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New Delhi, Mar 11: Famous civil rights activist Irom Sharmila, who plunged into politics last year after ending her world's longest hunger strike which ran for 16 years, proved to be a disaster in Manipur elections after the results were announced on Saturday. Shockingly only a handful of 90 people voted in her favour from Thoubal constituency while her main opponent and Chief Minister Okram Ibobi

New Delhi, Mar 11: The BJP secured today a stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly elections, trampling a fragmented opposition, as party leaders hailed it as a vindication of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity and his pro-poor policies. With vote counting nearly over, the BJP remained locked in a close contest in Goa and Manipur with the Congress, which won the

Chandigarh, Mar 11: Congress was heading towards forming the government in Punjab, winning 38 seats so far and leading in 39 others in the 117-members state Assembly. With his party receiving a drubbing, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said he would be submitting his resignation to the Governor tomorrow. Arvind Kejriwal's AAP has won six seats so far and was leading in 13 seats while SAD had

New Delhi, Mar 11: The AAP today said it is disappointed with its performance in Punjab and Goa and will introspect on the reasons behind it. As per the counting trends, the party was not doing well in Punjab, where it was seen as an alternative to the Akalis and the Congress, and Goa, where it hoped to put up a spirited fight. "We are disappointed with the results. We will introspect on the

New Delhi, Mar 11: The Uttar Pradesh election results not only underline Rahul Gandhi's failure, but also that of Priyanka Gandhi who was part of the poll strategy, Union Minister Smriti Irani said today. Taking a dig at Rahul over Congress' poor performance in the crucial state polls, Irani said only blaming the AICC vice president "will be an injustice to him". "One has to do justice. This is

Lucknow, Mar 11: BSP chief Mayawati, whose party received a major drubbing in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, today alleged that the EVMs were tampered with in such a way that whichever button was pressed, the vote went to BJP. Terming the results as "shocking", she said the Election Commission should stop the counting and withhold results and hold fresh polls using traditional paper ballots. As

Imphal, Mar 11: Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh won Thoubal seat, defeating BJP's Leitanthem Basanta Singh by 10,400 votes and rights activist Irom Sharmila even as the Congress and the BJP were locked in a close contest in the state. The Congress has won three seats and is leading in eight, while the BJP has wrested two seats and is ahead in 10 other constituencies, as per results and

Panaji, Mar 11: Goa today appeared heading for a hung Assembly with ruling BJP and opposition Congress unlikely to cross the half-way mark in the 40-member House, putting the spotlight on smaller parties in government formation. As the results of 30 out of the 40 seats were out, Congress secured 11 seats followed by BJP winning 10 seats. Regional outfits Goa Forward and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak

Mangaluru, Mar 11: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in this coastal city celebrated the victory of ‘Modi wave’ in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Dozens of party leaders including former deputy speaker Yogesh Bhat, MLC Monappa Bhandary gathered in front of the party office in the city and raised slogans. The party workers burst crackers and distributed sweets among them. Speaking on the occasion, Mr

New Delhi, Mar 12: Riding the Modi wave, the BJP on Saturday swept to power in Uttarakhand by winning a three-fourth majority in the 70-member Assembly, trouncing Chief Minister Harish Rawat. Rawat lost from both the seats he had contested.The BJP won 56 seats, in what is considered to be a historic, one-sided victory in a state where the party had not projected a chief ministerial face and Prime