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Election Results 2026: When will counting begin in Kerala, Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry — Where to watch | Today News

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Election Results 2026: When will counting begin in Kerala, Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry — Where to watch | Today News

The Election Commission of India will announce the results of the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry on May 4. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, asserted that her party would win more than 226 seats and alleged that the exit poll projections were aired at the "instruction of the BJP" to demoralise TMC workers. Shashi Tharoor says ‘confident’ we are going to win Kerala Shashi Tharoor on Thursday expressed confidence that the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will secure victory in Kerala, predicting the alliance will win more than 75 of the 140 assembly seats.

Tamil Nadu polls: If betrayal had a form, it would be Palaniswami, says Stalin

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India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu•Apr 5

Tamil Nadu polls: If betrayal had a form, it would be Palaniswami, says Stalin

Stalin launched a scathing attack on Opposition Leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Sunday (April 5, 2026), accusing him of building a campaign on slander and substandard rhetoric.

India•India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu•Apr 3

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Unresolved issues galore in Kangayam constituency

Choice of political candidates, over the last three decades, by the electorate has thrown up surprises in the Kangayam Assembly segment of Tiruppur district that has been witnessing rapid economic strides owing to diverse industrial activities in the main town, as also agriculture in the hinterland. In the previous two elections in 2016 and 2011, AIADMK candidates had emerged victorious over those of Indian National Congress by comfortable margins. In the 2001 election, the face-off between the DMK and AIADMK candidates resulted in the victory of the latter.

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India•India News: Latest India News, Today's breaking News Headlines & Real-time News coverage from India | Hindustan Times•Mar 29

TVK’s Vijay to contest Tamil Nadu elections from 2 seats, Perambur and Trichy East

Actor-politician Vijay has announced that he will contest from two seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls for his party, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). Highlighting youth welfare, Vijay announced a monthly assistance of ₹ 4,000 for graduates and ₹ 2,000 for diploma holders.

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India•India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu•Mar 11

Tamil Nadu Assembly election: Sowmiya Anbumani likely to enter the fray in a PMK stronghold

With Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss’ recent election to the Rajya Sabha, party sources revealed that Sowmiya Anbumani will “most likely” contest the upcoming Assembly elections in one of the PMK strongholds in Tamil Nadu. The DMK had said that if they came to power, they would give a subsidy of ₹100 on gas cylinders.

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