A rattled BJP today attributed &quot;collective failure&quot; to its dismal showing in the Lok Sabha elections with a party strategist saying projection of Narendra Modi as future Prime Minister was an &quot;error of judgement&quot;.

Projection of Modi as future PM was an 'error of judgement'

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There would be no women representives to the Lok sabha from Kerala this time with the five women candidates fielded by prominent political parties failing to reach the finish line.

No women representatives from Kerala in Lok Sabha

Dramatic reversals suffered by the Left parties in the Lok Sabha polls will result in their being confined to sidelines after they held centrestage in national politics in the past five years.

Left bastion crumbles in Kerala, WB

Bihar's ruling NDA appears set to maul the opposition Fourth Front and Congress by leading in 32 of the state's 40 Lok Sabha seats.

NDA looks set to drub Fourth Front in Bihar

With UPA clearly sweeping the elections both at the Centre and also in Maharashtra, state BJP today said the results were unexpected, adding that the party would do a self-introspection on the issue.

Results not upto expectations: Maha BJP

Faced with internal bickerings and an open challenge by one of its senior leaders, the Samajwadi Party, which rescued the Manmohan Singh Government after the Left withdrew support on the nuclear deal issue, has emerged a lesser player in Parliament this time around.

SP faces debacle, hit by Azam Khan's revolt

BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appeared set to return to power for the third consecutive term in Orissa as party candidates were leading in 77 out of the 147 assembly seats despite an acrimonious pre-poll split with BJP.

BJD poised to return to power in Orissa

In a reversal of trends, RJD supremo and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is trailing behind his nearest JD(U) rival Ranjan Prasad Yadav in Patliputra parliamentary constituency, while he appears locked in a cliff-hanger at Saran by leading over his BJP rival Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

Lalu leads in Saran, trails in Patliputra

JMM president Shibu Soren is trailing by 1,475 votes to his nearest BJP rival Sunil Soren from Dumka (ST) Lok Sabha seat.

Shibu Soren trails by 1,475 votes

Congress was all set to storm to power for the second consecutive term in Andhra Pradesh poised to get a majority on its own defeating the TDP-led 'Grand Alliance' and the fledgling Praja Rajyam.

Congress poised to get majority in AP

Madhya Pradesh Congress President, Suresh Pachouri today attributed the improved performance of the party in the Lok Sabha elections to the hard work done by the workers and all senior leaders.

Pachouri owes Cong improved performance to party workers

Euphoric at the Congress' spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha polls, a large number of people today gathered outside the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and burst crackers, distributed sweets and danced to drum beats to celebrate the occasion.

Supporters throng Race Course Road as 'Singh becomes King'

As it became clear that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has eaten into its votes, Shiv Sena today blamed the Raj Thackeray-led party for 'handing over the keys of the state to outsiders.

Sena blames MNS for splitting Marathi votes

Though Congress candidates were trailing in most of the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Orissa, state Congress today said it did not suspect any foul play as of now.

"No reason to suspect the trend" : Singhdeo

Top Congress leaders including its President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and BJP's Varun Gandhi were leading over their rivals by huge margins in their respective constituencies in Uttar Pradesh with BSP, SP and the Congress virtually running neck-to-neck in trends.

Trends show triangular contest between Cong, SP and BSP in UP

The Samajwadi Party today said it will decide tomorrow whether to support a UPA government at the Centre in case the alliance falls short of majority.

SP to decide strategy on UPA tomorrow

&nbsp;It is a script that M Karunanidhi would not have imagined days ago when political pundits wrote him off and predicted a big win for his arch rival and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa in the Lok Sabha polls.

A script which Karuna would never imagined in TN

Poised for a hat-trick third term BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that his party would work harder for the state's development.

'I feeled humbled' : Patnaik

Three sons of politicians have made it to the Lok Sabha from Kerala and Lakshadweep this time.

3 sons make it to Lok Sabha from Kerala, Lakshadweep

Bengal's industry today welcomed the UPA government's victory at the Lok Sabha elections, saying that it expects the next five years to be stable and friendly.

Next five years will be industry positive

National Conference today retained Sonwar assembly seat in Kashmir when its candidate Mohammad Yasin Shah defeated PDP's candidate by a slender margin of 50 votes.

NC retains Sonwar assembly seat

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