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Punjab seems to be bucking Modi wave, Cong leads in 8 seats
Punjab seems to be bucking the Modi wave with the Congress continuing to maintain the lead over eight of the state's 13 parliamentary constituencies. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was leading on just two seats, Ferozepur and Bathinda, where party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal are contesting, respectively, as per the Election Commission trends. The BJP is ahead on two seats, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur. The Aam Aadmi Party, which had surprised many by winning four seats in the 2014 general election, is leading only on Sangrur seat, according to the trends. The Congress is leading in Amritsar, Faridkot, Anandpur Sahib, Jalandhar, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala seats. Among these seats, the party candidates were maintaining a healthy margin in the range of 40,000 votes to 1 lakh votes on six constituencies -- Amritsar, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana and Patiala. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's wife and ...
Rahul Gandhi's lead crosses 2 lakh mark;Cong-UDF maintains
: The Opposition Congress led-UDF in Kerala appears to be heading for a landslide in the state by continuing its lead in 19 of the total 20 Lok Sabha seats with AICC President Rahul Gandhi so far garnering over two lakh votes from Wayanad. Gandhi, who contested from Wayanad, besides his traditional stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, garnered 2,58,975 votes till 1.30 PM, as per the Election Commission website. Besides Gandhi, five UDF candidtates-Remya Haridas, Hibi Eden, Dean Kuriyakose (all Congress), P K Kunhalikutty and E T Mohammed Basheer (both IUML) have crossed the one lakh mark, as counting of votes is progressing in 140 centres across the southern state. The only consolation for the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF was its performance in Alappuzha constituency, where its nominee A M Ariff is ahead of its Congress rival Shanimol Osman by a margin of 9308 votes at 1.30 PM. Gandhi's presence seems to have helped UDF put in an impressive performance in the polls. The ...
BJP leads on all seven seats, three candidates ahead by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes
The BJP continued to lead in all the seven seats in the national capital with three of its candidates taking the lead by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes while the Congress and AAP trailed at the second spot in five and two constituencies respectively. Celebrations began at various counting centres where jubilant supporters of the saffron party started bursting crackers and shouting slogans. BJP's incumbent MP from West Delhi Parvesh Verma was leading with a maximum margin of over 2.46 lakh votes while Congress's Mahabal Mishra was at the second spot. Singer-turned-politician Hans Raj Hans followed him with a margin of over 2.40 lakh votes in the Northwest Delhi constituency where he is pitted against AAP's Gugan Singh, who is on the second position and Congress' Rajesh Lilothia at the third spot. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, who contested from the Northeast Delhi constituency against Congress veteran and former chief minister Sheila Dikshit and AAP's Dilip Pandey, was leading with a .
Modi wave sweeping Rajasthan
Modi wave seems to be sweeping Rajasthan with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in 24 out of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state as counting of votes progressed on Thursday.
BJP gains unassailable lead in 9 seats, fight only for Rohtak seat now
The BJP has gained unassailable lead in nine of the ten Lok Sabha seats in Haryana and the fight appears to be only for the Rohtak seat now where Congress' sitting MP Deepender Singh Hooda was putting up a challenge to the saffron party candidate. If the BJP wins nine or even the tenth seat, it will be the party's best-ever performance, surpassing the previous best in 2014 when it won seven of the eight it contested. In 1999, when it was in alliance with the Indian National Lok Dal, the BJP had won five seats while the remaining five were won by its ally. Rohtak was witnessing a see-saw contest between sitting MP Deepender Singh Hooda, who after leading with a margin of more than 13,000 votes at one stage over BJP's Arvind Sharma, was now trailing by over 4500 votes, as per trends available with the Election Commission. In the remaining nine seats, BJP candidates including five of its sitting MPstwo of them union ministerswere leading by margins ranging between 1 and 4 lakh. From ...
Netanyahu congratulates dear friend Modi on election victory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday became the first world leader to congratulate his counterpart Narendra Modi for scripting an "impressive victory" in the general elections and vowed to strengthen their "great friendship" as well as bilateral ties. Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most parts of India, the BJP was set to return to power Thursday as it led in 292 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 51, according to trends released by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls. "Greetings from the depth of my heart dear friend on your impressive victory in the elections," Netanyahu tweeted in Hebrew and Hindi. "The election results are a re-approval of your leadership and the way you lead the world's greatest democracy. Together we will continue to strengthen the great friendship between us and India and Israel and lead it to new heights," he tweeted. The personal chemistry between the two leaders has been widely discussed in .
