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The 34-member cabinet will have two women. The complete list of ministers in Chief Minister-designate MK Stalin’s cabinet was released on May 6. Stalin has chosen to keep several important portfolios including Home, Police, General Administration, IAS, IPS among others. Key members of his cabinet include DMK General Secretary Duraimurugan, who will be Minister of Water Resources, former Chennai Mayor Ma Subramaniam will be Minister for Medical and Family Welfare, while Palanivel Thiagarajan (PTR) will be Minister for Finance and Human Resource Management. Stalin’s entire cabinet will have 34 Ministers including the Chief Minister. The CM-designate has chosen a mix of veteran and young leaders in his cabinet. Notably DMK Youth Wing Secretary and son of MK Stalin, Udhayanidhi, who is a first-time MLA has not been given a portfolio. K Ponmudi will be the Minister for Higher Education and Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi as Minister for School Education. Senthilbalaji has been given Electricity, Pr...

  As different political parties accuse each other of indulging in post-poll violence in West Bengal, Chief Minister   Mamata Banerjee   Tuesday held a meeting with the top administrative and police officers of the state and took stock of the situation, PTI reported. The CM’s meeting comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialed Governor Jagdeep Dhankar earlier in the day and expressed “serious anguish and concern” over the “worrisome” law and order situation in the state. Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay, Home Secretary H K Dwidevi, Director General of Police P Nirajnayan and Kolkata Police Commissioner Soumen Mitra, were present in the meeting with CM Mamata.The result of the West Bengal Assembly election was declared on May 2, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC won its third successive term by winning 213 seats. However, hours after the results were declared,  political violence  erupted across the state Monday, with at least eight people repor...

     The people have stopped the ruination... the spine is straight," said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who ahead of the election had repeatedly told people that the BJP will use money power to buy their votes. Bengal's soon-to-be three-time Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who pulled off a stupendous victory yesterday in face of an all-out fight by the BJP, today declared that the party, which rules at the Centre, is "not shahenshah" (emperor) and the people of Bengal have put them in their place. "The people have stopped the ruination... the spine is straight," added the Chief Minister, who ahead of the election had repeatedly told people that the BJP will use money power to buy their votes. "Take their money but vote as you please," she had declared in rally after rally. Yesterday, the 63-year-old -- who had to battle the entire might of the BJP complete with huge funds and a battery of star campaigners -- had termed her hard-fought victory ...

The MLAs will formally elect M.K. Stalin as the party legislative party leader and will hand over the letter of support to the Tamil Nadu Governor Banwari Lal Purohit. The oath taking ceremony is likely to be held at Raj Bhavan on May 7, Friday without much fanfare.   Stalin's son and DMK youth wing leader Udayanidhi Stalin is in all likelihood to be in the cabinet, sources in the DMK said. DMK sources also said that Udayanidhi may even be given the Deputy Chief minister's post.   When asked, the party general secretary, Duraimurugan said, "DMK is a democratic political party and Udayanidhi is an elected representative. Party will discuss this and then will decide."   Senior leaders will find a place in Stalin's cabinet and Congress will also be given representation. DMK leadership said that the Stalin led DMK government will be facing the first test in managing the Covid-19 pandemic with Tamil Nadu clocking more than 20,000 cases and 153 deaths on Sun...

     Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021, TN Assembly Election Result 2021 Today Live Updates: Latest trends in counting show the DMK alliance in the lead in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election results. The party and its allies, including the Congress, are ahead in at least 146 seats, while the ruling AIADMK is up in 86 seats.     Tamil Nadu Election Results 2021 Live Updates: Latest trends in counting show the DMK alliance in the lead in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election results. The party and its allies, including the Congress, are ahead in at least 146 seats, while the ruling AIADMK is up in 86 seats. In the 234-seat House, a party needs at least 118 seats to win the election. The AIADMK, which has been in power since 2011, hopes to extend its hold on the state for another term. The Opposition DMK, on the other hand, is hoping a mixture of incumbency and instability within the ruling party will allow it to return to the helm of affairs after a decade. This ...

The Election Commission passed an order of immediate suspension of the Teynampet Inspector of Police for allowing party cadres to assemble near Arivalayam today. Chennai:  Party members had violated Covid-19 protocols on main roads and beside party headquarters to celebrate in large numbers without following masking protocols and flouting social distancing norms. Party members were seen bursting firecrackers, dancing in groups, and wearing their masks around their necks outside party headquarters.   This comes on top of flouting the complete lockdown regulations announced by the Tamil Nadu Government.   Meanwhile, the party chief MK Stalin, in his official Twitter handle has requested the cadre not to gather around for victory celebrations considering the Covid protocols in place. He also requested the party observers to stay in the counting centres until the counting process is complete. He also requested the observers to contact the EC in case of any delay in th...

