BJP set to return to the Assembly after two decades
The Hindu
It won or was leading in the Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Modakurichi and Coimbatore South Assembly constituencies
The BJP is set for a return to the Tamil Nadu Assembly after two decades. At the time of going to print, it either won or was leading in Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Modakurichi and Coimbatore South. In 2001, it won four seats as part of the DMK-led NDA. BJP national general secretary in charge of Tamil Nadu C.T. Ravi said the party was happy to have its MLAs back in the Assembly, though it expected to win more seats. With the trend in favour of the DMK, the BJP was happy with the number of seats it had won, he told The Hindu. “The AIADMK strongly supported us and we also supported it. Had the trend been neutral, we would have won more seats,” he said.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.