The trends defied most of the exit polls that had put the BJP ahead of the TMC
The Sensex, after bottoming out at 70,234, closed at 72,079, marking a decline of 4,390 points or 5.7 per cent
Lok Sabha elections results latest: In January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir in the temple city of Ayodhya, which falls within the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency
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NDA has majority but BJP falls short of 272 as INDIA bloc runs it close; both alliances meet today
The election results coincide with a slowdown in manufacturing activity for the second consecutive month in May
BJP candidate Goyal won by over 3.5 lakh votes from North Mumbai, defeating INC's Bhushan Patil
Congress had given up its seats for the alliance and was contesting the lowest number of seats since Independence at 328
The BJP, whose candidates had contested in the name of Modi, won or was ahead in 240 seats to emerge as the single largest party in the 543-member Lok Sabha
Major gains in Karnataka, Rajasthan helped Congress cause
To further explain the legalities involved, he cited Article 101 (4) of the Constitution that deals with the absence of members from both Houses of parliament without prior sanction of the Chair
The BJP won 17 seats out of 28 parliamentary constituencies while the Congress bagged nine seats in Karnataka
In the upcoming assembly elections, the MVA faces the challenge of consolidating its gains while the Mahayuti will fight for the turf it currently holds
Political observers credited SP's choice of candidates, where it fielded non-Yadav OBC and Dalit, its alliance with the Congress and Rahul Gandhi's campaign over Constitution being in danger
Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP leads in 236 constituencies, Rahul Gandhi leads in both Raebareli and Wayanad
Industrialist Naveen Jindal, the BJP candidate from Haryana's Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat, declared assets worth Rs 1,241 crore and is leading with over 30,000 votes
Chandrasekhar, who is Union Minister of State for Information Technology in outgoing cabinet, told PTI that it was "disappointing" that he lost, even though the BJP fought very strong battle
Lok Sabha election result 2024: Every Indian is proud of our electoral system, its credibility, said PM Modi in his address after the poll verdict
The TMC leader defeated his nearest rival S S Ahluwalia of the BJP by a margin of 59,564 votes
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 results: Counting for the General Elections began at 8 am on Tuesday. Early trends suggest BJP-led NDA inching towards victory, while the INDIA bloc trails