• DMDK upset the arithmetic of DMK, AIADMK • CPI(M) retains Madurai East seat with lowest margin • UDF defeat unexpected: Antony • Assembly polls: CPI (M) thanks West Bengal, Kerala voters • LDF polls over 48 p c votes • Record victory for K M Mani in Pala • Pondy CM creates history • The Lotus does not bloom in God's own country • Congress victory in Assam puts regionalism under threat • Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to resign today • Congress to rule Assam for another term • DMK returns in Tamil Nadu, Jayalalitha stunned • Congress creates history, to form government again • Buddhadeb clarifies stand on capitalism, pledges to work for poor • Left, Congress, DMK smile; Sonia wins hands down • Congress victory proves Assam press wrong • Congress returns to power in Pondicherry • Jayalalitha government quits • DMK takes power in Tamil Nadu, Jayalalitha stunned • Kerala results 'utter disappointment', says BJP • Left sweeps Bengal for historic seventh term • DMK govt headed by Karunanidhi to be aworn in on May 13 • "We will not be vindictive towards Jayalalithaa":Karunanidhi • Pranab quits owning responsiblity for WB poll debacle • CPI(M) Polit Bureau to meet on May 13 • West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee wins • Silence at Ammas Poes Garden, drumbeats at Karunanidhis Gopalpuram • Congress ahead, Gogoi sounds confident • ''My win is party's victory'': Buddhadeb • LDF will present clean administration: Achuthanandan • Left heading for landslide victory in West Bengal • Left set to win in WB, Kerala, DMK led front ahead in Tamil Nadu • LDF continues winning spree in Kerala • Karunanidhi thanks people for 'voting DPA to power' • Left set to sweep Bengal • Congress ahead, but spectre of hung Assembly looms large • Congress emerging as frontrunner in Assam elections • Oommen Chandy wins, whereas K. Muralidharan loses. • UDF ministers biting the dust in Kerala • DMK leads in Tamil Nadu • Two policemen die in Srinagar ambush • Left leads in West Bengal • Karunakaran's party trailing • Countdown begins for new government in Bengal • Congress ready with contingency plans • Repoll in 18 stations being held today • DMK worker beaten up by gang • Exit polls predict LDF win, Cong hopeful of retaining power • EC orders repoll in 18 polling stations in TN • 7 per cent increase in Bengal poll tournout • Record turnout of 70.22 p c in TN polls: CEO • All 234 results will be ready by May 11 afternoon: EC • Repoll in one booth on May 10 in Deeg • UDF ditched DIC(K), says breakaway group • Tension mounts as Kerala awaits election results • Left win will tighten stranglehold on government • 65 per cent polling in Andipatti • 72 percent turnout in West Bengal, Left tops exit polls • Indian elections end, Left to win, Sonia may be hit • Polling ends peacefully in hot Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry • Left wins to boost it up nationally: Karat • 50 percent cast vote till afternoon in West Bengal • DMK to wrest Tamil Nadu from AIADMK • Voters join AIADMK men to assault DMK candidate in Andipatti • DMK front to sweep TN; Left WB, Kerala; Hung House in Assam • Visually challenged caste vote in Pondicherry • 65 per cent voters exercise franchise • Pondy records 82.5 per cent polling • While Jayalalithaa prefers to keep mum, Karunanidhi sounds confident of victory • High to moderate voting recorded in TN, WB, Pondicherry and Rae Bareli • Andipatti votes to decide Jayalalithaa's fate • Bengal elections end with high turnout • State Assembly elections conclude on peaceful note • Kollywood stars join voters queue in TN polls • About 60 p c vote in TN as poll passes off peacefully • EC says AIADMK, DMK violated code of conduct in ongoing polls • Last bout of campaign for Bengal polls ends • 75 per cent turnout in last phase Bengal Assembly election • 70 per cent polling in 21 constituencies till evening • I am eagerly waiting for poll results in TN, says Rajnikanth • 45 per cent turnout till afternoon in Bengal • Polling picks up in Chennai after dull turnout in 1st 60 mins • Polling disrupted as AIADMK, Cong agents clash • Heavy polling in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry • Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry geared up for Mondays assembly polls • AIFB candidate promises free cellular phone and a new State! • TN goes to polls tomorrow amid unprecedented security • Final phase of Bengal elections tomorrow • DMK will not be vindictive against Jaya: Karunanidhi • Polling begins for final phase of assembly elections in West Bengal • Tamil Nadu polls will be the most competitive, West Bengal the least • Polling disrupted as AIADMK, Cong agents clash • DMK candidate in Jaya's constituency assaulted • Polling begins on brisk note in TN • Karunanidhi confident of DPA's victory • Jaya casts vote, refuses comment • Voters in 2 TN villages boycott polls • Voting begins peacefully in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry • Polling begins in West Bengal for last leg • Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu go to polls for Assembly elections • 20 per cent turnout recorded in first three hours in Bengal • 20 Per cent electorate cast votes in Pondy • Polling begins on peaceful note in Pondicherry • Polling begins in six Bengal districts • Polling begins in TN amid tight security • Security tightened for TN assembly polls • Jaya misusing welfare schemes: Vasan • Vaiko throws gauntlet at DMK • EC: DMK asked to explain by today, AIADMK by tomorrow • EC orders functionaries to quit constituencies after campaign • Pondy CM emulates Karunanidhi • High voltage campign concludes • DMDK election office gutted in fire in Pondy • DMK chief planning to intimidate voters, alleges Jaya • CEO restrains opinion and exit polls till 1700hrs of May 8 • Pondicherry gets ready for second phase of voting • AIADMK hoping to cash in on MGR vote bank in villages
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