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BJP-AJSU alliance wins 11 out of 14 seats in Jharkhand
The BJP-AJSU alliance in Jharkhand won 11 of the 14 seats in the state, while the opposition JMM and the Congress secured one seat each, with the result of the Khunti (ST) Lok Sabha constituency yet to be announced. Former chief minister and BJP candidate Arjun Munda is leading his nearest rival, Congress candidate Kalicharan Munda, by a narrow 1,445 votes from the Khunti seat, EC sources said. While the BJP won 10 seats, its ally AJSU party won the lone Giridih seat, where its candidate and Jharkhand Water Resources Minister Chandraprakash Choudhary beat JMM's Jagarnath Mahato by 2,48,347 votes. The BJP and AJSU party fought the elections in alliance for the first time. JMM sitting MP Vijay Kumar Hansda beat BJP's Hemlal Murmu by 99,195 votes to retain the Rajmahal (ST) seat, officials said. Congress nominee and wife of former chief minister Madhu Koda, Gita Koda defeated sitting BJP candidate Laxman Gilua by 72,155 votes in the Singhbhum (ST) seat. In Ranchi, BJP's Sanjay Seth ...
Result day: Most exit polls forecast for BJP's landslide victory come true
Most exit polls' forecast about the BJP-led NDA comfortably crossing the 300-mark in the Lok Sabha polls turned true Thursday as the saffron party and its allies romping home with an excess of 300 seats. According to Election Commission data, the NDA constituents won or were leading in 340 seats past midnight. The Congress and its allies won or were leading in a little over 90 seats. Exit polls by News 18-Ipsos, India Today-Axis and News 24-Chanakya had projected 336, 339-368 and 336-364 seats respectively for the NDA, and showed that the BJP would cross the majority mark on its own for another term. Two exit polls -- one by ABP News-Nielsen and another by Neta-News X -- had said the ruling alliance may fall short of a majority. ABP News had forecast 267 and NewsX 242 seats for the ruling NDA. The CVoter-Republic exit poll had forecast 287 and 128 seats for the NDA and UPA respectively. News 18-Ipsos, India Today-Axis and News 24-Chanakya had predicted 82, 77-108 and 86-104 seats for .
BJP wins all 4 seats in Himachal, scores record margins
The ruling BJP Thursday swept the Lok Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh winning all four seats with record margins of about four lakh votes in each constituency, securing 69 per cent of the vote share. The winning candidates included sitting MPs Anurag Thakur (Hamirpur) and Ram Swaroop Sharma (Mandi). The two other winners are party MLAs Suresh Kashyap who won from Shimla, and Kishan Kapoor who bagged the Kangra seat. The three-term MP and son of former state Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, Anurag Thakur retained his Hamirpur seat, defeating his nearest rival Ram Lal Thakur of Congress with a record margin of 3,99,572 votes. Thakur, a former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), polled 6.83 lakh votes against 2.83 lakh secured by his rival Ram Lal Thakur. The BJP vote share in Hamirpur is 69.04 per cent against the Congress' 28.63 per cent. Ram Swaroop Sharma defeated Aashray Sharma, grandson of former Union Minister Sukh Ram, of the Congress by a margin ..
Bihar gets swept away by Modi tsunami; NDA grabs all but one of state's 40 seats
Bihar got swept away by the "Modi tsunami" as the BJP made a clean sweep in the seats contested by it in the state while allies JD(U) and LJP, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan, too rode the tide and came out with stellar performances. In a state where the total number of seats is 40, the BJP had fought 17 and emerged victorious in all of these while the JD(U) which had contested as many, lost only the Muslim-dominated Kishanganj to the Congress. The LJP struck gold, winning all the six seats it had contested, maintaining its tally of five years ago and improving on its strike rate compared with that of 2014 when it had fielded candidates in seven seats. Return to the NDA also helped the JD(U), which had contested separately from the coalition in 2014, boost its tally from a dismal two seats five years ago. The Congress, which had fought nine, lost all but managed to retain Kishanganj, which was won by late MP Asrarul Haque in 2014 and where Mohd Javed ...
