{"id":7534,"date":"2021-05-03T21:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/?p=7534"},"modified":"2021-05-03T21:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T15:53:03","slug":"five-states-decide-who-rules-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/five-states-decide-who-rules-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Five states decide who rules them"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7534\" class=\"elementor elementor-7534\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9c4d62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9c4d62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30f3f3f\" data-id=\"30f3f3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921177d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"921177d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By: Aparna Nair<\/strong><\/p><p>It was high drama in States such as Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry where Assembly elections were held to test the nerves of the titans who define political equations in the regions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6427e45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6427e45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee56a36\" data-id=\"ee56a36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d82e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3d82e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Tamil Nadu, the DMK made sure its symbol of rising sun shone high up even as AIADMK-led NDA battled well to give tough competition. There was also good news for BJP, as it opened its account in the State bagging four seats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d71b876\" data-id=\"d71b876\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4153b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4153b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"788\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PScwIDAgMTAyNCAxMDI0JyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7539 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tamil-nadu-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tamil-nadu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tamil-nadu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tamil-nadu-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tamil-nadu.jpg 1500w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tamil-nadu-1024x1024.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2e7961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2e7961\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-361fd24\" data-id=\"361fd24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c8d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c8d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Kerala, the red wave swept the region in a first-of-its-kind instance, as it was the norm in the State to always follow anti-incumbency as far as elections were concerned. Left Democratic Front rode the high waves of victory, as it bagged 99 seats of the 140-strong Assembly, with United Democratic Front bagging just 41 seats. Surprisingly, the front that gave the Left tough competition in many strategic seats was BJP, which, however, came a cropper as the results were finalised.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0c260c\" data-id=\"a0c260c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e872f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e872f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"788\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PScwIDAgMTAyNCAxMDI0JyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7540 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kerala1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kerala1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kerala1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kerala1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kerala1.jpg 1500w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kerala1-1024x1024.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5322981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5322981\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48640f6\" data-id=\"48640f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dee26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21dee26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In West Bengal, it was the \u2018Didi\u2019 factor that played the prominent role. Though BJP came just a poor second, its vote tally, when compared to the previous election, was a huge jump.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db8f291\" data-id=\"db8f291\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f052ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f052ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"788\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PScwIDAgMTAyNCAxMDI0JyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7541 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/west-bengal-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/west-bengal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/west-bengal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/west-bengal-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/west-bengal.jpg 1500w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/west-bengal-1024x1024.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0a5a5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0a5a5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b64d3c\" data-id=\"5b64d3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45df437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45df437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assam kept its date with the BJP, which found the going easy and the party bagging a second term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/assam1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/assam1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/assam1.jpg 1500w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/assam1-1024x1024.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4f498f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4f498f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef049a\" data-id=\"2ef049a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5c23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a5c23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Puducherry too, NDA made good profit and is on the road to making a government.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd1e6a7\" data-id=\"fd1e6a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85936e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d85936e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"788\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PScwIDAgMTAyNCAxMDI0JyB4bWxucz0naHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmcnPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7543 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/puducherry-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/puducherry-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/puducherry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/puducherry-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/puducherry.jpg 1500w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/puducherry-1024x1024.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d04358 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d04358\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e427fc4\" data-id=\"e427fc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfed53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bfed53\" 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