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Not just Rahul Gandhi, but several other state unit party chiefs could follow suit
BJP sources said the PM could take oath of office next week
While several exit polls have predicted a clear majority for the BJP on its own, some others have forecasted that the party could fall short of the majority mark
A delegation of Opposition leaders will meet Election Commission officials on Tuesday
The BJP-led alliance, the exit polls said, would also do well in Bihar and improve significantly from the two seats it had won in West Bengal in 2014 and the one seat it had won in Odisha in 2014
909 posts on social media platforms were removed; 647 confirmed cases of paid news, says poll panel
The Dalit youths say their icons are failing them
Full Commission meeting on Tuesday to discuss issue; Congress slams govt, demands probe
I guarantee that if Jawaharlal Nehru was alive in the 1990s, he would have liberalised the economy
Addressing a public rally in UP's Ballia, Modi said the SP and BSP will again be at each other's throats the moment results are out
It found that 2,297, or 29%, candidates are "crorepatis", that is with assets of more than Rs 1 crore
The BJP is conscious that the NDA, the coalition of 40 parties it leads, might fall short of the majority mark
Rejecting the charge, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said it is an allegation that needs to be proved
For the ongoing elections, it has made contributions to all national parties, with the biggest chunk going to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Several smaller parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and some Left parties, welcomed the move
His statement sparked a controversy with the Trinamool alleging the PM was indulging in horse-trading. The party said it would complain to the Election Commission
Such has been Thackeray's popularity that neither NCP chief Sharad Pawar nor Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addressed any rallies in Mumbai in the last couple of days
He is currently busy addressing election meetings in favour of Congress candidates across the country and facing criticism on social media for his political "opportunism"
Nearly all opinion polls have forecast that the BJP could fall short of the majority mark. Currently, the BJP has 40 allies across the country
Vishwambhar Nath Mishra of Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple is a critic of Modi's Namami Gange scheme, which he terms a hoax, and of the effort to replicate the 'Gujarat model' in Varanasi