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LS election results: Losses in northern, western strongholds weighed on BJP

Major gains in Karnataka, Rajasthan helped Congress cause

Lok Sabha election results: BJP faces the heat wave in North India

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 polls 2024: What election results look like at 12 pm on June 4

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP leads in 236 constituencies, Rahul Gandhi leads in both Raebareli and Wayanad

The coalition reset

The new govt must adopt a consultative approach

Chandrasekhar concedes defeat to Tharoor; claims Kerala supporting BJP

BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday conceded defeat to Congress' Shashi Tharoor in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, but said that the election result in Kerala indicates that people are increasingly supporting the saffron party. Chandrasekhar, who is the Union Minister of State for Information Technology in the outgoing cabinet, told PTI that it was "disappointing" that he lost, even though the BJP fought a very strong battle in the state. "We have come very close and have set a record margin and vote share. It shows that people of Kerala are increasingly supporting the BJP. It is disappointing that I couldn't win today, but fought a clean campaign. We didn't use divisiveness like our opposition. Growth of BJP in Kerala is completely expected and will continue," he said.

Lok Sabha polls 2024: This is what the results look like at 5 pm on June 4

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

BJP MP Lalwani wins from Indore by record margin, Nota creates record

BJP's sitting MP from Indore Shankar Lalwani won on Tuesday by a record margin of 11,75,092 votes in a contest where NOTA created a record with 2.18 lakh voters opting for the 'none of the above' option in the Lok Sabha elections. His victory margin is probably the highest in the country's electoral history, a BJP leader claimed. In Tikamgarh (SC) seat, Union minister Virendra Kumar emerged victorious as he defeated his Congress rival Pankaj Ahirwar by 4,03,312 votes. The Congress had received a jolt in the Indore Lok Sabha seat after its candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination on April 29, the last date for the withdrawal of nominations. Bam later joined the BJP, prompting the Congress to appeal to the people to press the NOTA option on EVMs during polling in Indore on May 13. Lalwani had secured victory for the first time in the 2019 elections. Virendra Kumar remained undefeated in the Tikamgarh Lok Sabha seat since 2009 and won the elections for the fourth time in a

How did India react to the outcome of an intensely fought poll battle?

Lucknow, a traditionally BJP-voting urban constituency, lacked the usual saffron hue on the big day, even as local candidate and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh extended his lead

Lok Sabha 2024: Why Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar are kingmakers now

Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not secured an outright majority, the pivotal factor for achieving a majority rests with Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar

Change of mood: Drums and desolation at party offices after poll results

One Congress worker pointed to the screen and said, "Bazaar me lagi aag", referring to the stock market crash and causing much mirth all around

Nitish Kumar to hold more sway in NDA, equations with BJP may change

This social media post came amid reports of key INDIA leader Sharad Pawar dialling Kumar and TDP's Chandrababu Naidu. Pawar, however, rejected these reports in a press conference later in the day

LS polls: Foreign outflows from markets hit record after weaker BJP mandate

MUMBAI (Reuters) -Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold a record 124.36 billion rupees (about $1.5 billion) worth of Indian shares, as NSE Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex logged their worst day in more than four years, provisional data from the National Stock Exchange showed on Tuesday.

LS polls: BJP's Manoj Tiwari wins from Northeast constituency of Delhi

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Manoj Tiwari defeated Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar in the Northeast Delhi Lok Sabha seat by over 1.38 lakh votes. Tiwari, the only candidate to be repeated by the party, clinched the crucial seat for a record third time. A Bhojpuri singer, the BJP leader trounced fellow Purvanchali Kanhaiya Kumar by a margin of 1,38,778 votes. The BJP won all seven seats in Delhi in the 2014 and 2019 general elections and is set to repeat the feat for the third time. In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress fielded candidates in three of the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and the Aam Aadmi Party in four as part of a seat-sharing arrangement between the two constituents of the INDIA bloc.

