will be counted in one round, the CEO said.
West Bengal Election LIVE: TMC frustrated, says BJP leader
West Bengal Election LIVE: Mamata Banerjee was behaving as if she was contesting elections for the first time, BJP candidate from Entally constituency, Priyanka Tibrewal said, adding that the TMC is ‘frustrated’ as they know they're going to ‘lose’. “She knows that authorised party agents are stationed outside the strong room... They are simply frustrated and know that TMC is going to lose, so they are just looking for excuses... All the recordings are there, you can go to court with them... It's all drama,” Tibrewal said.
Election LIVE: ‘Don’t need lessons on democracy', says Sarma as he slams Cong's Singhvi
Election LIVE: In a sharp attack on Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he doesn't ‘need lessons on democracy, public discourse or decency from anyone’. “Decency and him can never be in the same room,” he said. This comes after Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in the defamation case filed by Sarma over his remarks that his wife held multiple passports.
West Bengal Election LIVE: ‘The way Mamata is panicking…’: Anurag Thakur's dig
West Bengal Election LIVE: In a dig at Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP MP Anurag Thakur said that the way she is ‘panicking’ shows that she has lost, while he also appreciated the role of the Election Commission.
“The appreciation the Election Commission of India gets all over the world for conducting impartial elections is a win for the democracy of India. But when certain political parties lose, they put the blame on the EC, EVM. A massive defeat awaits TMC. The way Mamata is panicking clearly shows that she has lost… on polling day, TMC affixed tape on BJP’s symbol on EVM, intimidated people from going to booths, misled people… I urge our workers to be cautious, stay put while the counting is on," Thakur said.
Election LIVE: ‘I have never trusted exit polls’, says Farooq Abdullah and hopes projections prove wrong
Election LIVE: Farooq Abdullah on Friday said he has never trusted exit polls and expressed hope they would once again prove inaccurate.
"I have never trusted exit polls. Exit polls have proved wrong in the past, and I hope they prove wrong this time," Abdullah told reporters when asked about projections giving an edge to the BJP after assembly elections in key states.
West Bengal Election LIVE: Mamata in Opposition mode, says union minister
West Bengal Election LIVE: Stepping up the attack on Bengal chief minister, Union minister Sukanta Majumdar said that she went into opposition mode as she knows ‘the BJP is forming the government’ and that the ‘role of LoP awaits her’. “Mamata Banerjee in the morning boosted confidence of her workers, urging them to hold on to counting tables, but by the evening, her inner fear took over, she knows that BJP is forming the government,” Majumder said. He also lauded the Election Commission for conducting the two phases of elections in Bengal smoothly.
Election LIVE: TVK candidate's office set afire near Trichy in Tamil Nadu
Election LIVE: An election office belonging to TVK candidate Ramesh was allegedly set on fire by unidentified persons earlier today in Pettavaythalai area under Andhanallur Union, Srirangam Assembly constituency, ANI reported.
