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Varier maintained a clear lead from the initial rounds of counting and steadily widened the margin through successive rounds, signalling a strong anti-incumbency wave

Umesh Meti won Bagalkot seat by a margin of 22,332 votes, while Samarth Mallikarjun won Davangere South seat by a difference of 5,708 votes, the Election Commission said.

The elections brought an end to Trinamool Congress’s run in power from 2011 to 2026; the BJP, which built its campaign on religious polarisation, was able to sell a dream of industrialisation and providing jobs to the electorate

These films had Vijay fighting for the common man and their issues

D. Selvam, who lost the seat to Mr. Udhayanidhi, is a former Congressman, who joined the TVK before the run-up to Assembly polls

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor Joseph C. Vijay, has emerged as the single largest party in the 2026 Assembly elections.

Actor-turned-politician Vijay (C. Joseph Vijay), leading his two-year-old party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), surged ahead with early leads in over 100 of the State’s 234 Assembly constituencies.

Vijay's TVK supporters cheer as party leads in Tamil Nadu

Project to stabilise irrigation for over 33,000 acres across 33 villages in the Krishna delta, benefiting more than four lakh people; works to cover main canal and distributaries from 0 to 47 km

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Mr. Darshan, submitted that the actor is being denied the basic amenities because the court had made an observation that no five-star treatment should be given to him in jail

Tamil superstar Vijay and his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), are celebrating a historic lead in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, sparking a wave of congratulatory messages from prominent figures in the film industry, including actors Sivakarthikeyan, Vikram, Nani, Tiger Shroff, and Kajal Aggarwal

As of 3.45 p.m. on Monday (May 4), the AIADMK was ahead in 47 constituencies; the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) in four constituencies; the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in three; and the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) in one

“We have heard the petitioner in person. We are not inclined to accept the story as stated here. Let him approach the embassy,” the bench ordered.

With decisive support in reserved constituencies, massive gains in rural areas and a fractured support for the Trinamool in seats with a strong Muslim presence, the BJP flips the script in West Bengal.

Jahar Chakraborti received a total of 24,291 votes, comfortably outpacing his nearest rivals

Of the seven TMC leaders who joined BJP in the past two years, only two were fielded by the saffron party

Kelu, CPI(M) leader and Minister in the outgoing Cabinet, lost to Congress candidate Usha Vijayan by a margin of 10,543 votes

Chandy Oommen gets 84,031 votes against CPI(M)’s K. M. Radhakrishnan

Kunhikrishnan secures 76,640 votes against incumbent MLA T.I. Madhusoodanan

A lone bright spot for the Left was Domkal in Murshidabad, where CPI(M) candidate Md. Mostafijur Rahaman was leading by 8,877 votes after five rounds of counting