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Karnataka's JD-S new MP Prajwal offers to resign
Newly-elected Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna of the ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) on Friday offered to resign from the Hassan parliamentary seat to get his grandfather and party's supremo H.D. Deve Gowda re-elected.
Kerala CM congratulates PM Modi on victory
: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues for the BJP-led NDA's stellar performance in the Lok Sabha polls. In a message to Modi, Vijayan said meaningful cooperation from the Centre was expected in the best interests of the state and country, a statement from the Chief Minister's Officer said. The BJP-led NDA won 350 seats in the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, results for which were announced Thursday. In Kerala, while the CPI(M)-LDF managed to win only one seat, the opposition Congress-led UDF made a clean sweep garnering 19 of the 20 seats.
NDA gained most in rural east, UPA in rural south
The BJP made major gains in rural constituencies of east India and lost the most in rural north.
Saffron surge breaches Mamata bastion
Mamata Banerjee-ruled West Bengal could not remain immune to the saffron surge that swept the country on Thursday, as the BJP demonstrated a spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state where it hardly counted so far.
Only one of 4 Chhattisgarh Cong MLAs fielded in LS polls wins
The Congress strategy of fielding four MLAs, elected just six months ago, in the Lok Sabha polls in Chhattisgarh failed to pay off with only one of them emerging victorious. The other three tasted defeated at the hands of BJP candidates. Barring the ruling Congress, no other party in the state had fielded its sitting MLAs in the general election held in April. An upbeat Congress, after winning 68 of the 90 Assembly seats in the last years election, had fielded its incumbent legislators in four Lok Sabha seats - Bastar, Surguja, Raigarh, all three reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, and Mahasamund, hoping to repeats its recent success. Of them, only Dipak Baij, a young leader and second- time MLA from Chitrakot, won from the Naxal-hit Bastar seat defeating BJP's Baiduram Kashyap by 38,982 votes. In the process, Baij broke the winning streak of the BJP in Batsar, where the saffron party has never lost since 1998 in Lok Sabha polls. In the Surguja parliamentary ...
Diya Kumari second member of Jaipur's erstwhile royal family to be elected to LS
BJP's Diya Kumari is the second member of Jaipur's erstwhile royal family after her grandmother and charismatic 'Rajmata' Gayatri Devi to have been elected to the Lok Sabha. She won the Rajsamand seat as a BJP candidate by defeating Congress contestant Devkinandan with a huge margin of 5.51 lakh votes. Gayatri Devi, who was known as 'Rajmata' of Jaipur, was a three-time MP. She died in July 2009. Her step son Bhawani Singh also fought Lok Sabha elections in 1987 but could not win and now Bhawani Singh's daughter Diya Kumari (48) has got elected to the Lok Sabha. "Josh is High! This is the victory of people of Rajsamand. I express gratitude to each and every person whose love and support has made this victory a reality, Kumari tweeted after the announcement of results. Kumari said she is committed to the betterment and progress of the constituency. She contested her maiden election in the 2014 assembly election as a BJP candidate from Sawaimadhopur and won the seat. She did not contest
BJP's Shripad Naik secures 5th consecutive win from North Goa
BJP's Shripad Yesso Naik has secured a fifth consecutive win from North Goa Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 80,247 votes.State Congress president Girish Chodankar railed far behind the sitting MP in the votes tally.Earlier in the day, Union Minister of state for AYUSH, along with his party workers, paid a visit to Mahalaxmi Temple in Panaji to seek blessings of Devi Mahalaxmi.After paying offerings at the temple, he congratulated Prime Minister Modi for BJP's emphatic win in the Lok Sabha elections."It was not easy to win over 300 seats as Congress had posed several hindrances for us. It was Congress' dream to send Prime Minister Modi home but people were happy with his work and gave mandate in our favour," Naik told ANI.On being asked if he should be given a better position given his consistent victories in North Goa, the Union Minister said: "It is in Prime Minister's hands. It is his prerogative. I will happily accept whatever position he would offer to me and work ...
Hope Modi government comes up to people's expectations: Kamal Nath
Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's massive victory in the Lok Sabha elections and expressed hope that the NDA government would stand true to the expectation of the people."I congratulate Narendra Modi and BJP. Results are not according to our expectations. I hope the Modi government will stand true to the expectations of the people. We will introspect to find the reasons for our loss," said Chief Minister Nath.BJP has won 302 Lok Sabha seats, and is leading on one seat, as per the latest details of the vote the counting on the website of Election Commission of India (ECI).
