Top Cong leaders have called for a meeting to deliberate over the losses in the Lok Sabha Polls
The government needs to think innovatively to relieve the country of the prevailing liquidity crisis in general, as also alleviating the distress prevalent in the real estate sector
The BJP, which lost assembly elections just six months ago, made a comeback in the Lok Sabha polls, winning 28 of the 29 seats at stake.
The BJP suffered a setback in Chandrapur, where Union minister Hansraj Ahir lost to Suresh alias Balu Dhanorkar of the Congress by a margin of 44,763 votes.
Congress candidates, including former Union minister Sushilkumar Shinde, state president Ashok Chavan and Mumbai unit chief Milind Deora, lost the polls
Rahul Gandhi's defeat is considered as historic as Irani defeated Gandhi in Amethi which was considered as Congress bastion.
Among other senior Congress leaders who lost included Kumari Selja, who went down to sitting MP Rattan Lal Kataria from Ambala reserved segment.
Patnaik fought from Hinji and Bijepur constituency and in both of them he is defeating BJP candidates with huge margins.
Nearly 8,000 voters opted for None of the Above (NOTA) in Baramulla, while 7,472 votes were polled by NOTA in Udhampur
Political analysts have said that AIADMK MLAs may not be willing to switch their allegiance to the DMK, which will help Palaniswami to complete its term
Shah's reward could be a top govt post, probably the federal home, or interior, ministry, bringing vast powers over security forces and domestic intelligence, said political analyst Nilanjan Mukhopadh
The drubbing was so bad that Gandhi himself lost the traditional family seat in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh
Immediate challenges ahead are stuttering economy, increasing unemployment, farm distress and tense ties with old foe Pakistan.
BJP returns with bigger mandate than 2014; Congress decimated in all big states; Rahul Gandhi loses Amethi
Winners include cement companies, pipes, tiles and sanitary-ware manufacturers, capital goods and infrastructure companies
For exporters, the BJP has promised measures to promote trade and increase the share of manufacturing in the economy.
Market veterans have called for improvement in ease of doing business and policies to encourage FDI flows to invest in long-gestation infrastructure projects and recapitalise financial firms.
Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta, said there is a need for simplification of policies and tackling critical issues
Apart from Rahul Gandhi himself losing from Amethi, the party's entire top leadership in Karnataka (including Mallikarjuna Kharge and senior leaders like B K Hariprasad) was defeated
The BJP is all set to surpass its 2014 performance when it won 282 seats.