Assembly elections
Mamata set to create history in Bengal; Jaya to be CM again
Trinamool Congress-led alliance was on the cusp of a historic victory in West Bengal while Congress appeared set to capture Kerala and retain Assam but its ally DMK was facing rout in Tamil Nadu in the elections to state assemblies.
Sonia to take final decision on joining Mamata govt
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision on the party's participation in the new government in West Bengal after discussing with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
Reaching out to militant groups main priority: Gogoi
Set to retain power for the third consecutive term, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said bringing all insurgents groups, including the Ulfa, to the negotiating table would be his main priority to ensure lasting peace in the state.
Pranab hails TMC-Cong win in West Bengal
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday hailed the TMC-Congress victory in West Bengal as a win for the alliance and took digs at leaders from both parties who were opposed to the tie-up.
Gogoi’s political acumen helps Cong retain power for 3rd term
Credited with bringing insurgent group Ulfa to the negotiating table and hauling Assam back from the brink of bankruptcy, chief minister Tarun Gogoi has combined administrative and political acumen with his simple demeanour to help Congress retain power for a record consecutive third term.
Trinamool-led combine ahead, Buddhadeb trails
The Trinamool Congress was headed for victory in West Bengal on Friday, with former Marxist leader and Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee saying the "opposition was coming to power".
'Paribortan' finds an echo in CPI(M)'s reaction to West Bengal defeat
'Paribortan' — the poll plank of Trinamool Congress — found an echo on Friday in the words of senior CPI(M) leaders who said the people of West Bengal have voted for "change" and Mamata Banerjee has benefitted from it.
No power sharing with allies: AIADMK
AIADMK has no intention of sharing power with allies and would go after the DMK's first family on the issue of corruption, a senior party leader said on Friday.
Results in WB, Assam 'spectacular'; in TN disappointing: Home minister
Home minister P. Chidambaram on Friday described the victory of TMC-Congress alliance in West Bengal and Congress in Assam as "spectacular" and termed the poll results in Tamil Nadu as "disappointing".
Karunanidhi resigns as Tamil Nadu chief minister
Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi on Friday resigned from the post after his DMK-led alliance was routed in the assembly polls.