LS results: Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka meet Rahul as Congress stares at defeat
With trends painting a dismal picture for the Congress in Lok Sabha elections, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi at his residence.Earlier in the day, party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also met Rahul Gandhi here.Even Priyanka's formal entry into politics could not act as a saving grace for the Congress. She was made in-charge of the party's fortunes in eastern Uttar Pradesh, but despite her high-octane election campaign Congress is ahead on just one seat- her mother Sonia Gandhi from Raebareli.Rahul Gandhi is facing a tough battle in Amethi as BJP rival Smriti Irani is leading from the seat, though by a slim margin. However, he is leading from Kerala's Wayanad.As per trends post noon, the ruling BJP appears to be storming back to power with a comfortable majority on its own for the second consecutive time and is set to cross the 300-mark in the Lok Sabha along with its NDA allies.On the other hand, ...
Telangana: TRS leading on 8 seats, KCR's daughter Kavitha trailing
Ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), which swept Assembly elections in December last year, appears to have lost considerable ground to the BJP and the Congress, which seem to be making gains in the Lok Sabha polls.The TRS was leading on 8 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state with Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter and sitting MP K Kavitha trailing in Nizamabad constituency to BJP's Arvind Dharmapuri by over 37,000 votes in Nizamabad.G Kisan Reddy, BJP's state unit president, was leading in Secundrabad parliamentary constituency by a margin of over 36,000 votes. The party was also leading in Karimnagar, Adilabad, and Nizamabad parliamentary constituencies by a margin of 20,000 votes.Congress state president Uttam Kumar Reddy Nalamada was leading in Nalgonda seat while his party is leading on three other seats as well.Sitting Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was leading with 1.5 lakh votes.In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the TRS had won 11 of a total of 17
Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami congratulates Modi on poll victory
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the BJP's victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
DMK alleges interruptions in TN bypoll vote count, threatens to move court
Alleging interruptions in counting of votes for bypolls to Tamil Nadu's 22 seats, the DMK on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) threatening to approach the High Court if the poll body failed to intervene and ensure transparency in the process.
Modi's magic worked, says Vijay Goel
A clear majority to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls reflects that the "magic" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his leadership worked, said Union Minister Vijay Goel.
Fadnavis congratulates Modi, Shah as BJP leads in poll trends
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah over the party's "historic poll victory". According to the latest trends made available by the Election Commission, the BJP-led NDA appeared set to retain power at the Centre with a landslide margin. "The chief minister spoke to Prime Minister Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah and congratulated them for the huge and historic victory in the Lok Sabha polls," an official in the Chief Minister's Office said. The BJP alone was leading in 295 Lok Sabha seats, as per the trends. In Maharashtra, which sends 48 MPs to the Lower House, the BJP was leading in 23 seats, while its ally Shiv Sena was marching ahead in 18 constituencies. The NCP and the Congress were leading in 4 and 1 seats, respectively, in the state. Meanwhile, local BJP leaders, including its Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar, knelt at the party's office and with folded hands ...
TN CM Palaniswami greets PM for BJP's "magnificent victory"
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Thursday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP's "magnificent victory" in the Lok Sabha elections. The AIADMK Joint Coordinator's congratulatory message to Modi came amidst the counting trends pointing to the BJP-led NDA retaining power at the Centre comfortably. "I congratulate you on the magnificent victory in the General Elections. The people of our country have honoured you with a second consecutive term," Palaniswami said. "I wish you and the Government of India under your stewardship the very best," he said in a letter to Modi, a copy of which was released to media here. AIADMK and BJP besides others including DMDK and PMK, had faced the April 18 Lok sabha polls in Tamil Nadu as allies. However, as per trends available, the alliance appeared to be heading for a rout in the state with AIADMK's arch rival DMK leading in 35 of the 38 seats. The AIADMK had won 37 seats in the 2014 elections which it had contested alone .
BJP heads to spectacular win as Modi's message of nationalism, security, economy strikes chord across India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday led his Bharatiya Janata Party towards what looks set to be a resounding victory for a second term in office, as his message of nationalism, national security and Hindu pride struck a chord among voters across large swathes of India. With the elections establishing the 68-year-old Modi as the most popular leader in decades, the partial vote count released by the Election Commission showed that BJP was expected to surpass its 2014 performance. It was leading in 296 of the 542 Lok Sabha seats that went to polls in seven phases, demolishing the combined opposition with the Congress Party stuck at 51 seats, according to the trends. Modi himself was leading in Varanasi with a margin of over 1.5 lakh votes while party president Amit Shah was ahead in Gandhinagar in their home state of Gujarat by over 4 lakh votes. "This historic victory in the General Elections is the outcome of Modiji's visionary leadership, Amit Shahji's dynamism and the hard work .
