Election results 2011: Mamata creates history in West Bengal; Jayalalithaa to be CM again
Ending the 34-year rule of the Left Front in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress led alliance is set to sweep elections to the 294-member Assembly.
By Agencies | Updated:
NEW DELHI: Heading for a landslide victory, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress on Friday is all set to end the 34-year reign of the Left in West Bengal while Jayalalithaa swept back to power in Tamil Nadu and Congress was headed for a record third term in Assam.
In Kerala, it was a photo-finish with a slight edge for the Congress-led UDF that may knock-out the CPI(M)-led LDF from power in yet another state. In Puducherry, the Congress appears to have an edge over the rival alliance led by Rangaswamy Congress.
Trinamool Congress-led combine was ahead in 212 seats with Mamata's party leading in 174 seats, well above the halfway mark of 147, and Congress in the rest. The ruling Left Front was leading in 75 seats.
Mamata Banerjee congratulated the people for the landslide victory of her party and said it was time to remember the martyrs who have died in the last three decades.
"With all humility, we congratulate the people of Bengal. This is the victory of the Maa Mati Manush (mother, land and people - Banerjee's pet slogan) of Bengal. This is the time to celebrate for the people of Bengal," Banerjee said in a message.
"While celebrating we should also remember those martyrs who have given their life in last three decades. We with the blessings of the people of Bengal will take the state forward," said Banerjee.
Hundreds of Trinamool Congress activists and supporters of party chief Mamata Banerjee danced in joy outside her residence in south Kolkata. There was unending slogan shouting. Sweets were distributed to all and sundry.
The Left Front accepted defeat in West Bengal, one of the most stunning verdicts in Indian electoral history, but said "collective failure" was to blame.
"It's a people's mandate, and we respect the mandate," Gurudas Dasgupta of the Communist Party of India (CPI) said.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hailed the TMC-Congress victory in West Bengal as a win for the alliance and took digs at leaders from both parties who were opposed to the tie-up.
"There is a clear two-third majority for the alliance. Many stalwarts of the Left parties, including the chief minister, are trailing. The TMC and Congress candidates are winning," Mukherjee told reporters.
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa is set to become Chief Minister for the third time in Tamil Nadu trouncing DMK in the keenly-contested elections in which the 2G scam was a major issue.
AIADMK alliance was ahead in 195 seats and DMK combine in 37. AIADMK alone is leading in 136 seats, which well above the half-way mark.
In Kerala, it was a photo-finish with a slight edge for the Congress-led UDF that may knock-out the CPI(M)-led LDF from power in yet another state. In Puducherry, the Congress appears to have an edge over the rival alliance led by Rangaswamy Congress.
Trinamool Congress-led combine was ahead in 212 seats with Mamata's party leading in 174 seats, well above the halfway mark of 147, and Congress in the rest. The ruling Left Front was leading in 75 seats.
Mamata Banerjee congratulated the people for the landslide victory of her party and said it was time to remember the martyrs who have died in the last three decades.
"With all humility, we congratulate the people of Bengal. This is the victory of the Maa Mati Manush (mother, land and people - Banerjee's pet slogan) of Bengal. This is the time to celebrate for the people of Bengal," Banerjee said in a message.
"While celebrating we should also remember those martyrs who have given their life in last three decades. We with the blessings of the people of Bengal will take the state forward," said Banerjee.
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Hundreds of Trinamool Congress activists and supporters of party chief Mamata Banerjee danced in joy outside her residence in south Kolkata. There was unending slogan shouting. Sweets were distributed to all and sundry.
The Left Front accepted defeat in West Bengal, one of the most stunning verdicts in Indian electoral history, but said "collective failure" was to blame.
"It's a people's mandate, and we respect the mandate," Gurudas Dasgupta of the Communist Party of India (CPI) said.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hailed the TMC-Congress victory in West Bengal as a win for the alliance and took digs at leaders from both parties who were opposed to the tie-up.
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"There is a clear two-third majority for the alliance. Many stalwarts of the Left parties, including the chief minister, are trailing. The TMC and Congress candidates are winning," Mukherjee told reporters.
AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa is set to become Chief Minister for the third time in Tamil Nadu trouncing DMK in the keenly-contested elections in which the 2G scam was a major issue.
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AIADMK alliance was ahead in 195 seats and DMK combine in 37. AIADMK alone is leading in 136 seats, which well above the half-way mark.
Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said the party accepts the verdict of the people of Tamil Nadu and congratulated AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa on her win in the elections.
"We accept the verdict. We would introspect and try to win the next elections," she said.
Contrary to predictions of a close fight, the Congress looks set for a comfortable victory in Assam gaining majority on its own, unlike last time when it was short of the half-way mark.
The party is leading in 75 out of the 126 seats while main opposition AGP is leading only in nine seats. AIDUF was leading in 14 seats.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said bringing all insurgents groups, including the ULFA, to the negotiating table would be his main priority to ensure lasting peace in the state.
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"Reaching out to the militant groups and bringing lasting peace would be my priority. We have been trying to bring all the insurgent groups including the ULFA to the negotiating table," Gogoi said. Kerala was set for a needle-finish with a slight edge for Congress-led for UDF which is leading in 72 out of the 140 seats. The LDF was ahead in 68.
In the 30-member assembly in Puducherry, Congress-led alliance was ahead in 13 seats while N Rangaswamy Congress-led combine was leading in 10.
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