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US corporate sector welcomes reelection of PM Modi
US corporate sector Thursday congratulated Narendra Modi on his "commanding victory", saying the Prime Minister has the potential to transform India and forge opportunity for all Indians. Prime Minister Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears set to post an emphatic victory in the Lok Sabha election, bringing Modi back into office for a second term. "Congratulations to" Modi and the BJP "for a commanding victory," said Nisha Desai Biswal, president of US India Business Council (USIBC). The Prime Minister "has the potential to transform India and forge opportunity for all Indians," she said, adding that the USIBC looks forward to work with the BJP government. Commending Modi on his electoral success, Biswal said the first five years of Modi's government saw good progress on reforms. The establishment of a national Goods and Services Tax, passage of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, and a variety of legal and regulatory reforms catapulted India's Ease of Doing Business ranking ..
NDA's victory miraculous win; people rejected royalties, dynasties: Jaitley
Terming the BJP-led NDA's victory in the Lok Sabha elections as "miraculous win", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said people have rejected royalties, dynasties and caste based parties. As per the trend, the BJP-led NDA will form the government at the Centre for the second successive term with absolute majority. In a series of tweets, Jaitley said that fake issues raised by the opposition have not worked and the final results are in the same direction as the exit poll predictions. "Congratulations to the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, all the NDA and BJP workers for achieving this miraculous win in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Aspirational India does not accept Royalties, Dynasties and caste based parties," Jaitley said. Expressing gratitude to the people for reposing their faith in the BJP/ NDA, Jaitley questioned the accountability of those who were bringing a bad name to India's democracy both domestically and internationally by raking up the VVPAT ...
Javadekar terms BJP's lead in LS Polls as 'pro-incumbency, positive' vote
Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday termed BJP's humongous lead in the Lok Sabha election results trends as "pro-incumbency and positive" vote by the people of the country.Talking to ANI Javadekar said, "This is a big victory of people as they believe in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. People have voted for security and development of the country. This is a pro-incumbency and positive vote.""The Congress party has become ideologically bankrupt and they got away from the people and that is why this sort of result has come for the grand old party," Javadekar said while replying to Congress' dismal performance in the general elections.As BJP led in 300 Lok Sabha seats and was set to form the government at the Centre for the second time along with its NDA allies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed it as a win for India."Sabka Saath + Sabka Vikas + Sabka Vishwas = Vijayi Bharat. Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive India. India .
Thank you, India, salute to our 'karyakartas' for win: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked the voters for placing their "faith" in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and thanked all BJP workers for their hard work."Thank you, India! The faith placed in our alliance is humbling and gives us the strength to work even harder to fulfill people's aspirations. I salute every BJP 'karyakarta' for their determination, perseverance and hard work. They went home to home, elaborating on our development agenda," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.Earlier, Modi tweeted in regional language Odia to convey his best wishes to Odisha Chief Minister Patnaik, saying, "Congratulations to Naveen Babu for yet another victory in Odisha. Wishing him the very best for the next term..."Patnaik has continued his invincible grip over Odisha with his party -- BJD -- leading in 110 seats in the 147-member House and himself set to become the Chief Minister for the fifth consecutive term.In yet another tweet, Modi congratulated YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Telugu, ..
Abe first world leader to make congratulatory call to PM Modi
With the counting trends showing BJP-led NDA heading towards a comfortable majority in Lok Sabha, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the first world leader to make a congratulatory telephone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.Leaders of several countries, including China, Russia, Bangladesh and Vietnam, also sent congratulatory messages to Modi.During the conversation, Modi and Abe noted the advances made in the bilateral relationship in the last five years and reiterated their commitment towards further strengthening the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership to achieve their shared visions of peace, progress and prosperity.The two Prime Ministers were looking forward to their meeting during the G20 Summit in Osaka next month, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.In a letter addressed to Modi, Chinese President Xi Jimping noted the great importance he attached to the development of India-China ties and his desire to work with the .
Several bureaucrats meet YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy
: As it became clear that he will become Andhra Pradesh's next Chief Minister following the results of the general elections, several bureaucrats went and met YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy at his residence at Tadepalli here Thursday evening. Chief Secretary L V Subrahmanyam,Vigilance and Enforcement Director General Gautam Sawang, Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Kumar Viswajeet and several other IAS and IPS officers called on Jagan and congratulated him on the YSRC's victory in the general elections.