BJP gets over 58 per cent vote share in Rajasthan
The BJP, which won 24 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where it had lost the 2018 assembly polls to the Congress, saw its vote share increase from 54.94 per cent in 2014 to 58.5 per cent in this general election. The saffron party had contested on 24 seats and its ally Rastriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) on one seat, which it won. The Congress, which could not win a single Lok Sabha constituency in the desert state, also witnessed an increase in vote share from 30.36 per cent in 2014 to 34.2 per cent this time, according to Election Commission data. The vote share of the BJP and the Congress increased by 3.56 and 3.84 percentage points respectively. The BSP, CPI, CPM saw a fall in vote share by 1.27, 0.12 and 0.09 percentage points respectively as compared to 2014, according to EC data. Prime minister Narendra Modi conducted eight rallies while Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed nine rallies during the Lok Sabha elections in the state, but the Congress failed to open its ...
PM thanks world leaders, sportspersons and celebrities for their wishes on Twitter
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday thanked world leaders and personalities as their congratulatory messages kept pouring in after he led his Bharatiya Janata Party to a super-sized victory for a second term in office. Thanking American vice president Mike Pence, who congratulated him saying he looked forward to working with India, Modi said it was a victory of democracy which the India and US cherish. "Thank You @VP. This is a victory of democracy, which India and the US cherish. I will continue to promote our partnership with the US for peace and shared prosperity for our two countries and the world," Modi tweeted Friday. Russian President Vladmir Putin too sent his wishes to the PM from his official Twitter handle, to which he responded, "Thank you @KremlinRussia, and my dear friend, for your warm greetings. Your support for taking our special and privileged strategic partnership to new heights is invaluable. I look forward to our meeting soon." In a series of tweets, Modi thanked .
Centre's reply sought on plea over parties with religious connotation
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre to file a response to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission (EC) to review political parties having names with religious connotation and those using symbols similar to that of the national flag.
Raj Babbar offers to quit, owns moral responsibility
Owning moral responsibility for the rout of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, state Congress President Raj Babbar has reportedly sent his resignation to Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
UP Cong chief Raj Babbar sends resignation to Rahul Gandhi
In the wake of the Congress' dismal performance in the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, state party president Raj Babbar has sent his resignation to Rahul Gandhi. Babbar has sent his resignation to Congress president Rahul Gandhi , a spokesman of the party's state unit Rajiv Bakshi told PTI here. He has sent his resignation taking responsibility for the party's showing in the just-concluded polls, Bakshi said. Babbar tweeted in Hindi on Friday," The results are depressing for the Uttar Pradesh Congress. I find myself guilty of not discharging my responsibility in a proper manner." "I will meet the leadership and apprise it of my views. Congratulations to the winners for winning the confidence of the people," he said. Of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Congress managed to win only the Rae Bareli seat of Sonia Gandhi and Raj Babbar, who contested from Fatehpur Sikri ,lost by a margin of over 4,95,065 votes to BJP's Rajkymar Chahar. The BJP and its ally Apna Dal(S) have won 64 seats, ..
Smriti Irani thanks Amethi for victory
After uprooting Congress President Rahul Gandhi from his party bastion, BJP leader Smriti Irani Friday thanked the people here for helping the lotus bloom. Irani defeated the Congress president and sitting MP by a margin of 55,120 votes In a tweet, Irani said, "Ek nayi subah Amethi ke liye, ek naya sankalp. Dhanyawad Amethi, shat shat naman. Apne vikas per vishwas jataya, kamal ka phool khilaya. Amethi ka abhaar" (A new morning for Amethi, a new resolve. Thank you Amethi. You showed faith in development and for helping lotus bloom). In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Gandhi had defeated Irani by 1,07,903 votes.
PM Modi, Amit Shah visit LK Advani, MM Joshi after massive victory
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on Friday visited veteran leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi to seek their blessings after the BJP-led NDA won a second term with a resounding majority."Called on respected Advani Ji. The BJP's successes today are possible because greats like him spent decades building the party and providing a fresh ideological narrative to the people," Modi tweeted.In another tweet, the Prime Minister wrote, "Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi is a scholar and intellectual par excellence. His contribution towards improving Indian education is remarkable. He has always worked to strengthen the BJP and mentor several Karyakartas, including me. Met him this morning and sought his blessings."Both Advani and Joshi on Thursday congratulated Modi and Shah after trends showed that BJP was headed for a comfortable majority in the 543-member Lok Sabha."Heartiest congratulations to Narendrabhai Modi for steering the BJP towards this unprecedented victory in .
