Election results 2011: Mamta shines in Bengal; AIADMK sweeps Tamil Nadu
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Election results 2011: Mamta shines in Bengal; AIADMK sweeps Tamil Nadu
Bangalore: Its the euphoria of election results and the outcome has changed the political picture in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal whereas Congress went on to win their third consecutive win and retain in power. Tamil Nadu gave an overwhelming mandate to opposition AIADMK combine which is set to win over 190 seats in the 234-member Assembly, proving its critics wrong yet again. Contrary to poll surveys, which predicted a neck-and-neck race, the AIADMK was well set to sweep the polls and form the next government on its own, after a dealing a crushing blow to the DMK. Conceding defeat, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi submitted the resignation of his cabinet to the Governor who accepted it and asked him to continue till alternative arrangements were made. The DMK might end up with 23 seats if the current trends continued, pushing it to the third spot after AIADMK's ally and actor-politician Vijaykant's DMDK, poised to win 25 seats. In Assam Congress is on its way to a spectacular third successive victory in the Assam Assembly elections, winning 16 seats and leading in 68 of the 126 constituencies. Riding on the planks of development and peace, the Congress is set to form the 13th state legislature with most of its ministers, led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi winning from their respective constituencies. Congress' steady alliance partner Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF) also performed credibly winning two seats and leading in 13 others. The All India United Democratic Front has won one seat and is leading in 17 others. AGP suffered a big reverse when its prominent leader and former two-time chief minister lost to his Congress rival Rockybul Hussain at Samaguri by over 20,000 votes. Mohanta was, however, was leading in his home constituency Baharampur over his Congress rival Suren Bora. In West Bengal Mamta Banerjee recorded a historic win ending the Left Front's 34-year uninterrupted rule with an estimated 214 seats in the 294-member assembly. Ousted from power in West Bengal after three decades, the CPI (M) said Trinamool Congress has reaped the benefits of people's aspiration for "change" to inflict the "big defeat" on the party but admitted that it too has committed "mistakes". The party also said the results of West Bengal and Kerala will be a disappointment for the "Left and democratic forces" but this will not make the Left policies and programmes "irrelevant" for the country. 'Paribortan' or change -- the poll plank of Trinamool -- found an echo in the words of senior CPI (M) leaders Sitaram Yechury and Brinda Karat as well as a party Politburo statement which said the party accepts the people's verdict. "After the Left Front being in office for a record 34 years continuously, the people have opted for a change. The first result in the April 13 Assembly polls in Kerala has gone in favour of UDF, with Varkala Kahar of Congress retaining the Varkala segment in Thiruvananthapuram district. He defeated his nearest rival AA Rahim of CPI-M by over 10,000 votes, official sources said. Power Minister and CPI-M candidate AK Balan won by a margin of over 21,000 votes in Tharur(SC) in Palakkad district.
Source: PTI
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