Assembly election result highlights: BJP returns in Arunachal, SKM in Sikkim after landslide victory

From the results of the state assembly elections of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi CM Kejriwal's ending interim bail, catch all the latest news from around the world here

9:37 PM

Exit polls will go wrong like they did during Assembly election: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday reiterated that the exit polls would go wrong like they did during the Karnataka Assembly elections last year.
 

Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, “Exit polls had predicted that Congress party would not come to power during the last Assembly elections, but they were wrong." Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress president, said the exit polls had indicated that the Congress would win only about 80-85 seats, but he had predicted that his party would bag 136 seats on the basis of the internal survey of the party.
 

Eventually Congress won 136 seats.
 

“Exit polls would consider a very small sample size of 5,000 people and hence I don't believe in them. The people of Karnataka, especially women, have reposed faith in our guarantee schemes. I am sure they have supported us," the Deputy CM said.
 

According to Shivakumar, the guarantee schemes at the national level reached the people better in the second phase of the election.

9:02 PM

Mexican voters about to crown first woman president

Mexicans are voting in national elections on Sunday with the ruling party candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, commanding a hefty lead in the polls and expected to become the country's first female president. Polls have consistently placed Sheinbaum about 20 percentage points ahead of her closest challenger, Xochitl Galvez of an opposition coalition comprised of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which ruled Mexico for about seven decades until democratic elections in 2000, the right-wing PAN, and the leftist PRD party. There were already long lines outside voting centers when the polls opened at 8 a.m. local time (1400 GMT). Sheinbaum, speaking to journalists from the passenger side of a car, said it was a historic day and that she felt at ease and content on her way to vote. "Everyone must get out to vote," Sheinbaum, a physicist and former Mexico City mayor, said during a live broadcast on local TV.

7:28 PM

BRS wins MLC bypoll in Telangana

The opposition BRS on Sunday won the bypoll to Telangana Legislative Council from Mahabubnagar Local Authorities' constituency.
 

BRS candidate Naveen Kumar Reddy secured 762 votes, while Congress nominee M Jeevan Reddy got 653 votes. An independent candidate got one vote.

The total number of valid votes polled in the by-election was 1,416.
 

The victory in the by-poll came as a morale booster to the BRS after its shock defeat in the Legislative Assembly polls last year.
 

The bypoll outcome is seen as a setback for ruling Congress as Mahabubnagar is the native district of CM A Revanth Reddy.

6:41 PM

OPEC+ extends deep oil production cuts into 2025

OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to extend most of its deep oil output cuts for 2024 but to start phasing them out in 2025, as the group seeks to shore up the market amid tepid global demand growth, high interest rates and rising rival U.S. production. Oil prices trade near $80 per barrel, below what many OPEC+ members need to balance their budget. Worries over slow demand growth in top oil importer China have weighed on prices alongside rising oil stocks in developed economies.

5:24 PM

BJP not forming govt on June 4, exit polls are mind games: CM Arvind Kejriwal

Going back to jail not because I was involved in corruption but because I raised voice against dictatorship, said Arvind Kejriwal. He added, "All exit polls fake, what was the reason for BJP to release these fake figures."

5:19 PM

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal surrenders at Tihar jail after interim bail granted by SC ends

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday surrendered at the Tihar jail here after his interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in the excise policy-linked money laundering case ended on June 1.
 

He was granted the relief for campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections.
 

Before surrendering, Kejriwal paid homage at Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat, offered prayers at the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place and addressed AAP leaders and workers at the party office.
 

During his address, Kejriwal said, "I am going back to jail not because I was involved in corruption but because I raised voice against dictatorship," he said.
 

"I was given a 21-day (relief) by the Supreme Court. These 21 days were unforgettable. I did not waste even a minute. I campaigned for saving the country. The AAP is not important, it is secondary. The country comes first," he said.

4:13 PM

SKM sweeps assembly elections in Sikkim, wins 31 of 32 seats

The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) on Sunday returned to power by sweeping the assembly polls in the Himalayan state, winning 31 of the 32 seats, according to the Election Commission. The opposition Sikkim Democratic Front could manage only one seat.

