Meanwhile, with the BJP retaining power in Assam, Modi said the state's people have again shown confidence in the NDA's development agenda
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The AINRC secured 10, BJP three, DMK three, Congress two and the independents four.
While it is clear that the NDA will enjoy another term in Assam, as per current trends, the saffron alliance might end up winning lesser seats compared to its 2016 tally
The NDA is all set to retain power in Assam with the alliance surging ahead of the Congress-led Mahajot in more than 80 of the 126 Assembly seats
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is trailing behind her BJP challenger in Nandigram, TV reports show.
As many as 1,100 counting observers will watch the process and candidates and agents will have to produce a negative Covid test report or double dose of vaccination certificate to get an entry.
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Almost all gave the BJP-led NDA, which comprises AGP and United People’s Party Liberal more than 70 of the 126 seats on offer.
The exit polls for state assembly elections in Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Union Territory Puducherry were released around 7 pm after the polling for the eighth phase of West Bengal elections concluded.
The decision has been taken to check the spread of coronavirus, the sources said.
Eighteen candidates of AIUDF were camping in Rajasthan for fear of ‘poaching’ by the BJP
Politicians and supporters alike, flouted social distancing norms during the Assembly elections in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam resulting in many leaders testing positive for Covid-19
The ECI order came after an electronic voting machine (EVM) was found in a car belonging to the wife of a BJP candidate.
Congress and AIUDF candidates were flown to Jaipur on Friday in an apparent effort to shield them from any attempt of poaching by the ruling BJP.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.