Banarasi paan adds flavour to roadside debate in Modi's constituency
On counting day morning, paan shops here were not just selling the 'Banarasi paan', immortalised in the 'Khaike paan Banaraswala' song from Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Don'. There was also some lively discussion on the menu. The paan shops dotting the temple town became hotspots for debate Thursday -- not on who will win from this Lok Sabha constituency but on the victory margin of the Varanasi MP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2014, Modi defeated Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal by 3.37 lakh votes. He got 5,16,593 votes, about half of the total cast. The debate was on at the Baiju Bhaiya Tambul Bhandar on Sigra road. Manoj Misra predicted a much bigger Modi win. "We expect him to break his own record this time," he said. "The people have this time voted for development. All the caste-related constraints have fallen apart," Misra said. His confidence probably came from the early counting trends that showed Modi surging ahead of his main opponents, Ajay Rai of the Congress and ...
Jaganmohan Reddy to take oath as CM on May 30, says YSRCP leader Venkateswarlu
YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who steered his party YSR Congress Party to a spectacular victory in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, will take oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on May 30.Ummareddy Venkateswarlu, YSRCP leader and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, gave this information as the party is set for a landslide victory in both the elections held simultaneously last month in the state."Out of 175 Assembly seats, YSRCP is leading on 150 seats. People have confidence in Jaganmohan Reddy to lead the state. Looking at the loot by N Chandrababu Naidu, the public doesn't want him to rule the state," Venkateswarlu told ANI.YSR Congress Party is leading on 149 Assembly seats in the 175-member House decimating the ruling TDP. N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP is leading on just 25 seats.Jana Sena party of actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan is leading on one seat.In the 2014 Assembly elections, TDP formed the government with 102 seats while YSRCP had bagged 67 seats.In the Lok ...
European elections 2019: Voting begins across UK, Netherlands
Voters headed to cast their ballot across the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) as polling in 28 European Union (EU) member states commenced on Thursday.Over the next four days, citizens of the EU member states will elect 751 representatives to serve in the European Parliament for the next five years, Sputnik reports.A half-hour after voting started in the Netherlands, polls opened across the UK, the only other country voting in the elections today. The Dutch will elect 26 members of the European Parliament (MEPs), while people in the United Kingdom will elect 73 legislators.Voting results will only be published after the closure of all polling stations in all EU member states on Sunday (May 26).Surveys in the UK earlier showed that Nigel Farage, who created the Brexit Party in March, is expected to gain about 23 per cent of the votes, beating the Labour Party and the governing Conservatives.The UK was initially set to leave the bloc before the vote, on March 29, however, the ...
Raje thanks Rajasthan voters, praises BJP leadership
Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje Thursday thanked the people of the state who, she said, voted for the "farsighted leadership" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The BJP under the leadership of its president Amit Shah and PM Modi has reached new heights. I would like to thank the voters of Rajasthan," she told reporters at state BJP headquarters here. She also thanked BJP's state chief Madan Lal Saini and its workers for the party's performance. As many as 21 out of the 24 BJP candidates are leading by a margin of over one lakh votes, with one having established a lead of more than 4 lakh votes in the trends available so far. The saffron party contested on 24 seats in Rajasthan, leaving one seat to its alliance partner, Rastriya Loktantrik Party. The RLP candidate is also ahead by a margin of over one lakh votes. The Congress, which won the assembly elections in the state recently, is trailing on all the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the northern state. No result has been ...
YSRC Legislature to meet on Saturday;Jagan to take oath as CM
With the YSR Congress all set to wrest power in Andhra Pradesh, the YSRC Legislature Party will meet here on May 25 to formally elect its chief Jaganmohan Reddy as leader, party sources said Thursday. Reddy will take oath as Chief Minister in the temple-town of Tirupati on May 30, the sources said. The YSRC is on course to secure a landslide win in the assembly elections as the latest trends show it is leading in over 150 seats out of the total 175 in the State.
Patnaik's BJD forges ahead in Odisha, looks set to form govt
Odisha's ruling BJD Thursday looked set to form its government for a fifth straight term, negating a Modi wave that is sweeping the country with its candidates leading in 112 of the state's 146 seats. The redoubtable Naveen Patnaik, who is powering his party to a certain triumph, is leading from both Bijepur and his home turf Hinjili. Election to one seat was countermanded following the death of a candidate. The BJP appears set to emerge as the main opposition party, with its nominees leading in 21 seats. However, unlike in most other states where BJP and its allies look in firm command, the saffron party will be a feeble opposition in Odisha. The BJP has 10 seats in the outgoing House. Congress candidates are leading in 11 places. The Congress, which was the main opposition to the BJD since the 2000 elections, has 16 MLAs in the outgoing assembly. CPI-M and JMM are leading in one constituency each. State Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik is trailing BJD candidates in Both .