Elections to the Sikkim Assembly were held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls on April 19.

3:44 PM

Arunachal Assembly election results: BJP returns to power, secures 46 seats

The BJP on Sunday returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh for the third time in a row, as the party won 46 seats in the 60-member assembly and secured a majority, Election Commission officials said.

Votes were counted for 50 assembly segments for which elections were held in the northeastern state along with Lok Sabha polls on April 19. The rest 10 seats were won by the saffron party uncontested.

3:22 PM

No worries on LS elections outcome, expecting good results: BRS chief on exit polls predictions

Amid exit poll reports indicating a "poor show" by the BRS in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday downplayed it, saying whatever be the outcome, the party will work for the people.

Addressing the leaders and workers of the party on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the formation of Telangana state, Rao, also known as KCR, said the BRS's defeat in the recent assembly polls was a temporary setback.

2:57 PM

Exit polls are an attempt to demoralise Oppn party workers, create mental pressure: UP Cong Chief Ajay Rai

On exit polls for LokSabhaElections2024, UP Congress chief & candidate from Varanasi seat, Ajay Rai says, "This is an attempt to create mental pressure on voters and demoralise the workers of INDIA alliance...INDIA alliance will win more than 295 Lok Sabha seats...On 4th June, the government of INDIA alliance will be formed and victory will be secured on the Lok Sabha seat of Varanasi..."

2:48 PM

We are waiting for June 4 results which can be more shocking than exit polls: Bhupendra Singh Hooda

Speaking to the media about the exit poll data released on Saturday evening, former Haryana CM Bhupendra Hooda said, "... We are waiting for 4 June... The result can be even more shocking than the exit polls... The CM is just rattled and seems he has accepted his defeat... What have they done in 10 years? They didn't set up an inch of railway line or set up an electricity unit. more than 2 lakh job posts lie vacant..."

2:34 PM

Delhi HC takes note of 52.3 deg C temperature in Delhi, warns city could become 'barren desert'

Taking note of the recent temperature spike to 52.3 degrees Celsius in the city, the Delhi High Court has observed that the national capital could become a barren desert if the present generation continues an apathetic view on deforestation.
However, the Met department has recently said that the 52.3 degrees temperature reading was flawed.

 

2:22 PM

Mcap of 8 of 10 most valued firms erodes by Rs 2.08 trn; RIL, TCS suffer

The combined market capitalisation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms of the country declined by Rs 2,08,207.93 crore last week, with bellwether Reliance Industries, TCS and Infosys taking the biggest hit.

 

2:15 PM

Exit polls data is historic, it is the victory of the country: BJP MP Ravi Kishan

Responding on Exit Polls data, BJP MP and candidate from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan says, "Historic! This is the victory of the entire country...I can say that the nation has made itself victorious. With the victory of PM Modi, this is the victory of the poor, deprived, women who stood in long queues across the country and voted...This is a beautiful thing that the country is making development victorious. The country wants to see itself secure, this election was fought by the country and it is the result of the country...The country has not seen a leader like PM Modi."

2:05 PM

CM Kejriwal to surrender at Tihar Jail today: Punjab CM Mann reaches his residence in Delhi

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann arrives at the residence of CM Arvind Kejriwal, in Delhi. CM Kejriwal is scheduled to surrender at Tihar Jail today after paying obeisance at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at the Raj Ghat and the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place.

 

CM Kejriwal was given interim bail by the Supreme Court to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections on May 10 and was asked to surrender to Tihar jail on June 2.

2:04 PM

PM Modi holds review meeting to take stock of post cyclone situation in Northeastern states

1:57 PM

Boxer Amit Panghal secures Paris OIympic quota in 51kg category

Boxer Amit Panghal (51kg) secures Paris Olympics quota with 5-0 win in quarterfinals of 2nd World Qualification Tournament, PTI reports.

