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BJP en route to making inroads in Kerala for first time, Suresh Gopi leads race in Thrissur

Actor-politician is leading by a margin of 74,686 votes in this seat, considered to be state’s cultural capital.

In Kerala, Congress-led UDF headed for victory against LDF, BJP eyes 1st Lok Sabha win

Congress-led UDF is leading in 18 of the 20 seats in Kerala. Both LDF and the BJP are leading in one seat each.

Congress wins 4 of 6 seats in Himachal bypolls, secures majority in assembly

The party improved its tally from the existing 34 to 38. The BJP’s tally has gone up to 27 following victory in two seats.

BJP leads in 17 of 28 seats in Karnataka, losing ground after winning 25 in 2019

From winning 1 seat in 2019 to leading in 9 in 2024, Congress makes major gains as BJP's pre-poll alliance partner JD(S) leads in 2 of 3 seats it contested.

Congress’s KC Venugopal wins by 63,000-plus votes in Kerala’s Alappuzha

LDF was angry with Congress fielding him since Alappuzha is lone Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala which it won in 2019. Currently, Venugopal is Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan.

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan going strong in Pulivendula assembly seat, leads by 54,000-plus votes

Jagan is two-time MLA (2014 & 2019) from high-profile seat, which was held previously by his father & ex-CM of united AP, YSR, until his demise in helicopter crash in 2009.

Adani Group sees Rs 3.6 lakh cr wiped out from market cap on counting day as BJP faces poll setback

The Group’s stocks rose strongly on Monday, following exit polls that predicted a landslide for Modi, but reversed all gains Tuesday as trends showed the BJP would fall well short of a single-party majority.

Rape accused MP Prajwal Revanna trails by over 43,000 votes in Karnataka’s Hassan 

Congress's Shreyas M Patel is leading from the constituency with 6,70,599 votes. Prajwal will remain in SIT custody till 6 June.

Kuppam elects Chandrababu for eighth time, TDP chief to become Andhra Pradesh CM for fourth time

Naidu has represented Kuppam as TDP MLA since 1989. This year, he improved his poll percentage to 60 percent this time.

In Barmer, Independent Ravindra Bhati trails Congress but ousts Union minister Kailash Choudhary

As of 2 PM, Independent candidate Bhati is in the 2nd position with over 3,84,000 votes. BJP candidate & minister Kailash Choudhary is trailing by over 2 lakh votes against Ummeda Ram.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.