PM Modi thanks Trump for his wishes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed gratitude to the US President Donald Trump after the latter congratulated him on his resounding win in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls."Thank you, Donald Trump. This victory represents the aspirations of a nation of 1.3 billion people. I'm looking forward to working closely with you for closer bilateral ties, which also augur well for global peace and prosperity" the PM wrote on Twitter.This comes after Donald Trump congratulated Modi on his win at the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, outlining that "great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm.""Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi and his BJP party on their BIG election victory! Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm. I look forward to continuing our important work together!" Trump tweeted on Thursday.The US President joins scores of other world leaders in extending their wishes to PM ...
Modi thanks Trump for his wishes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday thanked US President Donald Trump for his wishes on the NDA returning to power, saying the victory represents the aspirations of a nation of 1.3 billion people. "I too am looking forward to working closely with you for closer bilateral ties, which also augur well for global peace and prosperity," Modi tweeted. In his tweet, Trump had congratulated Modi and his BJP on their "BIG" election victory. "Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm. I look forward to continuing our important work together!" Trump said. Modi also thanked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, NC leader Omar Abdullah, DMK's MK Stalin and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for their wishes.
LS results 2019: Sonia Gandhi retains her Rae Bareli seat
Bringing the lone seat from the state for Congress, Sonia Gandhi registered a win from Rae Bareli with 5,34,918 votes.However, her winning margin has plummeted to 1,67,178 from 3,52,713. The UPA chairperson was pitted against BJP candidate Dinesh Pratap Singh. The SP and the BSP had supported her on this seat.In 2014, she had won by defeating BJP's Ajay Agarwal.Meanwhile, as per current voting trend, her son and party president Rahul Gandhi is trailing behind BJP's Smriti Irani in Congress' stronghold Amethi.In Uttar Pradesh so far, BJP has won 53 seats and is leading on nine, leaving the SP-BSP-RLS alliance far behind. The grand-old Congress has been decimated to a single seat in the state.The counting of votes for the 542 Lok Sabha seats is currently underway, beginning April 11 and ending on May 19.
Like in 1977, Congress reduced to just 1 Lok Sabha seat in MP
After 40 years, Madhya Pradesh Thursday witnessed a rerun of the post-Emergency 1977 general elections, in which the Bharatiya Jan Sangh(BJS) had won 39 seats, while the Congress was reduced to just one seat - Chhindwara - in the then undivided state. In the 2019 elections, the BJP, a successor to the BJS, won 26 of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh till late Thursday night and established huge leads in two other constituencies. On the other hand, the Congress has managed to win just one seat - Chhindwara - and is unlikely to add to the tally. Like in 2019, the Congress had won only the Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat in the undivided Madhya Pradesh in 1977, senior journalist Rakesh Dixit said. During the 1977 national polls, the BJS had won 39 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the undivided Madhya Pradesh. Congress candidate Gargi Shankar Mishra had won the Chhindwara seat, he added. The BJP came into existence in April 1980. This time, Nakul Nath, the son of Madhya ...
Populists eye upsets as Brexit-bound UK, Netherlands open EU elections
Voters in Brexit-bound Britain cast ballots Thursday at the start of 28-nation EU elections in which Eurosceptic, anti-immigration forces have vowed a political earthquake to shake up the Brussels establishment. With Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation appearing imminent after she postponed a forlorn attempt to push her divorce deal through parliament, Britain joined the Netherlands in kicking off four days of voting across the continent. The elections were a surreal spectacle in a country that was supposed to have already left the European Union after voting for Brexit in a referendum almost three years ago. The Brexit crisis mirrored deep divisions across the continent, where rising anti-establishment forces are bidding to make significant gains in the elections. More than 400 million European voters are eligible to elect 751 European Parliament members, with the first results expected late Sunday once voting in the 28 member states is over. Having opted to leave the EU in the .
