AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was leading by over 5,000 votes in RK Nagar in the city against her nearest rival Shimla Muthuchozhan of DMK

As per trends, J Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK appears to be winning Tamil Nadu for a straight second term, bucking the tradition since 1989 when a ruling party has not returned to power

Anbumani is trailing in Pennagaram constituency.

According to latest trends, Soundararajan was in the third position behind the candidates of DMK and AIADMK

Jayalalithaa leading by over 16,000 votes in Dr RK Nagar constituency, ahead of her DMK rival Shimla Muthchozhan

The party was expecting a victory against the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the exit polls boosted this confidence

Election trends suggest that Congress has lost in Kerala and Assam and has failed to make a dent in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu despite alliances

She said she has no other interest in life than working for the people of Tamil Nadu

Analysts now believe that if the DMK had projected him the chief ministerial face instead of his 91-year-old father the whole hog, probably the election verdict could have been different

Liquor shares end mixed despite DMK's defeat

Results' trends suggest that the pollsters have again failed to predict the outcome of Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, and Assam

A look at key faces who helped their parties cross the finish line

Some with direct connections to political dispensations could face heat; others considered close to the winning party could expect good times

The J Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK has retained power by winning 134 seats in the 234 Assembly seats

BJP wins in Assam, opens account in Kerala; Congress loses two states; Left sweeps Kerala; Mamata decimates Opposition in West Bengal

A party must secure a minimum of six percent of all votes polled, which DMDK did not

Sonowal to take oath in Assam on Sunday, Mamata in West Bengal on May 27

DMDK's vote share plummeted to 2.4% in the 2016 Assembly polls from 7.88% in 2011, even as the party failed to return a single legislator

This is for the first time since MGR's death in 1987 that a party will return to power for a second straight term in Tamil Nadu

She is likely to be sworn in as chief minister for a second consecutive term on May 23

AIADMK Supremo hands over a list of 29 legislators who will be appointed as the ministers

28 others, including her trusted lieutenant and Finance Minister in outgoing Cabinet O Panneerselvam, to also take oath

AIADMK chief becomes Tamil Nadu CM for the sixth time

Kerala's ministers had least average assets and the state also had least number of crorepati ministers

It usually only takes such a harsh step when there is evidence that muscle power has been used

Officials said a better indicator of productive and general expenditure will be replacing the plan and non-plan distiction that has lost relevance post Planning Commission abolition

The government had in September scrapped the 92-year old practice of presenting a separate railway budget

They have decided that by 2019 all its accounting will move to accrual system

The ministry plans to achieve this target by doubling the current pace of electrification

26% bridges are over 100-year old, 5% crossed 140 years

The investors are looking for a safety fund for Railways

Government will continue to use the ETF route for disinvestment of PSUs

Railway authorities termed listing of these companies as a 'shocker'

Prabhu spoke about priority being given to safety and need for more funds for railways to move ahead

Centre to launch ambitious job scheme on Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his second budget is likely to focus on steps to accelerate economic growth

Real annual GDP accelerated in Jul-Sept to 7.4% from 7%. But, growth of nominal GDP slowed sharply to 6%

South India constitutes nearly 60% of India's plantation sector

Wants patient treatment, which is currently exempt from service tax, to continue to enjoy this sop under GST for 10 years

Minister says UDAY scheme will itself help save Rs 1.8 lakh crore annually within next three years

Apart from duty safeguards, industry also seeks year-long moratorium on payment of interest and principle

Bahl's company has been in the middle of some firefighting over reports on how there are efforts to downsize as cash is depleting

Cyient skid 7.32% to Rs 214.75 after consolidated net profit slumped 58.26% to Rs 45.20 crore on a 2.92% decline in net sales to Rs 1,073.60 crore in Q4 March 2020 over Q3 December 2019.

The domestic equity barometers traded near the day's high in morning trade. The Nifty was trading above the 9300 mark. Buying in index major Reliance Industries (RIL) pushed the benchmarks higher. At 10:29 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 441.29 points or 1.40% at 31,884.67. The Nifty 50 index rose 122.10 points or 1.33% at 9,321.15.

Gillette India fell 1.13% to Rs 4,934.50 after net profit slumped 40.31% to Rs 52.38 crore on a 12.66% drop in net sales to Rs 406.57 crore in Q3 March 2020 over Q3 March 2019.

Biocon gained 1.82% to Rs 356 after the company said it received establishment inspection report (EIR) for small molecules API manufacturing facility in Bengaluru.

Cadila Healthcare gains 0.11% to Rs 321.95 after the company said it received final approval from US drug regulator for Deferasirox tablets for oral suspension.

Key benchmarks extended gains in mid-morning trade. The Nifty was trading above the 9300 mark. At 11:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 494.49 points or 1.57% at 31,937.87. The Nifty 50 index rose 137.15 points or 1.49% at 9,336.20.

NLC India fell 0.46% to Rs 43.70 after the company said eight workers were injured in a fire accident at the TS II power plant in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu.

The benchmark indices pared gains in early afternoon trade as profit booking emerged at higher levels. The Nifty held above the 9300 mark. At 12:29 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 397.91 points or 1.27% at 31,841.29. The Nifty 50 index rose 106.05 points or 1.15% at 9,305.10.