Malawi president takes lead in election count: vote commission
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has taken a five-percentage-point lead over his main rival in this week's elections, according to figures Thursday based on results from three-quarters of polling stations. Mutharika had 40.49 per cent of the vote while opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera had 35.44 per cent, according to the ongoing count by the Malawi Electoral Commission. Mutharika, 78, who leads the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), campaigned for a second five-year term on his record of improving Malawi's scant road and power infrastructure. Chakwera on Wednesday warned of alleged attempts to rig the election, saying his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was conducting its own count that showed he was ahead. The southeastern African country has around 6.8 million potential voters. Turnout data has not been published. The third main candidate was Deputy President Saulos Chilima, with 18 per cent according to the partial results. Malawi has a "winner-takes-all" system and in 2014
BJP leads in 3 seats in J&K
The BJP is leading in three seats in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Election Commission trends. Union minister and BJP leader Jitendra Singh is leading by over 3.46 lakh votes against Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh in Udhampur constituency. Singh had defeated former Union minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in 2014. Sitting BJP MP Jugal Kishore is leading by over 2.84 lakh votes against Raman Bhalla of the Congress from the Jammu seat. Jugal has polled 8,31,919 votes, while Bhalla got 5,48,095 votes. In Ladakh constituency, the BJP's Jamyang Tsering Namgyal is leading by over 11,000 votes against Independent candidate and journalist-turned-politician Sajjad Hussain at the end of the latest round of counting. Namgyal polled 40,727 votes against the 29,683 votes polled by Hussain.
KCR congratulates Patnaik on Odisha poll victory
Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday congratulated his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik on his victory in the Assembly elections.
Chinese President Xi extends 'heartfelt congratulations' to Modi on victory
Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday extended his "heartfelt congratulations" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for winning the general elections, in a rare gesture of greeting a foreign leader well before the official announcement of the results. In a letter delivered by the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi to the Ministry of External Affairs amidst the counting of votes, Xi said: "on the occasion of the National Democratic Alliance wining the 17th Lok Sabha elections of India under your leadership, I would like to extend my heart-felt congratulations. "As important neighbours to each other, China and India are the two largest developing countries and emerging economies in the world. In recent years, China-India relations have shown strong momentum of development under the joint efforts of both sides". Significantly, Xi in his letter to Modi highlighted the "good" coordination and cooperation between the two countries on multi-polarisation, economic globalisation and ...
Chhattisgarh: BJP leads in 9 Lok Sabha seats, Congress in 2
The BJP is leading in nine out of the 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh, while the ruling Congress is ahead in the remaining two, according to the latest counting trends in the state. The saffron party's showing in the Lok Sabha elections is remarkable as just six months ago, it had received a severe drubbing at the hands of the Congress in the assembly polls, marking an end to its 15-year-old rule in Chhattisgarh. In the last three Lok Sabha polls since 2004, the BJP had won 10 of the 11 seats in the state each time. According to trends available till now, BJP candidates are leading in nine parliamentary constituencies. State BJP vice-president Sunil Soni is leading over his Congress opponent and Raipur Mayor Pramod Dubey by a whopping margin of 3,16,900 votes in the Raipur seat. In the Durg seat, BJP's Vijay Baghel is ahead of Congress nominee Pratima Chandrakar by a huge margin of 3,57,315 votes. In Rajnandgaon, BJP nominee Santosh Pandey is leading over Congress ...
T'gana, next promising state for BJP in south: Laxman
Telangana would be the next state after Karnataka in the south with potential growth prospects for the party,state BJP president K Laxman said here Thursday. "In the south, after Karnataka, the fertile place for BJP is going to be Telangana," he told reporters. Laxman was jubilant over the party's surprise leads in four Lok Sabha seats -- Adilabad, Karimnagar, Secunderabad and Nizamabad -- in the state. "There is a massive response in Telangana. First time in the political history of Telangana for BJP,we are winning four Lok Sabha seats on our own and not less than 19 per cent votes. I feel proud as BJP's president," he said. Alleging that opposition parties joined hands (at the national level) with the sole agenda of defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said people realised that regional parties have become "family parties". Though JD(S) and Congress contested together (in Karnataka), BJP emerged victorious, he said. BJP would have a bright future in Telangana, he ..
