Navika Kumar

“Saanu saariyan visar gaiyan raahvan ve” just hits different when the original sings it himself… On my very first podcast - #BaateinDilSewithNavikaKumar, when @SufiSartaaj sang, the whole room fell silent - completely mesmerised. Watch the full podcast here: youtube.com/watch?v=bLoegS…

It was truly a full-on masala mandate today! And the @TimesNow studio matched the mood perfectly, with results coming in as tez as the jhalmuri on the desk! @JhaSanjay @_sabanaqvi @ARanganathan72

#May4WithTimesNow There was a strong sense of appeasement politics, so much so that even sections of the minority community in Kolkata reportedly expressed discomfort over excessive appeasement: @ARanganathan72 We must accept that no one—not even DMK—expected such a resounding debut for Vijay. We must admit that: @puhazh_gandhi tells @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow BJP gave about 11% tickets to women candidates, Trinamool gave almost 20%. But overwhelmingly in this election, it is women who have decided the fate of Trinamool. Even Mamata Banerjee has lost the election: @ARanganathan72 tells @navikakumar I congratulate the BJP for achieving a major ideological goal. In Bengal, there was anti-incumbency in several regions..-@_sabanaqvi

Public opinion openly looted: SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav after saffron sweep in West Bengal The difference in vote share between TMC and BJP is only about 4–5%, around 12–13 lakh votes. And out of 27 lakh voters who could not vote, several were found eligible upon appeal: @attorneybharti tells @navikakumar We respect the mandate of the people. The voter is supreme. We accept the result. But democracy is not only about results—it is also about the fairness of the process: @abbashaiderIND

#May4WithTimesNow It is a historic moment. The BJP will have its first government in West Bengal, 79 years after independence. So it is an important moment for us: @amitmalviya in conversation with @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow BJP's Suvendu Adhikari shows his winning certificate after clinching the Bhabanipur assembly seat with a landslide against the West Bengal CM and TMC candidate Mamata Banerjee.

#May4WithTimesNow This is a very important moment in the journey of the BJP’s expansion in the country: @amitmalviya in conversation with @navikakumar on BJP's massive mandate in West Bengal

#May4WithTimesNow "Having Mamata Banerjee defeated in Bhabanipur is really special": @amitmalviya in conversation with @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow Law and order was a major problem. Sexual crime against women had increased, and those involved were often TMC workers, while Mamata Banerjee looked the other way..: @amitmalviya in conversation with @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow Hindu Bengalis were treated like second-class citizens under Mamata Banerjee's rule: @amitmalviya in conversation with @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow Brazen appeasement politics by Mamata Banerjee is also a key reason for her defeat: @amitmalviya in conversation with @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow Another important message is that Hindus matter; they are equal citizens. Hindutva is not negative—it is the foundation of this nation, its cultural heritage... Parties in the I.N.D.I.A alliance must introspect: @gauravbhatiabjp tells ＠navikakumar I am glad Congress is the “Kerala story” today; that is a decent achievement: ＠JhaSanjay

#May4WithTimesNow For Congress, the lesson is that once it goes out of power, making a comeback becomes extremely difficult. Not just Assam, but Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat—all reflect this pattern: ＠JhaSanjay tells ＠navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow Some women voters may have shifted, but what caused it, why it happened—needs detailed analysis. Definitely, the TMC has to go back, introspect, and come up with an effective strategy to counter the BJP juggernaut: Adv Niladri Bhattacharya, Political Analyst We brought the women’s reservation bill, and TMC and Congress voted against it. What happened today? They are decimated: @gauravbhatiabjp tells @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow What caused this tsunami has to be analysed in the coming days. It is too early to say. The mandate has been given by the people, and the people of Bengal will respect that mandate: Adv Niladri Bhattacharya, Political Analyst In 2016, BJP had 3 seats in West Bengal. In 2021, we won 77 seats—an increase of 74 seats. We were mocked, there was sarcasm, people said BJP had lost the election...Today, there is a massive mandate of 208 seats: @gauravbhatiabjp tells @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow Is there any possibility of Congress now moving towards TVK? Here's what @KartiPC said in conversation with @navikakumar.

#May4WithTimesNow This election, TVK fought virtually through social media. They did not rely on a conventional ground campaign. This election has shown that campaigns can be fought via social media: @KartiPC in conversation with @navikakumar

#May4WithTimesNow Losing state elections does not mean the same outcome will repeat in national elections. National elections operate on different parameters: @KartiPC in conversation with @navikakumar

Breaking on @TheNewsHour Mamata Banerjee loses to Suvendu Adhikari by 11K+ votes in Bhabanipur: EC Sources to Times Now @navikakumar with more details.

#May4WithTimesNow Congratulations to TVK and its president for a spectacular electoral debut: @KartiPC in conversation with @navikakumar