The result of the West Bengal Assembly elections and the overall performance of regional parties were the focus of most newspapers on Monda...
The result of the West Bengal Assembly elections and the overall performance of regional parties were the focus of most newspapers on Monday morning, a day after Mamata Banerjee led the Trinamool Congress to a spectacular victory by defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Results for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry were also announced on Sunday.
Anti-incumbency took a beating in West Bengal, Assam and Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led alliance was leading in over 150 seats and party chief MK Stalin is all set to become the chief minister for the first time. In Puducherry, the All India NR Congress-led National Democratic Alliance beat the Congress and the DMK.
In Kerala, the Left Democratic Front retained power and created history by becoming the first government to beat incumbency. In Assam, the BJP will form government again and the alliance led by All India NR Congress will assume power in Puducherry.
Most dailies hailed the role of regional parties in stopping the BJP from getting closer to its “one-nation, one-party ambition”. Newspapers used puns, referring to the campaign slogans and other elements on their front pages.
Most dailies highlighted the TMC’s win in Bengal but Banerjee’s defeat in Nandigram along with MK Stalin’s stellar performance in Tamil...