Kangra Cong candidate claims 'EVM tampering'
Kangra Congress candidate Pawan Kajal Thursday claimed that "EVM tampering" was the reason for his defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. The Kangra Congress MLA was pitted against BJP's Kishan Kapoor, who is the Food and Civil Supplies Minister in the state. Kalal trailed by 4,05, 513 lakh votes after the 10th round of counting. Kajal said his defeat even in his own assembly constituency, where he trailed by 23,583 votes, was highly surprising. He said victory or defeat was a common feature in any election but the huge gap of votes indicated something fishy, suggesting that there was a possibility of tampering with the EVMs. Nine other candidates are in the fray from Kangra besides Kishan Kapoor and Pawan Kajal. The counting of votes is still on.
BJP confident of a clean sweep in Delhi, its five candidates leading with the highest margin ever
Confident of emerging victorious on all the 7 seats in Delhi with five of its candidates breaking records in terms of leading with the highest margin ever, the BJP continued to dominate the trends while the Congress and AAP trailed at the second spot in five and two constituencies respectively. Singer-turned-politician Hans Raj Hans was leading in the Northwest Delhi constituency with a whopping margin of 5.04 lakh votes. He is pitted against AAP's Gugan Singh, who is on the second position and Congress' Rajesh Lilothia at the third spot. BJP's incumbent MP from West Delhi, Parvesh Verma holds the record of winning by highest margin in Delhi of 2.68 lakh votes in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Confident of retaining the seat, Verma was leading with a margin of over 4.92 lakh votes while Congress's Mahabal Mishra was at the second spot. Verma had then broken the previous record of victory margin set by Sandeep Dikshit, who was elected the East Delhi MP winning by a margin of 2.41 lakh votes in
Moily tastes defeat, fails to perform hat trick
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister M Veerappa Moily was defeated by BJP's B N Bache Gowda in Chikkaballapur by a margin of 1,82,110 votes, Election Commission said on Thursday. While Gowda secured 7,45,912 votes, Moily got5,63,802 votes. Moily, a former union minister, was the joint candidate of the ruling Congress-JDS coalition. Gowda had lost against Moily in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by a narrow margin of about 9,500 votes. Moily, who was the Karnataka Chief Minister from 1992 -1994, had also got elected as Chikkaballapur in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls. The division of Vokkaliga votes was cited as the reason for Gowda's defeat in 2014 as Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who also hails from the same community, had contested from Chikkaballapura then and ended up in third place by garnering over three lakh votes. Moily, who hails from the coastal belt, was strongly dependent on JD(S) that has the strong support of the Vokkaligacommunity, to retain the
Amit is 'Shah' of Modi's historic second term win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be the man of the moment for winning the historic second term but it is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah who is being hailed, even by the rivals, as the man behind the moment.
KCR's Federal Front dream shattered with poll results (Analysis)
The crushing defeat of non-NDA parties in Lok Sabha elections shattered the dreams of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, who was looking to play a key role at the Centre.
NDA sweeps Bihar, Grand Alliance reduced to 2 seats (3rd Lead)
With the ruling NDA having established a comfortable lead in 38 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, the opposition Grand Alliance is struggling to maintain a lead on the remaining Jehanabad and Kushanganj seats.
BJP's journey from just two seats in Lok Sabha in 1984 to winning two back-to-back majority
From just two seats in Lok Sabha in 1984 to winning two back-to-back majority in general elections, the BJP with its right-wing Hindutva ideology has firmly taken the centre-stage of India's political landscape, displacing the Congress. With the Ram temple movement in 1990s, its graph started rising but its influence remained largely restricted to Hindi heartland and the party emerged as the single largest party in 1996 under the leadership of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The party for the first time formed government in 1996 for 13 days and then for 13 months in 1998 when its government lost by a single vote in Lok Sabha. It was Vajpayee's pragmatic leadership which helped the party shed its "untouchable" tag as it forged new alliances and led the first non-Congress government which completed its five-year tenure. It tasted stratospheric success with the emergence of Narendra Modi on national scene and the party won majority on its own for the first time in 2014 while .
Sharad Pawar accepts peoples' verdict
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar said the Congress-led Mahagathbandhan in the state "respects" the peoples' verdict in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.