The Election Commission had banned victory roadshows and vehicle rallies in view of the steep surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.
Respective State Chief Secretaries have been asked to take immediate action to stop such gatherings: Election Commission of India
In West Bengal, the Congress is not even in the race as TMC and BJP are fighting neck-to-neck in this battle.
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav congratulated Mamata Banerjee for defeating "the politics of hate of BJP" in Bengal.
Dismal electoral run of Congress continues in the assembly elections to four states and one Union Territory.
The DMK leads in 118 seats, while the AIADMK is up in 80. Congress leads in 12 seats, PMK in 10 and the BJP in four.
The voting for Assam Assembly elections held in three phases was concluded on April 6 with an impressive turnout of 82.04%.
In the wake of inconceivable gush in the number of Covid-19 cases, the Election Commission had earlier banned all victory processions on or after the day of the counting of votes.
The latest trends coming in now indicate that Mamata Banerjee is set to sweep the West Bengal election once again with leads of 200 seats. The BJP is leading on 95 seats.
In the union territory of Puducherry, the former Chief Minister N Rangaswamy-led All India NR Congress-BJP-AIADMK alliance and Congress-DMK combine are the key contenders for power.
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