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Lok Sabha polls 2019: Nearly 80% candidates in J&K lost security deposit

The BJP retained three parliamentary seats of Jammu, Udhampur and Ladakh, while the National Conference swept the polls in the Kashmir valley, winning all the three seats of Srinagar, Anantnag and Bar

Lok Sabha polls 2019: Nearly 80% candidates in J&K lost security deposit
Updated On : 25 May 2019 | 4:28 PM IST

Saffron surge: Will Mamata keep flock together ahead of state polls?

TMC insiders said the party virtually failed to counter BJP's nationalism narrative and Hindutva pitch, which resulted in the polarisation in the state, where Muslims constitute 27% of the population

Saffron surge: Will Mamata keep flock together ahead of state polls?
Updated On : 25 May 2019 | 4:17 PM IST

Why did Rahul Gandhi lose in Amethi? Here's what voters have to say

Amethi LS seat remained loyal to the Gandhi family since 1980. In 2014 lok sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi defeated Smriti Irani by a margin of over 100,000 votes.

Why did Rahul Gandhi lose in Amethi? Here's what voters have to say
Updated On : 25 May 2019 | 2:35 PM IST

BJP retains Maharashtra tally despite marginal rise in 2014 vote share

As per data, the BJP polled 1,49,12,139 votes as against 1,33,08,961 votes it had secured five years ago

BJP retains Maharashtra tally despite marginal rise in 2014 vote share
Updated On : 25 May 2019 | 1:56 PM IST

Congress Working Committee meets to mull over LS poll debacle

There were speculations that Congress President Rahul Gandhi has offered to resign but the party has denied it.

Congress Working Committee meets to mull over LS poll debacle
Updated On : 25 May 2019 | 1:56 PM IST

Odisha voters go for split voting; choose Naveen for state, Modi for centre

The Biju Janata Dal won 12 Lok Sabha seats while the BJP got eight and the Congress one but in the state Assembly election the BJD bagged 112 seats while the BJP won 23 and the Congress only nine.

Odisha voters go for split voting; choose Naveen for state, Modi for centre
Updated On : 25 May 2019 | 11:26 AM IST

The awful, unchanging binary of elections

You cannot win an election without putting together a massive war chest

The awful, unchanging binary of elections
Updated On : 25 May 2019 | 2:29 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Bihar sees highest number of NOTA votes

According to the Election Commission's website, the NOTA vote share in the state stood at 2% of the total votes

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Bihar sees highest number of NOTA votes
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:52 PM IST

Story in numbers: Here's a look at the MPs of the 17th Lok Sabha

At least 716 women candidates contested the general election

Story in numbers: Here's a look at the MPs of the 17th Lok Sabha
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:44 PM IST

Left supporters helped BJP, says Trinamool Congress after poor show

Incidentally, the Left Front lost 22.21% of vote share in this year's general election

Left supporters helped BJP, says Trinamool Congress after poor show
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:31 PM IST

Anomaly in Facebook poll spend data; 'unknown' locations top chart

Experts say more transparency is required from social media and other digital giants

Anomaly in Facebook poll spend data; 'unknown' locations top chart
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:23 PM IST

PM Modi meets L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi; outgoing Cabinet resigns

BJP sources said the PM could take oath of office next week

PM Modi meets L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi; outgoing Cabinet resigns
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:08 PM IST

Ideology of Mahatma Gandhi's killer has won India: Congress' Digvijay Singh

The BJP won 303 seats in the just-concluded general election

Ideology of Mahatma Gandhi's killer has won India: Congress' Digvijay Singh
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 9:03 PM IST

Clash of titans in Odisha's big election fights turns up mixed results

Naveen, Achyuta Samanta, Aparajita win while Jay Panda, Sambit Patra end up losers

Clash of titans in Odisha's big election fights turns up mixed results
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 9:03 PM IST

Amethi: Smriti Irani has done what Maneka Gandhi couldn't 35 years earlier

Maneka's attempt to wrest 'Sanjay's seat' from Rajiv Gandhi ended in failure but three-and-a-half decades later Smriti Irani delivered her redemption song

Amethi: Smriti Irani has done what Maneka Gandhi couldn't 35 years earlier
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 8:14 PM IST

After a spectacular victory, Naveen Patnaik gears up for new innings

Patnaik is only the third chief minister in the country after Jyoti Basu and Sikkim's incumbent Pawan Kumar Chamling to retain power for the fifth successive term

After a spectacular victory, Naveen Patnaik gears up for new innings
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 7:30 PM IST

Palaniswami gets seats he needed, Stalin may have to work harder next term

AIADMK wins the crucial nine seats that will help it prove majority on the floor, despite the fact that DMK took the other 13 seats

Palaniswami gets seats he needed, Stalin may have to work harder next term
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 6:25 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi likely to be sworn in for second term on May 30

Before his swearing-in, Modi is likely to visit Varanasi to thank the people of the parliamentary constituency from where he has been elected for the second time

PM Narendra Modi likely to be sworn in for second term on May 30
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 6:15 PM IST

The Chessboard - Ep 8: When Narendra Modi changed Indian politics forever

Aditi Phadnis and Archis Mohan discuss the mandate with host Ankur Bhardwaj

The Chessboard - Ep 8: When Narendra Modi changed Indian politics forever
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 6:14 PM IST

Cong's Amethi unit chief resigns after Rahul loses in family bastion

The Congress suffered a major embarrassment with Rahul Gandhi losing from the party's stronghold here to BJP's Smriti Irani by 55,120 votes

Cong's Amethi unit chief resigns after Rahul loses in family bastion
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 5:36 PM IST