Kolkata, May 25 (PTI) Following are PTI's top stories from the

Following are PTI's top stories from the eastern region at 9.30 pm. STORIES ON THE WIRE: CAL2 POLL-AR-ASSEMBLY BJP wins 41 seats in 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Itanagar: The BJP has won 41 seats in the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly after results of all the constituencies were announced, an election official said Saturday.

CAL3 WB-POLL-TMC-ANALYSIS Amid saffron surge, Mamata Banerjee's challenge to keep flock together ahead of state polls Kolkata: A Modi wave and simmering anger over TMC's alleged appeasement of the minorities that polarised voters after bloodied panchayat elections last year may have cost the ruling party in West Bengal dearly as its tally came down from 34 to 22 in the Lok Sabha polls. CAL4 AR-POLL-KHANDU Khandu thanks the people for reposing faith in his govt Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu Saturday thanked the people of the state for reposing faith in the policies and performance of his government and electing 41 BJP MLAs in the recently held state polls.

CAL6 POLL-WB-VIOLENCE 1 dead, several injured in post-poll clashes between TMC, BJP across Bengal Kolkata: Violent incidents were reported from across West Bengal on Saturday in which one person died and many were injured, officials said, as a face-off brewed between the ruling Trinamool Congress and a surging BJP after the Lok Sabha results were declared. CAL7 SK-SKM-STAKE CLAIM SKM leaders meet Sikkim Governor, stake claim to form government Gangtok: A Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) delegation led by its president P S Golay on Saturday called on Governor Ganga Prasad and staked claim to form the next government in the state.

CAL12 MHA-JMB-BASES Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh planning to set up permanent bases in eastern states: MHA Agartala: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sounded an alert about plans of terrorist outfit Jamaat-ul- Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) making permanent bases within 10 kilometres of the India-Bangladesh border in the eastern states of Tripura, Assam and West Bengal. CAL13 WB-LD MAMATA Poll effect: Mamata offers to quit as CM, party rejects Kolkata: Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee Saturday offered to quit as chief minister of West Bengal following her party's drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, but the TMC rejected it.

CES1 OD-SPLIT-VOTE Odisha voters go for split voting while electing MPs and MLAs Bhubaneswar: The Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections were held simultaneously, but in many constituencies people have voted in favour of one party in the Parliamentary poll and for another in the state election. CES2 WB-CELEBRITIES TMC and BJP repose faith in celebrities Kolkata: Reposing faith in celebrities over seasoned politicians, the Trinamool Congress and the BJP fielded seven actors, a playback singer and two footballers in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha polls.

CES3 OD-CONGRESS-SHOT Congress candidate dies Berhampur: Congress candidate from Aska Assembly seat in Odisha's Ganjam district, Manoj Jena who was shot by unknown miscreants three days ago succumbed to injuries during treatment, police said on Saturday. CES5 POLL-AR-ASY-NEWCOMERS Arunachal Assembly will have 20 first time MLAs Itanagar: As many as 20 first timers won the Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh this time with a majority of them belonging to the ruling BJP.

CES8 SK-BHAICHUNG Bhaichung Bhutia congratulates SKM for victory in Sikkim Gangtok: India's former football captain and Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) working president Bhaichung Bhutia on Saturday congratulated the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) on winning the assembly polls and the lone Lok Sabha seat in Sikkim. CES10 TR-RAIN Heavy rain in Tripura, 700 people take shelter in relief camps Agartala: At least 739 people were rendered homeless and forced to take shelter in relief camps across Tripura due to heavy rain and thunderstorms since Friday, an official said..