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    ISAS Special Reports

    Collation of viewpoints and perspectives from ISAS events

    34 : State Election Results in India: Gains for the BJP and Regional Parties

    Ronojoy Sen

    25 May 2016

    The results of the elections in four States brought cheer to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is going to form the government in Assam for the first time. Regional parties too held their own in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the Left in Kerala. The results were a disappointment for the Congress as it was voted out of power in Assam and Kerala.