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Eight women make it to 17th Lok Sabha from Maharashtra
Eight women, more than half of them from the BJP, have made it to the 17th Lok Sabha from Maharashtra, which sends 48 MPs to the Lower House of Parliament, the second highest after Uttar Pradesh. The women candidates who emerged victorious in the 2019 elections are Supriya Sule (NCP-Baramati), Bhavna Gawli (Shiv Sena-Yavatmal-Washim), Pritam Munde (Beed), Raksha Khadse (Raver), Heena Gavit (Nandurbar), Poonam Mahajan (Mumbai North Central), Bharati Pawar (Dindori) - all from the BJP - and Navnit Rana (NCP-backed independent-Amravati). Sule retained her seat for the third consecutive time with a margin of 1,55,774 votes. Gawli also held on to Yavatmal-Washim for the fifth time, defeating Congress leader Manikrao Thakre by a margin of 1,17,939 votes. Khadse retained her seat by a massive margin of 3,35,882 votes, while Munde won with 1,68,368 votes and Gavit romped home with 95,629 more ballots than her nearest rival. Navnit Rana, the wife of independent MLA Ravi Rana, is .
Australian PM Scott Morrison calls Modi
Australian Prime Scott Morrison called up his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to congratulate him on winning the Lok Sabha elections and sought to boost bilateral ties, according to an official statement.
BJP vote share in Odisha increases by almost 73%
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) vote share in Odisha in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections increased by almost 73 per cent with the party set to increase its tally to eight seats from the two it won in 2014.
NPF petition seeking disqualification of its 7 MLAs is under
Nagaland Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu said Friday the petition submitted by opposition Naga Peoples Front (NPF) seeking disqualification of its seven Legislators for indulging in anti-party activities is under his consideration. Consultations with legal luminaries are being held and a decision on the matter as per the existing precedence and law would be pronounced very soon, Yhoshu told PTI on the sidelines of a function where he inaugurated Bar bridge at Mima village in Kohima district. NPF had on April 25 last filed the disqualification petition against its 7 MLAs. NPF, which has 26 MLAs in the State Assembly, had served show cause notice to the MLAs for openly declaring support to NDPP leader Toheho Yepthomi, a consensus candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Alliance (PDA), on the lone Lok Sabha seat in the state. They had allegedly rejected the collective decision of the party to support Congress candidate K L Chishi in the poll. The rebel NPF MLAs included .
Industry is tremendously excited about Modi 2.0: CII President
The stellar and decisive leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister has led to this magnificent mandate for development. Industry is tremendously excited about Modi 2.0, said Mr Kirloskar. Over the last five years, the Prime Minister has brought in innovative mega missions that have changed the lives of hundreds of millions of citizens, driving a new template for development. With the mandate for another five years under his visionary and strong leadership, the transformation of India is on the fast track, he added. This is a win for India, a win for India's people, a win for India's development, he stressed.
41,781 voters opted for NOTA in Haryana, maximum 7,943 in Ambala
Over 41,000 voters pressed the none of the above (NOTA) button in the Lok Sabha polls in Haryana where the ruling BJP won all 10 seats. The share of NOTA in Haryana was 0.68 per cent of the total votes polled, as per the Election Commission data. The maximum number of voters who opted for NOTA were in Ambala (7,943) while the least were in Bhiwani-Mahendergarh (2,041). In the remaining eight constituencies, 4,986 voters went for NOTA option in Faridabad, 5,389 it in Gurgaon, 2,957 in Hisar, 5,463 in Karnal, 3,198 in Kurukshetra, 3,001 in Rohtak, 4,339 in Sirsa and 2,464 in Sonipat. From Ambala, BJP's sitting MP Rattan Lal Kataria was seeking re-election and was pitted against Congress' Kumari Selja while saffron party's sitting MP Dharambir Singh was seeking re-election from Bhiwani-Mahendergarh and was pitted against Shruti Choudhary of the Congress.
Britain's Brexit-beaten PM may step down soon
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to step down soon after failing to win over her ministers with a revised strategy over her plans for the UK's withdrawal from the European union. May is set for a meeting with the chair of the Conservative Party's influential 1922 Committee of backbench MPs on Friday during which she is expected to unveil her plans to step down as Tory leader, triggering a leadership contest within the ruling party by June 10. It is expected that May will stay on in Downing Street as caretaker Prime Minister to oversee the state visit of US President Donald Trump, planned for early June, with a new Tory leader expected to be in place by the end of July. "Theresa May will be Prime Minister to welcome him [Trump] and rightly so," UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said after a meeting with May at Downing Street on Thursday, during which he is said to have expressed his dissatisfaction with the prime minister's renewed attempt at getting her ...
Sunset at high noon for 2 prominent UP leaders
It was sunset at high noon for two leaders in Uttar Pradesh who were planning to take their political ambitions to another level. Both had floated their own parties and were confident of making their presence felt in the Lok Sabha elections.
BJP, Congress decimated in Andhra Pradesh
In the Andhra Pradesh elections, which were all about YSRCP versus TDP, both the BJP and the Congress were decimated.
May expected to reveal resignation date on Friday
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to announce the date of her departure from Downing Street on Friday, senior Cabinet Ministers told the BBC.
