Rush Hour: BJP set to end TMC’s 15-year rule in Bengal, TVK ahead in 108 Tamil Nadu seats and more

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The Bharatiya Janata Party was poised to cross the 200-mark in the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, having won 81 seats and leading in 123 as of 7.15 pm. The Hindutva party is set to cross the majority mark of 148 seats, ending the 15-year rule of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.

The TMC had won 35 seats and was leading in 48 others. The Congress had secured victory in one seat and was leading in another. A party or an alliance needs 148 seats in the 294-member Assembly to secure a majority.

As vote counting progressed, the TMC alleged irregularities in the counting process, claiming that there was a delay and lack of transparency in the release of trends. Tensions also erupted outside a vote-counting centre in Asansol after reported clashes between supporters of the BJP and the TMC. Read more.

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In Tamil Nadu, actor-turned-politician Vijay’s newly-founded Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam had won 49 seats and was leading in 59 as of 7.15...

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