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Sun TV sets, Raj TV rises on surprise TN poll outcome

Liquor shares end mixed despite DMK's defeat

BJP's lotus finally blooms in Assam

The four-party coalition that it leads garners almost two-thirds majority in the 126-member assembly; BJP alone wins 60 seats

Rajagopal scripts history, BJP makes a debut in Kerala

He wrested Nemom from sitting MLA and vibrant CPI(M)-LDF leader V Sivankutty defeating him by 8,671 votes

Assam Assembly polls: We accept defeat with all humbleness, says Gogoi

Tarun Gogoi, the three-time chief minister, said it was not easy to win for the fourth consecutive term

Congress-Left tie-up a blunder: Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal CM said that there was an attempt to create fear among people but they overcame and voted fearlessly

People have rejected opportunistic, obstructionist politics: BJP

The party leadership also thanked the people of Assam and credited the victory there and increased vote share in other states to party workers, state leaders and PM Narendra Modi

Modi congratulates Sonowal, people of Assam

Sonowal said the Prime Minister told him to convey to the people his best wishes and assured his support for development of the northeastern state

Election results a vote for Modi: Amit Shah

He described the election results in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry as the "new beginning of politics of performance"

Assam Assembly polls: NDA headed for landslide victory in state

The alliance has won 18 of the 22 seats declared so far and is leading in 68 of the remaining 126 assembly seats

West Bengal Assembly polls: Trinamool Congress heads for landslide victory

Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee said that she will take oath on May 27

CPI(M) decision to align with Cong greatest blunder: Mamata Banerjee

Referring to charges of corruption against her party, she dubbed it as 'a propaganda by a section of media and that Bengal is a corruption free state'

Stalin's spirited campaign makes it a close contest in TN

Analysts now believe that if the DMK had projected him the chief ministerial face instead of his 91-year-old father the whole hog, probably the election verdict could have been different

West Bengal Assembly polls: Money power was used, says state Congress chief

West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that there were many reasons for the defeat and the party would review them

Kerala CM will be decided on Friday: Prakash Karat

The Left Democratic Front led by the CPI (M) is set to win 91 of the 140 seats in the state assembly

May cooperate on GST but have ideological differences with BJP: Mamata

The Trinamool has favoured passage of the GST Bill and also mentioned it in its manifesto during the 2014 Lok Sabha and 2011 assembly elections

Assembly poll results show people 'intolerant' towards Congress: Naidu

Although the final picture was clear by noon itself, Election Commission has reportedly said counting of votes will be over by 3 pm

Jayalalithaa breaks the jinx: Five top victory quotes

She said she has no other interest in life than working for the people of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: 5 factors that likely worked against the DMK

The party was expecting a victory against the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the exit polls boosted this confidence

Assembly polls: BJP in Assam, Mamata Banerjee are real winners

BJP has finally achieved its objective of capturing power in Assam, a goal which it had been pursuing since the 1980s

Oomen Chandy goes down battling graft charges against his govt

The Chandy government had faced the elections under a cloud of charges from bar bribery case to solar scam