Indian businessmen in UAE rejoice Modi's poll win
Leading Indian businessmen in the UAE have expressed happiness over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's thumping win in the elections, saying it would encourage big international companies to invest in India due to a clear mandate and simplified tax structures, according to a media report. Prime Minister Modi on Thursday led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) towards a mega victory for a second five-year-term in office. "Modi government has made it very easy and transparent for us and surely not only non-resident Indians but big international investors will be more confident in coming to india now, because of the clear mandate," Yusuff Ali, chairman, Lulu Group, said. He noted that all the visionary leaders of various Arab countries share a great relationship with Modi which will be strengthened in the coming years, the Gulf News reported. B R Shetty, founder and chairman, NMC Healthcare, said that the new government will lead the country to the highest level. "I foresee India will be the ...
BJP's victory possible due to Advani: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the Lok Sabha elections was possible because of the work done by party veteran L.K. Advani.
Volatility index drops by another 16%
The volatility index or the 'India VIX' cooled by another 16 per cent on Friday after the conclusion of the general elections.
BJP demolishes JMM bastion by defeating Shibu Soren
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) maintained the 2014 tally this year too by winning 12 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats along with its ally.
BJP wins 62 seats in UP, SP-BSP alliance gets 15
Proving all arithmetic of the SP-BSP 'mahagatbandhan' in Uttar Pradesh wrong, the BJP and its ally Apna Dal(S) won 64 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats, demolishing the alliance partners, which got 15 seats between them. The Congress won the lone Raebareli seat of Sonia Gandhi in the politically crucial state that sends the highest number of MPs to the Lower House. Of the alliance partners, the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was the biggest gainer with 10 seats. Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party won five seats and the smallest of the partners Rashtriya Lok Dal couldn't open its account in the polls The saffron party has won 62 seats and its ally Apna Dal (S) two seats, according to the Election Commission. The Congress' biggest loss was in its bastion Amethi where Congress president Rahul Gandhi was defeated by Union minister Smriti Irani, who had lost the seat in 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi won from the Varanasi seat defeating his nearest rival Shalini Yadav of the SP by a ...
BJP wins all 4 assembly bypolls in Gujarat, tally crosses 100
The ruling BJP in Gujarat has won all the four Assembly seats where by-elections were held along with the Lok Sabha polls. With this, the tally of the ruling party now stands at 104 in the 182-member state assembly. Final results of the bypolls came Friday morning though the counting of votes started Thursday. By-elections were held on the assembly segments of Dhrangadhra, Manavadar, Unjha and Jamnagar (Rural), which fall under Lok Sabha constituencies of Surendranagar, Porbandar, Mehsana, and Jamnagar, respectively. BJP candidate Parsotam Sabariya won from Dhrangadhra, defeating Congress candidate Dinesh Patel by a margin of 34,280 votes. In Jamnagar (rural), Raghavji Patel won by a margin of 33,022 votes against Congress candidate Jayantibhai Sabhaya. BJP candidate Jawahar Chavda won from Manavadar by defeating Congress nominee Arvind Ladani by a margin of 9,759 votes. BJP's Ashaben Patel won the Unjha seat by a margin of 23,072 votes against Congress candidate ...
BJD storming to power in Odisha for fifth consecutive term
The ruling BJD in Odisha is set to form government for a record fifth term in a row, having bagged 104 of the 146 Assembly seats in the state and establishing leads in eight others. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is steering his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) singularly to another emphatic victory, has pocketed his home turf Hinjili in Ganjam district and is currently leading from Bijepur constituency in west Odisha. The BJP has made substantial gains in Odisha this time, with its nominees clinching 23 seats so far, while the Congress has bagged just nine seats. The CPI(M) and an Independent have bagged one seat each. Counting is currently underway for eight seats. The BJD, which secured an absolute majority, is marching towards a two-third share in the assembly, with most of its ministers, including S N Patro, Usah Devi, Bikram Keshari Arukh, Prafulla Samal and Nrusingha Sahu registering thumping victories. Polling was held in 146 of the state's 147 assembly seats, as ...
BSP biggest gainer among mahagathbandan constituents in UP
The performance of the BSP-SP-RLD mahagathbandhan might have fallen short of expectations and also shattered her prime ministerial aspirations, but BSP supremo Mayawati has been a major gainer in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. After drawing a blank in the 2014 general election, the Bahujan Samaj Party this time round won a decent 10 of the 38 seats that it contested as part of the alliance in Uttar Pradesh. That she put at stake everything could be assessed from the fact that she not only joined hands with arch rival Samajwadi Party but also campaigned for her sworn political foe and SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in Mainpuri, even asking her supporters to back him, forgetting past bitterness. Known for successfully managing the transfer of her core votes whenever contesting the elections in alliance, this time round, Mayawati benefitted from her partners, bagging as much as 19.26 per cent of the votes. The performance has not only resurrected her party but has also brought it back ..
US official urges Pacific nations to keep ties with Taiwan
A top US diplomat for Southeast Asia has urged Pacific island nations not to withdraw diplomatic recognition of Taiwan, warning that Chinese pressure to change Taiwan's international standing threatens to increase the possibility of conflict. US Acting Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia W. Patrick Murphy spoke to reporters in Canberra on Friday at the end of a three-day Australian visit for talks with officials in the recently reelected government on expanding their security alliance. Six Pacific island nations give diplomatic recognition to Taiwan. They account for a third of Taiwan's diplomatic allies around the world and are under intensifying pressure from Beijing to switch allegiances as it builds influence. Murphy urged countries to maintain their relations with the self-governing democratic island, saying diplomatic decisions should not be influenced by China.
Odisha Congress President resigns after poll debacle
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Niranjan Patnaik resigned on Friday after taking responsibility for the debacle in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.