Most of these police officers were transferred by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the election.

“Unless all the groups divided in the AIADMK are united, the party will not be able to win at any time,” Panneerselvam said, reacting to AIADMK’s defeat in the LS polls.

Sources say: The state unit has already sent a message to the top brass requesting a cabinet berth for at least one Lok Sabha member of the party from the state.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections seven women candidates had won in Odisha, which is three more from this year.

PM Narendra Modi is all set to take charge as the prime minister for a historic third consecutive term with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning 293 seats in the Lok Sabha polls.

At times, it becomes imperative to perceive things against the popular opinion.

Congress leadership to declare their course of action on Wednesday, as chances are they will be able to form the government with the support of former allies.

Three years after putting a halt to the BJP’s advances in Bengal, the TMC, led by Mamata Banerjee, again proved its mettle by thwarting the BJP’s formidable campaign, spearheaded by PM Narendra Modi himself.

He won the Malda Dakshin seat by a margin of more than 1.15 lakh votes over his nearest rival, BJP's Sreeupa Mitra Chaudhury, aka Nirbhaya Didi.

The Congress party strongly condemned the latest exit polls as "bogus" and alleged them to be a deliberate ploy to justify potential election rigging, with Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh accusing PM Modi of playing "psychological games" to demoralise INDIA bloc workers .

Sandeshkhali, which falls under Basirhat LS constituency, is experiencing violence since Friday night and continued till the polling process began on Saturday.

Nestled between Kolkata and the South 24 Parganas district, Diamond Harbour holds a strategic stronghold in Bengal's politics.