Exit polls for four states, UT predicted clear victory for DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, LDF retaining power in Kerala and BJP-led NDA in Assam and tight contest in Bengal with several surveys giving an edge to TMC New Delhi:  The counting of votes for the Assembly elections has begun in the four states- Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry adhering to COVID-19 protocols. While Assam and West Bengal saw multiple phases of polling, electors in Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu cast their votes in a single phase on April 6. Live updates Alliance Lead TMC+ 206 BJP+ 84 Left+ 1 Others 1 West Bengal Alliance Lead DMK+ 140 AIADMK+ 92 AMMK+ 1 MNM+ 1 Others+ 0 Tamil Nadu Alliance ...

     Intense battles and close fights continue across Tamil Nadu as the DMK and AIADMK clash in this race to the finish in the state. From expected leads by top leaders in Kolathur and Edappadi to unexpected setbacks in Avadi and Katpadi, this Assembly election continues to be too close to call. As of 11 am however, most constituencies had finished atleast one round of counting and initial leads have raised doubts over reports of a 'DMK wave'. The party led by MK Stalin is currently leading in 131 seats while the AIADMK is leading in 102 seats. The Makkal Needhi Maiam leads in one seat where its party chief Kamal Haasan is contesting while AMMK and NTK continue to trail in all constituencies. The Kongu region seems to have given the AIADMK an early lead while south Tamil Nadu and Chennai have given the DMK a boost this election. The votes polled by around 5 crore voters in the state are being counted in 75 counting centres across Tamil Nadu, which went to polls on April ...

     Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is ahead in West Bengal, where the BJP seems to have made gains since the 2019 national elections. In Tamil Nadu , the opposition DMK is way ahead with party chief MK Stalin and son leading in their respective seats. In neighbouring Kerala, the ruling Left-led LDF front - which is hoping to end a four-decade trend by retaining power - is past the halfway mark, early trends from the state show In Assam , the BJP is ahead of its nearest rival Congress, which campaigned hard to reclaim its one-time bastion. AINRC Chief N Rangaswamy, meanwhile, is leading in Puducherry at the moment with his alliance leading in 10 seats The poll results in the four states and the Union Territory are also likely to reflect how the handling of the COVID pandemic has played on the voters' mind. May 02, 2021 11:18 (IST) DMK Alliance Poised For 140 Seats vs AIADMK's 80 Seats:- Early forecast at this time (11 am) from NDTV Election Desk. #TamilNadu - DMK+ ...

T he Madras High Court on Friday imposed a ban on the bursting of firecrackers on the day of the counting of votes in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on May 2. The high court said that it is hoping all political parties, media and citizens at large will follow the COVID-19 protocol on the day of the counting of assembly election votes on May 2. A few days back, the Election Commission of India had also banned victory celebration on the day of the counting of votes on May 2. The results of the Assembly elections held in five states/UT - West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry - will be announced on May 2. As per the exit polls, in Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is predicted to come to power. The DMK and its allies are forecast to win at least 160 seats, while the incumbent AIADMK are predicted to win around 66 seats. Today's Chanakya predicted 164-186 seats for DMK and 46-68 for the ruling AIADMK-led alliance. According to ABP-CVoter exit pol...

  Roughly 76% of the electorate voted in the final phase of the West Bengal assembly election on Thursday, ending a month-long poll season that began with a tense political battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) but was quickly overshadowed by surging Covid-19 infections. Voting in three districts and a part of Kolkata saw stray violence in some areas but a sharp spike in Covid cases kept many voters indoor. The provisional turnout of 76.07 % is the lowest of eight phases and came on a day the state posted its highest cases and deaths, 17,403 and 89, respectively. Results will be declared on May 2, along with those for Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, where polls ended on April 6. “The polling was peaceful today, apart from a few incidents of violence,” chief electoral officer Aariz Aftab said. Daily infections in the state have zoomed 80 times since February 26, when poll dates were announced. The number of candidates and vote...

  The Election Commission has issued instructions for counting of votes in the West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry elections. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday made it mandatory for candidates and agents to have either negative COVID-19 test results or both doses of a vaccine before entering the counting halls on May 2, when votes of the five Assembly polls are tabulated. The ECI issued instructions for counting of votes in the West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry elections at a time the country is going through an unprecedented surge of COVID-19. On Tuesday, the  ECI banned all victory processions  on May 2, and restricted the number of people accompanying winning candidates to collect their certificate of election from the Returning Officer to two. “In view of second wave of pandemic and in order to ensure completely COVID- safe arrangements during counting, the Commission has been regularly consulting the Chief...

          The Election Commission of India has banned all victory processions on the day of -- or even after -- counting of votes (May 2) polled to the five states in the past few weeks amid a COVID-19 surge. Legislative assembly polls were scheduled in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, and Puducherry in eight phases, beginning March 27 and ending April 29. "Not more than two persons shall be allowed to accompany the winning candidate or his/her authorised representative receive the certificate of election from the Returning Officer concerned," an Election Commission notification said today. Coming amid a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the poll panel had laid down protocol for the contesting parties and leaders to follow to minimise the spread of infections. The rules were, however, mostly observed only in the breach by most political outfits and their contestants, with huge rallies and marches sending social distancing for a toss. The se...