Congress MLA Roshan Baig hopes Opposition learns lessons from debacle
Congress's miffed lawmaker Roshan Baig on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his resounding victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and hoped that the Opposition parties learn lessons from their debacles."Hearty congratulations to PM @narendramodi for getting such a massive mandate. The people have spoken, I hope PM Modi works towards bringing inclusive growth to the country. I hope all the opposition parties learn from this loss and introspect without making excuses," Baig wrote on his Twitter handle.Baig, who is apparently at loggerheads with the Congress party after not getting a ticket to contest the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, came into limelight after he levelled a series of strong allegations against the party leadership. He called Congress general secretary KC Venugopal a "buffoon", the party's state unit president Dinesh Gundu Rao "a flop show" and blamed Congress Legislature Party Leader (CLP) Siddaramaiah for the "collapse" of the Congress-JD(U) alliance ..
Results disappointing, consider myself at fault: UP Congress chief Raj Babbar
President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress committee, Raj Babbar, termed his party's performance in the state "disappointing" and said that he finds himself at fault for the debacle.Congress, despite extensive campaigning by Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, was decimated to a single seat in Uttar Pradesh- Sonia Gandhi's Raebareli Lok Sabha seat.In a Hindi tweet, Babbar not only congratulated the winners of the election but also took responsibility of the Congress' performance."Congratulations to the winners who won people's trust. The results are disappointing for Uttar Pradesh Congress . I consider myself at fault for not being able to carry out my responsibilities in the right manner. I will put forth my point with the party leadership," the actor-turned-politician wrote on the micro-blogging website, in a way hinting that he may tender resignation.Babbar was contesting from Fatehpur Sikri parliamentary constituency, which he lost to Raj Singh Cheher of BJP by a significant margin of 2.7 ...
Lok Sabha election results a decisive snub to dynastic politics: SM Krishna
Former External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday termed the Lok Sabha election results a "decisive snub" to "dynastic politics" and said that Congress has now been reduced to a small party due to the "sycophancy" to a dynasty."It's a decisive snub to dynastic politics in Delhi and Karnataka. I think people have seen through the game of dynastic politics. Congress will survive as a small party. Congress' sycophancy to a dynasty has undone the party," Krishna said talking to ANI here.The BJP leader also asserted that the intelligent Indian electorate had chosen wisely this time and seen through the accusations of the Congress. He also expressed hope that BJP would be able to get a decisive mandate in 2024 as well."Indian electorate is one of the shrewdest electorates in the world. There may be illiteracy, poverty and other snags but they always go with their common sense and internal judgement in choosing the government.""The people were able to see through the hollowness of ...
LS polls 2019: BJP wins 299 seats, leading on 4
BJP has won 299 Lok Sabha seats, while is leading on four other seats, as per the latest details of vote counting on the website of Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday.The counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections is still underway on 11 seats. People voted for 542 seats in the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls, beginning April 11 and ending on May 19.The Congress party has been declared victorious only on 52 seats.In all, the result has been declared for 531 seats so far.All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) has bagged a total of 22 seats out of 42 in West Bengal.Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has won eight seats and is leading on four seats in Odisha.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu won 23 seats out of 39 seats. Janata Dal-United, an ally of BJP in Bihar has won 16 seats while Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has won 18 seats.In Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP has won 21 seats and is leading on one seat. In Telangana, TRS has won nine seats, as per the details updated by the ECI at ..
West Bengal: TMC survives BJP wave, wins 22 seats
The ruling TMC has won 22 out of 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, after surviving a massive scare from the BJP, which made deep inroads into the state.The Mamata Banerjee-led party had won 34 parliamentary seats in the state in the 2014 general elections.BJP made huge strides in West Bengal by garnering 18 seats, 16 more than it had won in the 2014 polls, thereby breaching the once Left-ruled bastion and now the TMC citadel.Congress, on the other hand, managed to win just two seats while Left parties drew a blank.From BJP, the winners were -- Babul Supriyo (Asansol), Arjun Singh (Barrackpore), SS Ahluwalia (Burdwan-Durgapur), Locket Chatterjee (Hooghly) and Dilip Ghosh (Medinipur).Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury defeated TMC's Apurba Sarkar by 80,696 votes.Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee (TMC) retained his Diamond Harbour seat, defeating his BJP rival Nilanjan Roy by 3,20,594 votes.Other TMC candidates who won from their respective seats were Sougata Roy (Dum ...