Will work with PM Modi for betterment of people of Delhi: Kejriwal after losing on all 7 seats
Delhi chief minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said he accepted the people's mandate, after his party lost on all seven seats in the national capital and came third in most of the constituencies. He also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the "historic" win of the NDA in the Lok Sabha election. Except North West and South Delhi seats, where the AAP is in the second spot, the ruling party in Delhi came at the third position in all the other five constituencies. The AAP had fielded seven candidates in Delhi - Brijesh Goyal from New Delhi, Pankaj Gupta from Chandni Chowk, Raghav Chadha from South Delhi, Atishi from East Delhi, Dilip Pandey from North East Delhi, Gugan Singh from North West Delhi and Balbir Singh Jakhad from West Delhi. In New Delhi, Goyal lost by over four lakh votes to BJP candidate Meenakshi Lekhi, Gupta lost by over three lakh votes to BJP candidate Harsh Vardhan, Chadha lost by over three lakh votes to BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri and ...
Odisha: BJP's Sambit Patra trailing behind by small margin
BJP's Puri candidate Sambit Patra is trailing by 11284 votes from Biju Janata Dal candidate Pinaki Misra, as per the latest details of vote counting on the website of Election Commission of India (ECI).Out of the total 20 Lok Sabha seats in the constituency, the BJD is leading on 12 seats, while the BJP is leading on 8 seats, as per details updated by the ECI at 11.25 pm.The counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections is underway across the country, which voted for 542 seats in seven-phases, beginning April 11 and ending on May 19.
World leaders welcome PM Modi's sweeping LS polls victory
World leaders from across the globe have united in welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's resounding victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with many personally extending their wishes to the Indian leader via congratulatory phone calls."Narendra, my friend, congratulations! What an enormous victory! I hope, Narendra, that we can see each other very soon; As soon as you form a government and as soon as we form a government...Well, thank you for your congratulations on my victory but there's one difference -- You don't need a coalition, I do. And there's a big difference," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told PM Modi through a call..
YSRCP routs TDP in Andhra, Jaganmohan to take oath as CM
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) headed towards a thumping victory in Andhra Pradesh state elections and won 93 seats with leading on 57 seats in the assembly polls.Incumbent Telugu Desam has won 16 seats and is leading on 8 seats. Janasena Party is leading on 1 seat in the state.Earlier in the day, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu accepted his defeat in the Lok Sabha elections and said the people's mandate should be respected."First of all, in a democracy, after the counting takes place, we should respect the mandate. We will hold a review after the final results are out," Naidu told reporters here.He also congratulated YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy for securing a clean mandate in both Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu submitted his resignation to the state Governor ESL Narasimhan on Thursday.On the other hand, YSR Congress chief, Jaganmohan Reddy will take oath as the state's chief ...
Gone are days of doing politics in grandfather's name, says Ram Madhav
Commending the victory of BJP leader Smriti Irani over Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi on Thursday, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav said the days of dynastic politics are over."Smriti Iraniji unfurled the BJP flag in the Congress fortress. Gone are the days of doing politics in the name of your father and grandfather," he said while celebrating the BJP victory at Khan Market along with party workers.Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the biggest symbol of politics of accountability, Madhav said, "Politics of accountability and responsibility is the new norm and PM Modi is its biggest representative."The senior BJP leader also said a new political ideology and culture is strengthening its roots in the country.Choosing a symbolic spot for celebrating the victory, Madhav said, "People thought that Khan Market is a place for a different set of people. Our workers chose this place for celebration because a new political ideology and culture is getting strengthened in the ...
'Always given primacy to peace in our region': Modi responds to Imran Khan's greeting
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, after his party BJP swept the Lok Sabha elections. Responding to Khan's message, Modi on Thursday said that he has always "given primacy to peace and development in our region."Messages of support for PM Modi have been pouring in after the BJP secured a resounding mandate in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Dozens of world leaders have either personally called him to laud his victory in the general elections or have extended their wishes on Twitter."I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia," Khan tweeted earlier on Thursday.Responding to him, PM Modi wrote: "Thank you PM @ImranKhanPTI. I warmly express my gratitude for your good wishes. I have always given primacy to peace and development in our region."Ahead of the polls, Khan had said that there might be a better chance of peace talks .
