Communist Party of India, Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2011 Latest News & Results

BJP Creates History in Kerala: VV Rajesh Elected Thiruvananthapuram Mayor After Poll Win (Watch Video)

Forty-nine-year-old V. V. Rajesh on Friday entered record books as the first BJP leader to become Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, marking a watershed moment in Kerala's political landscape. While Rajesh on Friday won with 51 votes, the CPI(M) led Left candidate R.P. Shivaji got 29, and the Congress-led UDF K.S. Sabarinathan secured 19 votes.

Kerala Local Body Election Results 2025: Rajeev Chandrashekhar Hails ‘Historic’ BJP-NDA Surge in Polls, Claims ‘We Have Made Significant Strides in Our Vote Share’

Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Saturday termed the BJP-led NDA's performance in the Kerala local body elections a "historical victory," claiming the results marked a decisive expansion of the party's vote share and political footprint across the state.

Kerala Local Body Election Results 2025: Lotus Blooms in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation As BJP Emerges Dominant Force

The outcome marks a dramatic shift in the political balance of the capital, long regarded as a Left bastion. In the outgoing 100-member Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the BJP-led NDA had 35 seats, the CPI(M) 51, the Congress-led UDF 10, with the remaining seats held by Independents. According to the final tally, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) secured 29 seats, while the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 19. Two seats were bagged by Independents.

New Labour Codes: Left Parties, VCK Criticise Centre’s Labour Codes, Call for Mass Protests on December 8

Four major Left and progressive parties, the CPM, CPI, VCK and CPI(ML) Liberation, have strongly condemned the Union government's new labour codes, describing them as a sweeping assault on workers' rights and a serious blow to India's labour movement.

Bihar Election Result 2025 Live News Updates: NDA Bags 202 Seat Mandate As Mahagathbandhan Slips To Historic Low

Counting of votes for the Bihar election result 2025 begins at 8 AM today, November 14. Who will win, the BJP-JDU alliance or Congress-RJD's Mahagathbandhan? While the official Bihar assembly election results 2025 will be declared at results.eci.gov.in, catch live news updates on the trends, constituency-wise leading/winning candidates and party-wise seat numbers here.

Bihar Assembly Elections Results 2025: Early Trends Show NDA Taking Lead on 53 Seats With Mahagathbandhan Trailing

The Jan Suraaj party has taken the lead in two seats as well. Counting of votes for all 243 constituencies began at 8 am amid tight security. Officials began tallying postal ballots, with the counting of EVM votes scheduled to start at 8:30 am.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: NDA Starts Election Victory Celebration; 500 kg Laddus, 5 Lakh Rasgullas Ordered (Watch Video)

As Bihar awaits the results of the Assembly elections, celebrations have already begun within the NDA camp, buoyed by exit polls projecting a victory for the ruling alliance. In Patna, preparations for laddus and a massive feast are underway.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Tejashwi Yadav Rejects Exit Polls, Says Grand Alliance Will Take Oath on November 18

Addressing a press conference at his official residence-cum-office in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav said turnout in this election rose sharply compared with 2020, with more than 72 lakh additional voters exercising their franchise.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Phase 2 Voting: State Records Voter Turnout of 47.62% Till 1 PM in Polls; Kishanganj Records Highest 51.86%

The highest voter turnout was recorded in Kishanganj district with a voter turnout of 51.86 per cent, followed by 50.95 per cent in Gaya, 50.91 per cent in Jamui and 50.07 per cent in Banka. Madhubani continues to record sluggish turnout at 43.39 per cent as of 1 pm, according to the Voter Turnout application of the ECI.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Phase 2 Voting: 31.38% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 11 AM in Polls; Kishanganj Records Highest 34.74%

The highest voter turnout of 34.74 per cent was recorded in Kishanganj district, while the lowest voter turnout with 28.66 per cent was recorded in Madhubani district. Gaya recorded brisk turnout of 34.07 per cent, followed by 33.69 per cent in Jamui, 32.88 per cent in Aurangabad, 32.91 per cent in Banka, 32.94 per cent in Purnia and 32.39 per cent in Paschim Champaran.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Phase 2 Polling: State Records Brisk Voter Turnout of 14.55% Till 9 AM in Polls; Madhubani Lowest With 13.25%

Among the 20 districts, Gaya district recorded the highest turnout of 15.97 per cent, followed by Kishanganj with 15.81 per cent and Jamui with 15.77 per cent, till 9 am. The lowest turnout was recorded in Madhubani with 13.25 per cent. Voting for the second phase of the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar began today at 7 am across 122 constituencies in 20 districts.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Phase 2 Voting: Polling Begins in 122 Constituencies; By-Polls in 8 Seats Across 6 States and 1 UT

Apart from Bihar, voting for bye-elections is being held for eight Assembly constituencies spread across six states and one Union Territory. These constituencies are in Budgam and Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir; Anta in Rajasthan; Ghatsila in Jharkhand; Jubilee Hills in Telangana; Tarn Taran in Punjab; Dampa in Mizoram; and Nuapada in Odisha.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Phase 2 Voting: Polling Begins for Final Phase of Polls in 122 Constituencies (Watch Videos)

A total of 1,302 candidates are in the fray — 1,165 men, 136 women, and one third-gender candidate. The main contest is between NDA vs Mahagathbandhan, though AIMIM and Jan Suraj are posing challenges in some pockets. In this phase, polling is being held in 122 constituencies — 101 general, 19 SC reserved, and 2 ST reserved seats.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Phase 2 Voting: 3.7 Crore Voters To Decide Fate of 1302 Candidates in Final Phase; By-Polls on 8 Seats Across Country Today

The second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections will decide the fate of 12 ministers from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet. Among them are JD(U) leaders Vijendra Yadav (contesting from Supaul assembly constituency), Lesi Singh (Dhamdaha), Jayant Kushwaha (Amarpur), Sumit Singh (Chakai), Mohammad Jama Khan (Chainpur), and Sheela Mandal (Phoolparas).

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: JDU’s Bijay Singh Seeks To Defend Barari Seat in Quadrangular Contest

Barari MLA Bijay Singh, an Extreme Backward Class leader who also heads JD(U) EBC Cell, is contesting against Congress' National Secretary and ex-NSUI leader at JNU, Tauquir Alam, AIMIM's Md Matiur Rahman and Jan Suraaj's Pritam Prasoon.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: 1,302 Candidates in Fray for 122 Seats in 2nd Phase

Of the 122 Assembly constituencies going to polls in this phase, 101 are General seats, 19 are reserved for Scheduled Castes, and two are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The Election Commission of India (ECI) said all arrangements have been completed for a peaceful and smooth conduct of polling.