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Tamil Nadu elections 2026: High-stakes battle in Kolathur as MK Stalin trails in multi-cornered contest

Tamil Nadu elections 2026: High-stakes battle in Kolathur as MK Stalin trails in multi-cornered contest

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MK Stalin is trailing in the Kolathur constituency after briefly leading, according to analytics platform Pvalue, as counting continued in the ongoing election. His party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, is leading in 63 seats. Tamil Nadu CM and DMK leader MK Stalin addressed a gathering during an election campaign. (PTI) Tamil Nadu voted for its seventeenth legislative assembly on 23 April, with chief minister MK Stalin seeking a second consecutive term. No Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader has ever won back-to-back mandates. He contested from the Kolathur constituency. Kolathur contest In Kolathur, Stalin faced a multi-cornered contest. His main rivals were Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)’s VS Babu, AIADMK’s P Santhana Krishnan, and Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK)’s Soundara Pandian Louther Seth. Actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK is attempting to carve out space among anti-incumbency and youth voters, while the AIADMK is seeking to recover ground it has lost in recent elections. Stalin’s election campaign framed around consolidating the DMK’s governance record over the past five years, with welfare delivery, social policy expansion, and administrative performance. He hoped to …

Maharashtra mess: rebellions, multi-cornered fights, lack of issues

Maharashtra mess: rebellions, multi-cornered fights, lack of issues

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Shiv Sena supporters during the nomination filing rally of a party candidate . File | Photo Credit: PTI With rebellions, internal squabbles within the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), and the several nominations which have been filed, Maharashtra Assembly elections, slated to take place in a single phase on November 20, have confounded many pollsters. Just like the confusion about the seat-sharing formula, the fights will also be clearer only once the last day of the withdrawal of nominations on November 4 is over. Currently, looking at the several nominations which have been filed by the official candidates, rebel independent candidates and the smaller parties, Maharashtra is slated to have many multi-cornered fights. Interestingly, despite the agrarian distress, the unemployment levels, these may not become poll issues, say experts. The key to power will likely be decided by Vidarbha where both the Congress and the BJP are directly pitted against each other. The party which will dominate in the 62 seats in Vidarbha will likely hold the key to Maharashtra’s power equation. This …

Haryana key constituencies live: Julana in focus; multi-cornered battle in Sohna

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The key contesting parties in the fray are BJP, Congress, AAP, INLD-BSP and JJP-Azad Samaj Party. Haryana key constituencies live results: The stage is all set for the counting of votes for the 90-seat Haryana assembly elections, with the political landscape still remaining unclear in the state – where BJP has had a stronghold since 2014. While the exit polls predicted that the Congress is set to oust the saffron party and for the government in the state for the first time in a decade, the BJP is optimistic about securing a third consecutive term. However, the BJP, already battling anti-incumbency, went into the election facing anger from the state’s farmers, its wrestlers and their families, and youth (Agniveer scheme, unemployment).…Read More While the ruling BJP and Congress are the key parties in the fray, the AAP, JJP, and INLD are also seeking stakes in the election. At least five to ten key constituencies are witnessing a high-stakes battle in the state and would play a big role in shaping the northern state’s future—Sohna, Julana, …

In Meghalaya’s 2 Seats, 2 Women Candidates Face Multi-Cornered Challenge

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Agatha Sangma and Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh are the two candidates of the NPP in Meghalaya Guwahati: Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, 58, once a key Congress leader in Meghalaya, is now a minister in the Conrad Sangma government. She is also the National People’s Party (NPP) candidate for the important Shillong Lok Sabha constituency. Though the BJP is supporting Ms Lyngdoh, the Shillong seat has been with the Congress for 30 years. Meghalaya will see a multi-cornered fight for its two Lok Sabha seats. With 10 candidates contesting, a lot is in stake for all the parties. The BJP has not entered the contest to keep National Democratic Alliance (NDA) votes undivided. Its key NPP that fielded women candidates for both the seats has the task cut out to hold on to former Chief Minister PA Sangma’s legacy. The NPP hopes to take the Shillong seat from the Congress this time. Making the contest interesting is the challenged by the Trinamool Congress in Meghalaya, a state where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s party views as winnable. …