mint - elections Get the latest news and analysis on business, finance, politics from mint, the website of the Mint newspaper, one of India's leading business and financial dailies https://www.livemint.com/rss/elections <![CDATA[Bypoll results: TVK wins Madurantakam, Dharapuram seats; BJP sweeps Nandigram, Rejinagar; AINRC retains Thattanchavady]]> <![CDATA[Bypoll Results 2026: Why verdict matters for Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu, Suvendu Adhikari’s BJP in West Bengal— Explained]]> <![CDATA[Puducherry Thattanchavady bypoll 2026: AINRC's Ashok Anand wins — who is he, why this election was crucial for BJP, NDA]]> <![CDATA[Nandigram Bypoll: 5 key reasons why Suvendu Adhikari’s former seat in Bengal is being keenly watched]]> <![CDATA[Rajasthan civic polls: BJP candidate gets just 1 vote, Congress jibes]]> <![CDATA[Rajasthan Civic Poll Results 2026: Seat details of BJP, Congress, AAP, BAP, BSP, CPI (M) - Winning and trailing]]> <![CDATA[Election Results: BJP takes lead over Congress in Rajasthan local body polls as counting continues]]> <![CDATA[BJP reshuffle ahead of 2027 polls: Satish Poonia gets Punjab, Vinod Tawde Uttar Pradesh charge]]> <![CDATA[Bankipur, Datia, Manjalpur Election Result Highlights: Bankipur verdict is message to BJP leadership, says Kishor]]> <![CDATA[Datia Election Result 2026: Here's what MP bypoll means for BJP and Congress]]> <![CDATA[Bankipur election results today: Prashant Kishor leads over BJP's Neeraj Kumar in early ECI trends]]> <![CDATA[Bankipur bypoll: Voting begins as Prashant Kishor makes electoral debut from BJP bastion]]> <![CDATA[Rajya Sabha elections: BJP candidates elected unopposed in MP; Mallikarjun Kharge among 4 elected from Karnataka]]> <![CDATA[Punjab local body polls Updates: Clashes erupt between supporters of Congress, AAP, BJP and SAD; 45.60% till 2 pm]]> <![CDATA[Falta Election Result Updates: BJP wins by ‘record margin’ of over 1 lakh votes, PM Modi congratulates Debangshu Panda]]> <![CDATA[ECI announces Rajya Sabha polls for 24 seats as HD Deve Gowda, Mallikarjun Kharge retire]]> <![CDATA[Falta repoll Updates: 86% turnout till 5 pm; TMC's Jahangir Khan is out of race – All you need to know]]> <![CDATA[Falta re-election: Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan pulls out of the race]]> <![CDATA[Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC Chief Sunny Joseph among cabinet members as Kerala CM VD Satheeshan reveals names of ministers]]> <![CDATA[MK Stalin makes request to new Tamil Nadu govt, sends stern message to Congress after Vijay's TVK gets majority support]]> <![CDATA[Who is Rajendra Arlekar? Tamil Nadu Governor at centre of post-election political standoff]]> <![CDATA[Will Vijay’s TVK secure a majority in Tamil Nadu if CPI, CPI(M) and Congress back it?]]> <![CDATA[Tamil Nadu government formation news LIVE: AIADMK chief Palaniswami holds meeting with party MLAs at resort]]> <![CDATA[Tamil Nadu Government Formation LIVE: All eyes on Vijay as TVK firms up support; may not take oath today, say reports]]> <![CDATA[Mamata Banerjee maintains her refusal to resign after West Bengal election defeat: ‘Let them dismiss me. We will fight’]]> <![CDATA[Meet BJP's Agnimitra Paul, West Bengal CM contender to replace Mamata Banerjee: Fashion designer with 23 criminal cases]]> <![CDATA[Mamata Banerjee, nephew Abhishek's security outside their homes ‘scaled-down’ after West Bengal election 2026 results]]> <![CDATA[Over half of new Bengal MLAs face serious criminal charges, says ADR report; 68 have murder, attempt to murder cases]]> <![CDATA[Vijay meets Tamil Nadu Governor, stakes claim to form government after Congress' support to TVK]]> <![CDATA[Election Commission issues notification for constitution of new Bengal Assembly as Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign]]> <![CDATA[Vijay as next Tamil Nadu CM? Congress decides to support TVK, smaller parties likely to follow suit]]> <![CDATA[TMC's Abhishek Banerjee alleges EVMs were swapped, says fact-finding committee to be formed as party loses election]]> <![CDATA[Vijay’s TVK has reached out to Congress seeking support to form government in Tamil Nadu, says KC Venugopal]]> <![CDATA[Nabanna or Writers’ Building: Will BJP leave Mamata’s highrise and run government from the iconic heritage building?]]> <![CDATA[Tamil Nadu poll shocker: TVK candidate defeats DMK veteran by just 1 vote in nail-biting finish]]>