 

1:43 PM

This is not exit poll, this is 'Modi Media Poll', 'PM's fantasy poll': Rahul Gandhi

Responding to the exit poll data released by news agencies on Saturday evening, Rahul Gandhi said, "It is not exit poll, it is Modi Media Poll. This is Modiji's fantasy poll. Have you heard Sidhu Moose Wala's song 295...(we will get) 295 (seats)."

1:34 PM

Vistara's Paris-Mumbai flight gets bomb threat; lands amid emergency alert

Vistara Paris-Mumbai flight gets bomb threat; lands at airport amid emergency alert, PTI reports.

1:17 PM

Assembly election results LIVE: BJP secures victory in Arunachal, SKM wins Sikkim

BJP has secured a comfortable victory in Arunachal Pradesh securing wins on 38 seats and maintaining a lead on another seven seats. The ruling SKM is also set to retake power in Sikkim with victories in 21 seats and a healthy lead on 10 other seats in a 32 seat assembly if Sikkim.

12:59 PM

Exit polls 'bogus', 'deliberate attempt' to justify rigging: Congress

Terming the exit polls 'bogus', the Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday that they were a "deliberate attempt" to justify rigging of the elections and part of "psychological games" being played by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lower the morale of the INDIA bloc workers.

 

12:42 PM

Air India's Delhi-Vancouver flight finally takes off after delay of nearly 22 hours

Air India's Vancouver-bound flight from Delhi, scheduled for June 1, finally departed at 3:15 am on Sunday after a nearly 22-hour delay, a source reported.

Originally set to take off at 5:30 am on Saturday, a "technical" issue forced the airline to reschedule the flight. " An Air India spokesperson explained on Saturday that "AI 185 was delayed due to technical issues and subsequently because the crew reached their mandatory Flight Duty Time Limitations." This marks at least the third instance in the past week where Air India's ultra-long-haul flights faced significant delays for various reasons.

12:27 PM

Iran's ex-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election

Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered on Sunday as a candidate for the presidential election, aiming to reclaim the nation's top political role after a helicopter crash killed the current president. Ahmadinejad's registration increases pressure on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. During his tenure, Ahmadinejad openly challenged the 85-year-old cleric, and his attempt to run in 2021 was blocked by authorities. The election, scheduled for June 28, will choose a successor to Khamenei's hard-line protégé President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May along with seven others.

 

12:05 PM

Arunachal Pradesh assembly election result: BJP wins 25 seats, leads on 22

The ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh is set to make a comeback with 25 seats in its pocket and a healthy lead on 22 seats in the state assembly elections.

12:01 PM

Manipur flood: Assam Rifles continues relief operations in the affected areas

The flood situation continues to be grim at many places in the northeast with a few lakh people affected following incessant rainfall in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal.

11:47 AM

Exit polls have predicted the same what we already know: BJP's Anil Vij

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: "Exit polls depicted the trends that BJP is going to form the government. We know that 400 MPs are going to win which is even predicted in one of the exit polls," says BJP leader Anil Vij on exit polls. 

11:30 AM

Sikkim Assembly election results: SKM wins 10 seats, leads on 21

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) has registered victories on 10 seats and is leading on another 21. With 31 seats out of 32 in the Sikkim state assembly, the ruling SKM is set to register a landslide victory in the state.

11:28 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reaches AICC office in Delhi, Kharge to hold meeting with party leaders

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reaches AICC office in Delhi. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to hold a meeting with party leaders shortly.

11:11 AM

Cong will win at least 10 of 17 LS seats in Telangana: CM Revanth Reddy

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has expressed confidence that the Congress will win at least 10 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state and that the INDIA bloc would form a government at the Centre, PTI reported.

 

11:05 AM

Arunachal Pradesh election result: Independent candidate wins Khonsa East seat

Independent candidate Wanglam Sawin won the Khonsa East assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh defeating his nearest rival Kamrang Tesia of the BJP by a margin of 2,216 votes, according to the Election Commission of India.