India, May 5 -- A decisive victory for Vijay's TVK in Tamil Nadu, a comeback for the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, and a massive mandate for the BJP in West Bengal - May 4 was a day of many historic firsts as some political parties made immense strides, while others saw one of the biggest setbacks ever.

Even though the actor-politician's party fell short of an absolute majority in its maiden contest, the verdict in Tamil Nadu was enough to leave a big impact on the state's power dynamics.

As for Assam and Puducherry, the incumbent NDA governments reemerged with a big victory. Decoding what swung the votes everywhere:

The last time a film talisman whipped up an electoral storm in Tamil Nadu, one out of two people in India lived below the ...