Assembly Elections 2016

Assembly polls 2016 : ADR survey shows over half the elected MLAs are crorepatis

At least 428 MLAs or nearly half of all the winners in recently concluded assembly elections — in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry — are crorepatis.

Assembly elections 2016: How the numbers stacked up

The assembly elections held in April-May 2016 saw some expected results, threw some surprises and also created history. Here is a look at how the numbers stacked up

Congress is suffering increasing marginalisation in key states: Jaitley

Jaitley also took on the Left parties saying they have ideologically become irrelevant globally.

Congress has lost two of the states it ruled and BJP has gained one: Javadekar

BJP has emerged victorious in Assam, which had been ruled by Congress for 15 years.

Open letter to Rahul Gandhi: The irony of your existence is lost on everybody

Rahul Gandhi, you are believed to be running the party, a family legacy, while you have no real control over leaders of some vintage.

Assembly Election 2016: Fadnavis lauds Modi, Shah for 'historic win' in Assam

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for the party's "grand" performance in Assam and for making inroads in Kerala and West Bengal.

What the exit polls mean: Congress and the Left are in an existential crisis

The message from the exit polls for the Congress and the Left is dire indeed. Both are on the way to becoming marginal players.

Assembly Elections 2016: EC bans exit polls between 4 April and 16 May

The Election Commission on Thursday banned exit polls between 4 April and 16 May when Assembly elections are held in five states.

Will use Modi's achievements as 'additional weapon' to fight upcoming elections: BJP

BJP on Friday said it would use the Modi government's achievements in the economic sector and financial inclusion initiatives as an "additional weapon" to fight the coming assembly polls in five states.