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Times Now secures No. 1 position during election week
Mumbai: Times Now on Thursday announced that it has emerged as the most-watched English news channel during the Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections & MCD polls.
With its extensive coverage under Mandate 2022, Times Now recorded a market share of 35 per cent during the election week (Source: Barc| All India 1mn+| 15-60 AB| counting week – Wk.49 2022). On Result Day, 7 December (MCD) and 8 December (Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh), Times Now secured an astounding share of 32 per cent and 34 per cent respectively.
Offering viewers comprehensive reportage of the election news with a distinguished panel of experts, multiple reporters on ground & state-of-the-art technology to deliver authentic and credible updates, Times Now augmented the elections news viewing experience like never seen before on Indian Television.
News Broadcasting
News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
