7.58 am: Elections in Assam this year was the first after the fierce protests against the new citizenship law across the country, which f...
7.58 am: Elections in Assam this year was the first after the fierce protests against the new citizenship law across the country, which first began in the state. But the reason for the demonstrations in the state were entirely different from the rest of the country.
Preview: Exit polls predict BJP will win in Assam, but will anti-CAA sentiment impact votes?
7.30 am: Visuals from Kolkata and Siliguri.
Counting of votes for #AssemblyElections2021 to begin shortly. Visuals from a counting centre at St Thomas' Boys' School in Kolkata. #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/xPJynunp7D
— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
West Bengal: Officials, counting agents and others arrive at a counting centre at Siliguri College in Siliguri. Counting of votes for #AssemblyElections2021 to begin shortly. pic.twitter.com/RaZQKf2Ebo
— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
7.19 am: For the Bharatiya Janata Party, a victory in West Bengal will bring it closer to its ‘one-party’ ambition. For Mamata Banerjee, this could be a chance to emerge as a national leader.
Preview: With India’s longest ever election over, it’s a tight race between BJP and TMC in Bengal
7.18 am: Visuals from Guwahati.
Assam: Counting of votes for #AssemblyElections2021 to be held today. Visuals from outside a counting centre at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in Guwahati. pic.twitter.com/J87eLC1JPi
— ANI (@ANI) May 2, 2021
7.15 am: With the demise of J Jayalalithaa and MK Karunanidhi, who dominated the political space in Tamil Nadu for decades,...
