Mamata storms Red bastion; Jaya ousts DMK; Cong gets Assam, Kerala

Breaking the Red citadel, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress ended the 34-year hegemony of the Left Front in West Bengal, while Jayalalithaa's AIADMK scored a landslide victory to oust DMK from power in Tamil Nadu as results of the assembly elections were out on Friday.

Third phase WB assembly polls record 78.3 pc voting

A total 78.3 percent turnout has been recorded on Wednesday in the third phase of the West Bengal assembly elections in 75 constituencies in three districts.The polling percentage might rise as reports from remote areas of South and North 24 Parganas districts were still awaited, the state's chief electoral officer Sunil Gupta told reporters in Kolkata.He said polling was 82.6 per cent in South 24 Parganas district, 80 per cent in North 24 Parganas districts, while Kolkata (south) registered 63.5 per cent and Kolkata (north) 61.6 per cent.

85 per cent polling in 2nd phase assembly elections in West Bengal

In West Bengal, over 85 per cent voting was recorded for second phase of assembly elections in the state. The second phase of poll took place in 50 seats covering Murshidabad, Nadia and Beerbhom districts on Saturday.