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Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry — five states, 1,024 assembly seats, 18 crore voters. Live tally, constituency-level updates, and analysis from LoktantraVani's politics desk.
Tamil Nadu
234
seats
Leading: DMK+
West Bengal
294
seats
Leading: TMC
Kerala
140
seats
Leading: LDF
Assam
126
seats
Leading: BJP+
Puducherry
30
seats
Leading: NDA
Op-eds, ground reports, and number-crunching from across the cycle.
Opinion
The UPA negotiated and legislated during the Anna Hazare movement, but its response often appeared reactive. BJP's present handling of the paper-leak protests shows a faster, platform-native crisis playbook.
· 19h ago
Politics
At 11:52 pm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a direct selfie-style video to address the exam-paper-leak crisis. The timing, format and message made it an immediate national conversation.
· 19h ago
Politics
The Mumbai protest’s defining image follows a familiar regional sequence: a symbolic confrontation, viral distribution, celebrity attention and a grievance that outgrows its original street. The pattern is comparable; coordination remains unproven.
· 19h ago
Politics
A petition seeks an NIA probe and BJP leaders have raised concerns. The allegations remain unproven; a recent viral Bangladesh document cited online was found to be forged.
· 19h ago
Lok Post
With Abhay Kumar Singh retaining charge of Bihar's IT Department, the state's AI agenda now moves from policy consultation to delivery.
· 1d ago
India
It sounds like paperwork. It is the largest peacetime headcount on earth — and it decides how much your vote is worth.
· 1d ago
India
A rate cut, a chip milestone, an export inquiry, a tax countdown, a diplomatic phase two. On a single Wednesday, the country's threads pointed the same way — and that alignment is the story.
· 2d ago
India
A connection is not a kitchen. The redesign that went to the hardest blocks first is now measured where it should be — at the third refill, not the first enrolment.
· 2d ago
Politics
A week past the portfolios, the operating manual becomes a work plan. The first agenda reads like a set of measurable targets, not a distribution of rewards.
· 2d ago
Source: Election Commission of India · Live tally updated every 60 seconds during counting · Final figures may vary.