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251 of newly elected Lok Sabha MPs face criminal cases, 27 convicted: ADR

As many as 251 (46 per cent) of the 543 newly elected Lok Sabha members have criminal cases registered against them and 27 of them have been convicted, according to an analysis by poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). This is the highest number of candidates facing criminal charges to be elected to the Lower House. A total of 233 MPs (43 per cent) had declared criminal cases against themselves, 185 (34 per cent) in 2014, 162 (30 per cent) in 2009 and 125 (23 per cent) in 2004. According to the analysis, there has been a 55 per cent increase in the number of MPs with declared criminal cases since 2009. Of the 251 winning candidates this year, 170 (31 per cent) face serious criminal cases, including rape, murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, and crimes against women. This is also an increase from 159 (29 per cent) MPs in 2019, 112 (21 per cent) MPs in 2014, and 76 (14 per cent) MPs in 2009, the analysis showed. There has been a 124 per cent increase in the num

Haryana CM Nayab Saini administered oath by Speaker Gian Chand Gupta

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was administered oath of legislator by the Assembly Speaker on Thursday here. Speaker Gian Chand Gupta administered the oath to the BJP leader in his chamber. Saini recently defeated his main rival, Congress's Tarlochan Singh to win the bye-poll for the Karnal Assembly seat, which was earlier held by party colleague Manohar Lal Khattar. In the 2019 Assembly polls, Khattar had retained the seat defeating Tarlochan Singh. Saini, the outgoing MP from Kurukshetra, had contested the by-election for the Karnal assembly seat after he replaced Khattar as chief minister. The bypoll was necessitated by Khattar's resignation as MLA from Karnal after his removal from the post of chief minister. Polling for the state's 10 Lok Sabha seats and the Karnal assembly constituency was held in the sixth phase of the general election on May 25 and the results were declared on June 4. Saini was sworn in as the chief minister on March 12. Khattar, who was field

News updates: Will work together, definitely keep promises made to people, says Cong chief Kharge

Lok Sabha Election Results News: TDP and JD(U) have pledged their allegiance to the NDA. With 28 seats between them, the parties hold sway over the BJP-led NDA.

Congress' learning curve

Smarter alliances, social media tactics helped

Streets to social media: Transformed Rahul behind Congress show in LS polls

A copy of the Constitution found its place in most rallies of Rahul, which struck a chord with the Scheduled Castes in the Hindi heartland

INDIA bloc leaders meet in Delhi to discuss possibilities of govt formation

Opposition INDIA bloc leaders began crucial deliberations on Wednesday, exploring the possibilities of government formation, the alliance's future strategy and whether to reach out to former allies Nitish Kumar and N Chandrababu Naidu. The leaders met at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence here, a day after Lok Sabha election results were declared. While the BJP won 240 seats and the Congress emerged as the second largest party with 99 seats, the NDA has the majority number with 293 seats and is holding a parallel meeting on government formation. The opposition alliance has 234 seats. The opposition leaders are likely to deliberate on the Lok Sabha poll results and whether to bring on board the Janata Dal (United) and Telugu Desam Party to cobble up the numbers required for government formation. Top Congress leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also attended the

'Key cong leaders' absence in campaign shows defeat in Uttarakhand

The absence of prominent Congress leaders during campaign in Uttarakhand is being seen by political analysts here as one of the main factors behind the party's rout in the state. The BJP won all five Lok Sabha seats in the state with fairly large margins for a record third consecutive time. "Prominent Congress leaders stayed out of the fray. It left party cadres dispirited. The lack of enthusiasm among party workers was evident from the very outset," a political analyst based in Dehradun said. Congress could have done better had it chosen its candidates more carefully and worked harder to dent the BJP bulwark, he said. "For example, if Harish Rawat himself had contested in place of his son from Haridwar, the picture could have been different there," Dehradun-based political analyst Manmohan Bhatt said. Though the Congress lost the seat, its vote share in Haridwar has gone up steadily since 2014 while that of the BJP has declined, he said. The BJP's vote share in Haridwar seat in

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Election results 2024: Rahul Gandhi bravest of all, says Priyanka

