Vijay launched his party TVK in 2024 and has been going to the public with a solo campaign, positioning himself as a "family member" in every Tamil household.

The Congress-DMK alliance went through a frosty phase during the polls. For a brief moment, the party considered shifting its loyalties to Vijay’s TVK

A scuffle broke out at Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath counting centre in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal amid vote counting.

V. Saminathan  was once a key BJP face in the union territory of Puducherry and served as the chief of the unit thrice.  He joined Vijay-led TVK in 2025.

The BJP’s 45% vote share, assuming only Hindus voted for it, suggests a consolidation of about two-thirds of the Hindu voters

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A tragic accident in Jajpur, Odisha, resulted in five fatalities and seven injuries when an SUV crashed into a truck.

The celebrations took place at the family residence as the early numbers pointed to a strong debut for the actor turned politician in Tamil Nadu.

The victim was reportedly distressed over 'Vijay’s defeat' when he slit his throat outside his home on Monday morning.

KP Munusamy, Deputy General Secretary of AIADMK, is contesting the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Veppanahalli.

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P. C. George, a seven-time MLA, is running in the 2026 election from Poonjar. He faced defeat in 2021, marking a significant setback in his political career.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in 174 of the 293 assembly seats and the TMC was ahead in 94 seats around 12 noon

BJP leader Sobha Surendran, serving as State General Secretary, is nominated for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections from Palakkad.

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A. Johnkumar is contesting from Mudaliarpet in Puducherry assembly elections 2026.

Yusuf Pathan, former Indian cricketer, won his first election in 2024 from Baharampur as a TMC candidate, defeating Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

V. Vaithilingam served as the chief minister of Puducherry twice and later moved to national politics as a member of Parliament in 2019.

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The prime minister had shared a video on his official X handle showing him purchasing ‘jhalmuri’ from a small shop in Jhargram during his campaign.

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The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections recorded a historic turnout of 84.69%. Meanwhile, Kerala recorded a turnout of 78.27% across 140 constituencies.

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The UPPL, which had been in power in the Bodoland Territorial Council for a single term of five years before being ousted by the BPF, is leading in one seat.

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Currently, VS Babu of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam is leading with 7,361 votes.

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DMK's R Siva is key leader in the Puducherry politics and has represented Orleampeth and Villianur.

Gaurav Gogoi is contesting from Jorhat in the 2026 Assembly elections against BJP's Hitendra Nath Goswami.

D. Jayakumar, has represented Royapuram in the Tamil Nadu Assembly since 1991.

Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is aiming for a third consecutive win from the Madurai Central constituency in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Aadhav Arjuna, General Secretary of TVK, is contesting the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from Villivakkam, marking his electoral debut.

Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar appeared visibly surprised by the emerging trends, particularly in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

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Congress’s Assam unit chief Gaurav Gogoi, son of the late former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, is the Lok Sabha member from Jorhat

According to figures from ECI, Stalin, who has polled 44,541 votes, is trailing by around 8,455 votes in the multi-cornered contest in Kolathur.

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N Rangasamy won the Thattanchavady assembly constituency on May 4, securing victory by a margin of 4,441 votes.

Vijay tapped into his mass appeal as a film star, overcoming a lack of political experience, as people looked for a change and an alternative to the DMK and AIADMK

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The Election Commission of India is counting the votes for the assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry.

Ratna Debnath contested the elections on BJP ticket and is currently leading with a margin of 8,067 votes.

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The BJP has managed to get a massive head against Mamata's party, leading in 181, with the TMC trailing in 90 seats.

Bordoloi is contesting the Dispur Assembly seat as a BJP cadidate after resigning as the sitting Lok Sabha MP from Nagaon

Calling on Trinamool workers to stay at counting centres, the TMC supremo has alleged that counting has been stopped.

It will be a return for the Congress at helm and the first time that the Left is out of power everywhere in the country since the 1960s, if the leads hold.

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A. Namassivayam, Puducherry's home minister, is contesting the 2026 Assembly elections from Mannadipet on BJP ticket.

Seeman is contesting from Karaikudi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

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Swapan Dasgupta, BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, is running for the Rashbehari seat in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.