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh hints at changing Siddhu's portfolio
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday hinted at changing the portfolio of his cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Siddhu.Earlier on the same day, Singh had also blamed Siddhu, who is the Local government Minister, for party's poor performance in urban areas."Urban vote bank has been our backbone in Punjab but Siddhu's failure to do development work impacted the party," Singh had said.Asked if the party high-command was on the same page, Singh in a TV interview to a channel said, "I raised the issue some months back and it was decided that decision would be taken after the elections."He also said that he was confident that party president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi would agree with his views in the interest of the state and the party.Singh had also said that Sidhu's damaging remarks ahead of polling in Punjab might have affected the party's performance in Bathinda.He also said that he would take up the issue of Siddhu's statement, blaming him for denying .
LS polls 2019: BJP wins 241 seats, leading on 62
The BJP won 241 Lok Sabha seats, while is leading on 62 other seats, as per the latest details of vote counting on the website of Election Commission of India (ECI).The counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections is underway across the country, which voted for 542 seats in seven-phases, beginning April 11 and ending on May 19.The Congress party has been declared victorious on 39 seats and is leading on 13 seats.In all, the result has been declared for 393 seats so far. The counting for remaining 148 seats is still underway.All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) has won 15 seats, while is leading on 7 seats in West Bengal. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is leading on 12 seats in Odisha.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu has won 16 seats, while is leading on seven.Janata Dal-United, an ally of BJP in Bihar, has won 15 seats and leading on one seat. Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has won 10 seats and leading on eight.In Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP has won 4 and is leading on 18 seats. In ...
With Aurangabad win, AIMIM set to expand its footprint in rest of India
All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, whose party is set to win the first seat outside Hyderabad, is planning to expand his footprint into other states also as opposition parties have "failed" to defeat BJP.This comes after the latest trend of vote counting has depicted that AIMIM candidate Imtiaz Jaleel Syed is leading with 389042 votes in Aurangabad in Maharastra."Expanding all over India is our agenda now. At first, we want to spread to West Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh," Owaisi told ANI."Opposition parties have failed to defeat BJP. Parties like Congress have promised to the public that they will hinder the juggernaut of BJP. But they have failed to deliver the promise. Now AIMIM will fill that gap and move forward in achieving the target of stopping BJP," he added.Meanwhile, Owaisi on his home turf-Hyderabad- is leading with 5,17,471. Owaisi is contesting against BJP's Bhagavanth Rao, Congress' Firoz Khan and TRS' Pusthe Srikanth from the ...
Naveen Patnaik set to return as Odisha CM for fifth time
Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik, who won effortlessly in the state Assembly elections, is set to return to power for a fifth consecutive term.The veteran politician becomes the third chief minister after Sikkim's Pawan Chamling and West Bengal's Jyoti Basu, to achieve the feat.As trends indicating his win came in Pattanaik thanked the people of Odisha for the "huge victory" as well as leaders and workers of BJD party."I would like to express my deep gratitude to the people of our state for having showered their blessings on us," he said.The chief minister also thanked women voters "who came in large numbers to vote for us."Patnaik who has been chief minister of Odisha since 2000, is considered to be the most successful and popular Chief Minister of the state; adored by millions, for his crystal clean image, corruption-free and transparent government.Known as a staunch crusader of socio-economic development, his pro-people and development-oriented ..
Resounding win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday won the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for the second consecutive term, by over 4 lakh votes.Retaining his sway in the Hindi heartland, PM Modi-led BJP won by a margin of 4,79,505 votes. He was pitted against Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Shalini Yadav and Congress candidate Ajay Rai in the constituency.In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won by a margin of 3,71,784 votes. PM Modi had defeated Rai by bagging record number of votes. Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, too, contested the elections from Varanasi in 2014 and was defeated.Earlier on the D-day, Prime Minister took to the micro-blogging website to thank Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his wishes. "Thank you @RahulGandhi for your good wishes," he stated in the tweet.The Gandhi scion had congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA for its victory in the Lok Sabha polls. He had said, "I accept the verdict of the people of India Congratulations to the winners, Mr Modi ..