Rahul Gandhi never backed down and never stopped fighting for the truth, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said of her brother on Wednesday, a day after the party's good showing in the Lok Sabha polls. In a heartfelt message for her brother on X, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "You kept standing, no matter what they said and did to you, you never backed down whatever the odds, never stopped believing however much they doubted your conviction, you never stopped fighting for the truth despite the overwhelming propaganda of lies they spread, and you never allowed anger and hatred to overcome you, even when they gifted it to you every day." "You fought with love, truth and kindness in your heart. Those who could not see you, see you now, but some of us have always seen and known you to be the bravest of all," she said of the former Congress president. "Bhai @RahulGandhi, I am proud to be your sister," Priyanka Gandhi said. The Congress, part of the opposition INDIA alliance,

India deserves faster, ecologically sustainable economic growth: Ramesh

India deserves faster economic growth that is socially just and ecologically sustainable, former environment minister and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday. On World Environment Day, Ramesh called for enforcement of laws and regulations, without fear or favour and strengthening of institutions. In a post on X, Ramesh said, "June 5th is celebrated as World Environment Day to mark the opening of the first-ever UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972." It was in this assembly that Indira Gandhi had made her historic speech on June 14, he said. "India deserves faster economic growth that is, at the same time, socially just and ecologically sustainable. This is not an impossible trinity. It is both doable and essential," Ramesh said. "It demands enforcement of laws and regulations, without fear or favour, strengthening of institutions, and a deep understanding of and actions based on a fundamental truth that our ancient heritage teaches us," he

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Which candidates won by the biggest margins?

Five candidates, including four from the BJP and one from Congress, broke all previous records for the highest victory margin in a Lok Sabha election

Election results 2024: BJP wins 240 Lok Sabah seats, Congress 99, says EC

The Election Commission of India has declared results for 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP winning 240 seats and the Congress 99. The result for the Beed constituency in Maharashtra -- where the NCP (Sharad Pawar) candidate Bajrang Manohar Sonwane is leading the BJP's Pankaja Munde -- is still awaited. While the Lok Sabha has 543 members, counting was held for 542 seats after the BJP's Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed. According to the results declared early on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to form the government for a third consecutive term with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) getting a majority in the Lok Sabha, notwithstanding crushing losses in three Hindi heartland states after a bitterly fought election that was projected as a referendum on his popularity. The BJP, whose candidates contested in the name of Modi, won in 240 seats, falling short of the 272 majority mark and needing the support of allies i

LS polls: Smriti Irani, Annamalai, Adhir Ranjan among big names who lost

Congress' Amethi Lok Sabha candidate Kishori Lal Sharma has emerged as a giant slayer by defeating sitting BJP MP and Union Minister Smriti Irani by a margin of over 1.5 lakh votes. Interestingly, Irani was dubbed a giant slayer in 2019 after she defeated Rahul Gandhi from the seat in the last general elections. According to Election Commission data, while Sharma got 5,39,228 votes, Irani managed to get 3,72,032 votes. In West Bengal's Baharampur seat, first-time contender Yusuf Pathan of the Trinammol Congress secured a comfortable victory over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in the Congress veteran's Baharampur bastion. The former India cricketer beat the Congress' Leader in the 17th Lok Sabha and six-time MP by 85,022 votes. In Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister and two-time MP from Kheri, Ajay Kumar Teni, lost to Samajwadi Party's (SP) Utkarsh Verma Madhur by 34,329 votes. Another big upset in the state was the defeat of senior BJP leader and former Union minister Maneka Gandhi in the Sult

Lok Sabha election results: After resurgence, what next for the Congress?

Compared with 52 seats in 2019, the party's tally looks set to increase to 99 this time, with 77 seats won already and substantial leads on 22 at the time of going to press

Terrible Tuesday: Investors suffer Rs 31 trillion shock, benchmarks slip 6%

Benchmark indices slip 6% in worst results day decline at least since 1999

INDIA bloc's combined strength plays spoilsport for BJP in 2 biggest states

Congress had given up its seats for the alliance and was contesting the lowest number of seats since Independence at 328

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

Major gains in Karnataka, Rajasthan helped Congress cause

Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, Mahayuti pepped up before Assembly elections

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

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

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