Assembly Elections in Southern States
The Election to the Kerala State Assembly will be conducted on April 13, 2011. Notification on date of election will be officially declared on March 19, 2011. It is learnt that along with Kerala, Assembly elections in other states like West Bengal, Pondicherry, Assam, Tamil Nadu also will be conducted simultenously during April & May 2011.Assembly Election dates:
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry - April 13, 2011
Assam - April 04 & 11, 2011
West Bengal - April 18, 23 & 27
and May 03, 07 & 10 2011.
Counting of votes in all the five states will be started on May 13 and final results will be declared same day.
Kerala and West Bengal are ruled by the CPI(M) and its alliance. Mr. M. Karunadhi is in power in Tamil Nadu. Indian National Congress is power in Assam and Pondicherry is also ruled by Congress with its alliance partners.
Both Kerala and West Bengal elections are very crucial as far as the CPI(M)is concerned as this is the first election they are facing after the humilating defeat in the 2009 General Elections in which the party was almost wiped out all over the country. As far congress is concerned, Kerala is a prestigious state since as per the routine, this is their turn and term, though they have tasted set backs in many byelectoins and state elections after 2009 general election.
