Sonu Sood took to his Twitter handle and announced, "Like all good things, this journey has come to an end too. I've voluntarily stepped down as the State Icon of Punjab. This decision was mutually taken by me and EC in light of my family member contesting in Punjab Assembly Elections. I wish them luck for future endeavours."
At a press conference addressed jointly by state RJD president Jagadanand Singh, national general secretary Alok Mehta and state spokesmen Mrityunjay, the names of Arun Kumar Sah and Ganesh Bharti were announced for Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan, respectively.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will retain key portfolios including Home in the succesive LDF government in the state while his son-in-law PA Mohamed Riyas and Veena George, both first time ministers, will handle PWD and Health, respectively.
The Kerala High Court on Friday appreciated the effort of the Election Commission and the State police in ensuring no violation of the COVID-19 protocols.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will take oath as West Bengal Chief Minister for the third consecutive term on Wednesday, May 5. She was unanimously elected as the leader of the TMC Legislative Council at a party meet in Kolkata on Monday. Ministers in Mamata's new cabinet are likely to be sworn in on May 6 by Pro-tem speaker Subrata Mukherjee. Later, Biman Banerjee will hold the post of speaker, reports said.
Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Monday demanded that the present Election Commission be disbanded and the action of its members probed.
The DMK on Monday announced convening a meeting of the party's newly-elected MLAs on May 4.
Mamata Banerjee steamrolled the BJP election war machine as she powered the TMC to a two-thirds majority in the assembly elections and secured a third straight term in office in West Bengal, the longest-standing opposition fortress in the country.
Nadda said the party heartily respects the mandate of the people of Bengal and expresses its gratitude to them.
Elated by the trends in assembly election results which showed BJP set to lose in West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of agitating farmer unions, on Sunday said their campaign asking voters to "punish" the party stands vindicated.
Congratulated @MamataOfficial party win in West Bengal assembly elections. Tomorrow at 7 PM Hon’ble CM will be calling on me at Raj Bhawan.
With the ruling BJP-led alliance in Assam set to form the government for the second consecutive term, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the assembly poll has broken the "jinx" that minorities do not vote for the saffron party as it has received huge support in the Muslim dominated areas and constituencies.
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi tweeted, "Congratulations to Mamata Didi for @AITCofficial's win in West Bengal. The Centre will continue to extend all possible support to the West Bengal Government to fulfil people’s aspirations and also to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the party's poor performance in assembly elections in five states, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said it humbly accepts the people's mandate and it will continue to fight for its values and ideals.
he ruling Trinamool Congress looks set to retain power in West Bengal with its candidates leading in over 200 of the state's 292 seats that went to poll against the BJP's 79. Belying expectations of a tight contest, the TMC candidates appeared galloping to victory, and, if the current trends hold, the party will easily form its third successive government in the state. TMC supporters were seen celebrating with green 'gulal' at different places, including in front of Banerjee's residence at Kalighat.
"Congratulations to the Chief Minister of West Bengal,@MamataOfficial Didi on her party's victory in West Bengal assembly elections. My best wishes to her for her next tenure," the senior BJP leader tweeted.
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Rajnath Singh congratulates TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on her election victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Trinamool Congress supporters in large numbers gathered outside the BJP office in Kolkata's Hastings area, as TMC leads in 200 plus seats
In Puducherry, the counting of votes is likely to take place in batches. The results will decide the fate of 324 candidates. The battle is seen mainly between NDA and Congress-DMK alliance.
Counting of votes is currently underway in the high-stake West Bengal, overshadowed by the raging Covid-19 pandemic, as the BJP seeks to consolidate its hold over the eastern state.
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