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Modi sweeps Northeast: Is BJP now the dominant national party?

India's Northeast is awash with saffron. Smart alliances, promises of development, a growing network of grass-root workers and bringing out its heavyweights to campaign has helped Bharatiya Janata Party stamp its presence in the region.

Bharatiya Janata Party did what seemed impossible. From 1.5 per cent vote share in the last Assembly election in Tripura, the party has topped nearly 43 per cent vote share and snatched the state from the hands of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

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Video: Vijay takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM amid loud cheers and chants

TVK leader C Joseph Vijay on Sunday took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu amid a sea of supporters, his friends and family, and several political leaders. Eight other TVK leaders were sworn in besides him, as ministers in the new government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also attended the ceremony. The TVK managed to secure the Governor's nod to form the government after the Congress, the CPI, the CPI(M), the VCK, and IUML extended their support to the Vijay-led party for a colaition government.