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Assembly elections: Counting of votes in TN and Puducherry to begin soon
Counting of votes polled in the April 6 Tamil Nadu assembly election will begin at 8 am on Sunday.
 "Assembly elections: Counting of votes in TN and Puducherry to begin soon")
West Bengal election: Third term for Mamata or will BJP storm to power?
After eight-phased Assembly polls in West Bengal ended on April 29, the results will finally come out on Sunday with the Election Commission set to begin counting of votes at 8 am today.
 "West Bengal election: Third term for Mamata or will BJP storm to power?")
May 2 Bengal counting: 108 centres, 256 cos of forces, tight Covid measures
The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes on May 2 for the West Bengal assembly polls
 "May 2 Bengal counting: 108 centres, 256 cos of forces, tight Covid measures")
BJP asks state units to strictly follow EC's order on victory procession
The results will be declared on Sunday
 "BJP asks state units to strictly follow EC's order on victory procession")
Exit poll highlights: It's DMK in TN, LDF in Kerala; TMC has edge in Bengal
Exit poll results 2021 highlights: Pollsters give an edge to TMC in West Bengal; clean sweep for DMK and LDF in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, respectively. BJP is likely to retain Assam and Puducherry
 "Exit poll highlights: It's DMK in TN, LDF in Kerala; TMC has edge in Bengal")
West Bengal Exit Poll results: TMC walks tightrope; huge gain for BJP
West Bengal Election Exit poll 2021 highlights: Stay tuned for West Bengal election exit poll and result 2021
76% turnout recorded till 5:30 pm in last phase of West Bengal election
Among the four districts, Birbhum recorded the highest voter turnout of 81.82 per cent
 "76% turnout recorded till 5:30 pm in last phase of West Bengal election")
WB polls: People come out in large numbers to vote in initial hours
Braving heat and Covid-19, people came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise recording 16.04 per cent of polling in the first hours in the last phase
 "WB polls: People come out in large numbers to vote in initial hours")
West Bengal assembly polls: Bomb hurled in north Kolkata, EC seeks report
With polling for the eighth phase in the West Bengal Assembly underway on Thursday, a bomb was hurled near Mahajati Sadan Auditorium in north Kolkata today.
 "West Bengal assembly polls: Bomb hurled in north Kolkata, EC seeks report")
Mithun casts vote, congratulates security personnel for peaceful voting
Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mithun Chakraborty on Thursday cast his vote at a polling station in Kashipur-Belgachia area of North Kolkata
 "Mithun casts vote, congratulates security personnel for peaceful voting")
Bengal polls: PM Modi asks people to cast votes following Covid protocols
With the eighth and last phase of the West Bengal assembly polls underway on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon people to cast their votes to enrich the festival of democracy
 "Bengal polls: PM Modi asks people to cast votes following Covid protocols")
WB polls: TMC leader dies of Covid-19, wife files complaint against EC
The widow of Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Khardaha Kajal Sinha, who died of Covid-19 on April 25, has filed a complaint against the Election Commission
 "WB polls: TMC leader dies of Covid-19, wife files complaint against EC")
WB polls: Voting begins to decide fate of 283 candidates in last phase
Amid surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, voting began on Thursday morning for the eighth and last phase of the ongoing assembly elections in West Bengal
 "WB polls: Voting begins to decide fate of 283 candidates in last phase")
'Unprecedented move': Politicians vow to pay India's women for housework
Ruling coalition, Opposition in Tamil Nadu and Kerala promise monthly income support to homemakers; Mamata Banerjee says she will give monthly income support to female heads of 16 million households.
 "'Unprecedented move': Politicians vow to pay India's women for housework")
Time to have a rethink on multi-phase polls, says ex-CEC T S Krishnamurthy
Krishnamurthy has pitched for single-phase elections
 "Time to have a rethink on multi-phase polls, says ex-CEC T S Krishnamurthy")
West Bengal polls: Elections campaigning ends for eighth and final phase
Amid a massive surge in Covid-19 cases, the fierce campaigning for the final phase of polling in West Bengal ended on Monday
 "West Bengal polls: Elections campaigning ends for eighth and final phase")
Holding polls constitutional obligation, BJP followed EC protocols: Nadda
Statement comes hours after the Madras HC criticises the panel for not doing enough to stop political parties from flouting Covid-19 protocols
 "Holding polls constitutional obligation, BJP followed EC protocols: Nadda")
75% voter turnout recorded in seventh phase of West Bengal elections
Constituency-wise, Raninagar in the Murshidabad district recorded the highest voter turnout of 84.35% followed by Bhagabangola at 83.5%
 "75% voter turnout recorded in seventh phase of West Bengal elections")
Campaigning wraps up for the final phase of polling in West Bengal
Campaigning for the eighth and final phase of polling for 35 assembly constituencies in West Bengal ended
Bengal CM demands withdrawal of central forces in next phase of polls
Mamata Banerjee welcomed Madras High Court's observations that the Election Commission could not avoid blame for the spread of pandemic
 "Bengal CM demands withdrawal of central forces in next phase of polls")
