Page 8 - Assembly Polls

Only nine out of over 3,500 independents won Assembly polls

Of those successful, the maximum six won from Kerala

Digvijay backs Gandhis, says Cong 'only thread' that can bind India

Blames the Sangh parivar for criticising the Gandhis, says it has historically hated the family

Five predictable results make for an uncertain 2019

BJP's leadership has earned itself a post-Bihar reprieve, but it hasn't brought them a more convincing nationwide claim in 2019

Assembly elections 2016 results: BJP spreads wings, Congress shrinks

BJP wins in Assam, opens account in Kerala; Congress loses two states; Left sweeps Kerala; Mamata decimates Opposition in West Bengal

Assembly Elections 2016: 5 stars who made a difference

A look at key faces who helped their parties cross the finish line

Congress voices disappointment over poll trends

Spokesperson Manish Tewari says results were 'not unexpected'

Poll results may trigger knee-jerk reaction

Analysts say markets to be impacted by monsoon, inflation trajectory

Impressive voter turnout in Assam, Bengal polls

An estimated 79.51 per cent polling was recorded in West Bengal and 82.21 per cent in Assam, Election Commission sources said in Delhi

'Confident' Jaitley reiterates PM Modi's call for 'Congress-mukt Bharat'

Union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley also expressed confidence of the BJP emerging victorious in the upcoming Assembly polls

In election season, alliances can't be far behind

Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are getting ready for Assembly polls. Who is doing deals with whom and what do they all mean? Business Standard decodes the politics

Assembly polls: Maoists in whispering campaign against TMC govt

Maoists have been trying to regroup for past two years, especially near the areas along the Jharkhand and Odisha borders

Govt rushes 20K paramilitary troopers for pre-poll duties in

Each company of these forces has about 100 personnel

Battle for states begins on April 4

These states account for 116 seats in the Lok Sabha

Kerala expected to see neck-and-neck fight in Assembly polls

Kerala Assembly elections are slated for May 16

EC likely to announce poll dates for five states today

According to available indications, the polls would be held in April-May