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Kolkata: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inched closer to a landslide victory in West Bengal, celebrations started outside the BJP’s office both in Kolkata and Salt Lake. Besides sweets, BJP supporters and workers were seen sharing jhalmuri (spicy puffed rice). The popular Bengali snack had hit the headlines after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was…

Confetti is sprayed as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, waves to supporters upon his arrival at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate victory in the recently held state assembly elections in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 4, 2026. Manish Swarup/AP hide caption toggle caption Manish Swarup/AP NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister…

In most of his films, Tamil superstar C. Joseph Vijay has saved the nation and its poor from powerful forces. He used that same script in politics this week to emerge as the unlikely winner in elections in one of India’s most economically important states. Source link

Thiruvananthapuram: BJP made a historic stride by winning three seats and the party was quick to say it was symbolic as it had won the same number of seats in West Bengal in 2016. The victory could be seen as a stamp of approval to state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s strategy to focus more on development…

Domestic flows, earnings and Modi’s state-election wins could offer support. Source link

KOLKATA/New Delhi: “Chor, chor (thief),” BJP supporters chanted when Abhishek Banerjee, the chief minister’s nephew and second-in-command, walked into the Sakhawat Memorial Girls School on Monday, where votes from Mamata Banerjee’s own constituency were being counted. By afternoon, Bengal had turned saffron — and Banerjee’s 15-year government had been voted out in a political upheaval…

CHENNAI: TVK president C Joseph Vijay’s electoral debut was shaped by a tightly controlled campaign run by a close-knit core team, a targeted political strategy against the governing DMK, and a rapid expansion of support among minorities, Dalits and section of women voters.Key members of his circle, including N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, K A Sengottaiyan,…