Union Minister Arjun Munda loses Jharkhand's Khunti seat by 149,000 votes

Union Tribal Affairs and Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda lost the Khunti Lok Sabha seat to Congress's Kalicharan Munda by 1.49 lakh votes, officials said. Arjun Munda, a three-time chief minister, had defeated Kalicharan Munda by 1,445 votes in 2019. Arjun Munda congratulated Kalicharan for victory and said people have given mandate to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to form government for the third time. Kalicharan Munda gave the credit of his victory to party workers, partners of INDIA bloc and people of his constituency. "People of Khunti have given a befitting reply to NDA. A big responsibility is now on my shoulder. I will make every effort to live up to the expectations of people here," he said. Arjun Munda, the 56-year-old tribal leader, had also won a by-election for Lok Sabha seat from Jamshedpur and held the post of BJP's national general secretary. Arjun Munda first became chief minister in March 2003 when he replaced Babulal Marandi after JDU and Samata Party MLAs revol

LS polls: Congress gains five seats in Haryana, BJP down from 10 to 5 seats

Congress made significant gains in Haryana winning three and heading towards victory in two more giving a setback to ruling BJP, whose tally was down from ten to five seats in the state, where Assembly polls are also due later in the year. For the Congress, Kumari Selja (Sirsa) registered big win while Deepender Singh Hooda (Rohtak) was also headed to register an emphatic win, as per the latest data of results and trends of the Election Commission. Among the BJP leaders, former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar was also headed for a big win from Karnal. The BJP and Congress were set to win five seats each. In 2019, the saffron party had won all the 10 LS seats in the state. However, candidates of JJP, which contested all ten seats and INLD and BSP, which fought seven and nine seats, respectively, received a severe drubbing and their candidates were set to lose security deposits. In the Karnal assembly constituency, where a bypoll was held, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Sin

LS polls: NDA performs strongly in metros, INDIA bloc dominates rural areas

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has shown significant strength in the metro cities in the Lok Sabha elections, securing substantial leads in urban centers such as Delhi, Bangalore and Pune. However, Mumbai region defied the trend. The INDIA bloc has demonstrated its prowess in the rural regions, capturing the majority of votes in the countryside. In Delhi, the BJP has maintained a stronghold, with its candidates leading in all of the city's seven constituencies. The trend is similar in Bangalore, where the urban voters have largely supported the BJP representatives, reflecting the alliance's appeal among the metropolitan electorate. Pune has also seen a favourable outcome for the NDA, with the alliance securing leads in several constituencies within the city. Conversely, the INDIA bloc, a coalition of various opposition parties, has resonated more with the rural population. The bloc has gained substantial support in the vast rural stretches of the country, securing signif

Industry pins hope on support for deep-tech, digital, AI from new govt

With AI and new-age technologies set to drive transformation agenda across sectors, the new government would need to steer ahead with unwavering focus on tech and digital innovation to sustain robust growth and to realise ambitions of a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047, experts say. Analysts believe that Centre will continue to build on its storied success around electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, as well as digital public infrastructure while according high-priority to AI, and deep-tech domains, notwithstanding a weaker mandate for the BJP-led NDA. Given past impetus on technology-led development, the momentum on digital payments, tech-based startups, entrepreneurship and innovation could continue, despite the likely return of coalition politics. As such, India's tech achievements have scaled new highs, be it digital public goods, or fintech, AI or drones for various use cases. India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) President Ashok Chandak said that over the past

'Modi lost credibility, must resign': Mamata on Lok Sabha poll results

'The Lok Sabha election results 2024 have shown that Modi has lost all credibility and he should immediately resign,' said Mamata Banerjee

Lok Sabha 2024: The results prove Prashant Kishor's predictions wrong

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poised to win 239, NDA 290, while INDIA bloc leads in 235 seats, others in 18

Lok Sabha results: PM Modi wins from Varanasi with his lowest-ever margin

According to the latest data, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to retain power in India but with a narrow margin