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Congress office wears deserted look
The Congress headquarters in the capital wore a deserted look on Thursday with counting trends showing only a marginal improvement in the partys tally from the previous Lok Sabha elections.
India on way to re-elect government that launched GST
Bucking trends overseas, where governments lost elections after launching the Goods and Services Tax (GST), India appears to have voted overwhelmingly for the ruling party, suggesting that the new indirect tax regime has been widely accepted as a major economic reform.
KCR congratulates Modi on NDA victory
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the landslide electoral victory of the National Democratic Alliance in the Lok Sabha election under the leadership of the BJP.
KCR congratulates Modi, Jagan for poll victories
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the spectacular victory of BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha polls. He wished that the country march ahead under the leadership of Modi, a release from the Chief Minister's office said. Rao hailed the victory of YSR Congress in the Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh. He telephoned Reddy to wish him, the release said. Hoping that Andhra Pradesh achieves progress under the leadership of Reddy, Rao wished ties between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would improve, it added. The BJP, on its own, was leading in over 290 seats in the 543-seat Lok Sabha. YSR Congress was leading in about 150 seats in the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
Congress feeling dejected as trends not in line with expectations: Shergill
The Congress on Thursday said it was feeling dejected as trends are not in line with the expectation of the party. "Congress party is feeling dejected and the trends are not in line with the expectations of the party. I would not jump to the results till complete counting has taken place," Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill told reporters. "If they (trends) hold, then Congress needs to introspect as to why its campaign failed to resonate with the people of the country," he said. 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 50, according to trends released by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls. If the trends stay until final results, the BJP would have improved on its 2014 performance when it had won 282 seats on its own in the 543-member Lok Sabha. Adding the seats won by its allies, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance .
Initial trends indicate BJP making smart gains in Telangana
The BJP appears to be making smart gains in Telangana leading in four Lok Sabha seats while ruling TRS was ahead in nine, much below its own expectations, as per official trends for all 17 segments in the state. The Congress also appears to be on way to improving its performance, as the party's candidates have established leads in four seats, according to the information available at 1 PM Thursday. AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi was ahead in Hyderabad seat, where he is seeking reelection for the fourth successive time, according to Election Commission sources. Owaisi was leading by 1.47lakhvotes over his BJP rival Bhagavanth Rao. The TRS headed by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and the AIMIM had an electoral understanding in the April 11 elections, votes polled in which are being counted Thursday. The two parties had repeatedly claimed they would sweep the polls in a repeat of the December, 2018 assembly elocution outcome. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the TRS ...
LS Polls: Rajnath Singh lauds PM Modi, Amit Shah for BJP's "historic victory"
Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah for the performance in the Lok Sabha elections.Trends past noon project a sweep for the BJP, with the party leading on over 280 seats."This historic victory in the General Elections is the outcome of Modiji's visionary leadership, Amit Shahji's dynamism and the hard work of millions of BJP karyakartas on the ground," he said in one of the tweets."Spoke to Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi and the BJP National President Shri @AmitShah over the phone and congratulated them for @BJP4India led NDA's stupendous victory in these Lok Sabha Elections," read another.While thanking people for choosing BJP for the second term, he said, "I thank the people of India for once again giving a decisive mandate to @BJP4India led NDA and reposing faith in Shri @narendramodi's astute leadership and his vision of New India. Shri Modi is now all set to build a New ...
It is people's victory, says Jaganmohan Reddy
With his YSR Congress heading for a landslide victory in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy Thursday termed it as people's victory. He also said the YSRC's victory was expected. "I sincerely thank the people who overwhelmingly voted for YSRC and blessed it. I also thank them for exercising their franchise in large numbers and enhanced the value of democracy," Jaganmohan Reddy said in a Facebook post. "I will live up to the expectations of the people," he promised. According to the trends, YSRC is leading in over 150 seats of the total 175 in the State. The party is leading in 23 Lok Sabha seats, while the TDP in two. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao called Reddy over phone and congratulated him over the YSRC's thumping win in the general elections. Wishing Reddy all the best, Rao hoped he would lead AP further on the path of progress. Later, talking to the media at his residence here, the YSRC chief ...
Netanyahu congratulates close 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. "Sincerely greetings to you, my friend @Narendramodi, for your impressive victory in the elections!," Netanyahu tweeted in Hebrew and Hindi. "The election results are another confirmation 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. Modi and Netanyahu share a good rapport. Netanyahu visited ...
Britons take part in European Parliament elections
Voters in Britain were heading to the polling stations on Thursday for the European Parliament elections, as the political deadlock over the UK's withdrawal from the bloc continues.
AAP welcomes public mandate; congratulates BJP for victory
As the trends showed BJP leading across the country as well as in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday congratulated the saffron party for its victory and said it hopes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would do good work in his future tenure.
Celebrations break out in YSRCP camp as party heads for win in Andhra
Celebrations broke out in the ranks of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) across Andhra Pradesh on Thursday as counting trends showed the party heading for a landslide victory to wrest power from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Noida: BJP's Mahesh Sharma consolidates lead
Union minister and BJP leader Mahesh Sharma is leading by a margin of over 45,000 votes from Gautam Budhh Nagar seat after four rounds of counting for the Lok Sabha polls, the district election office said. Sharma has polled 98,993 votes so far across the five assembly segments of Noida, Jewar, Dadri, Sikandrabad and Khurja that constitute the Gautam Buddh Nagar parliamentary seat, it said. BSP's Satveer Nagar, whose candidature is also backed by the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal, is running second with 53,982 votes, while Congress's Arvind Kumar Singh is trailing with 4,735 votes, according to the district election office. So far, 926 NOTA (None of the Above) votes have been counted, more than what the remaining 10 candidates, including Independents, have polled, official data showed. A total of 1.60 lakh votes were counted by the end of the fourth round around 12 noon, the office said. The counting is underway at Phool Mandi in Noida.
BJP headed for victory in Himachal, party candidates leading by over 3.15 lakh votes
The ruling BJP is heading towards victory in Himachal Pradesh as its candidates are leading with over 3.15 lakh votes on each of the four Lok Sabha seats, a state election officer said. In Mandi, the sitting BJP MP Ram Swaroop is leading with over 316857 votes over his nearest rival Aashray Sharma of Congress. BJP candidate Kishan Kapoor is leading by 4,02,322 votes over his nearest rival Pawan Kajal of Congress in Kangra, a state election officer said. In Hamirpur, sitting BJP MP Anurag Thakur is leading by 3,65,452 votes over his nearest rival Ram Lal Thakur of Congress. BJP candidate Suresh Kashyap is leading by 320088 votes over his nearest rival Dhani Ram Shandil of Congress in Shimla.
NDA leading on 37 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
Union ministers-- Ravi Shankar Prasad, Giriraj Singh, R K Singh and Ashwini Kumar Choubey-- are among NDA candidates leading on 37 seats while RJD is ahead on two consituencies and its mahagathbandhan ally Congress at one place, as per the latest trends available. Among the central ministers only Ram Kripal Yadav is trailing by around 6900 votes to his rival RJD candidate Misa Bharti, Lalu Prasad's eldest daughter, in Pataliputra constituency. BJP and JD(U) are leading on 16 and 15 seats respectively while LJP is ahead on six seats. The RJD, which is heading five parties Mahagathbandhan which also included Congress, HAM, VIP and RLSP, is leading in two seats of Jehanabad and Pataliputra and its ally Congress is ahead in Kishanganj out of the 40 seats on which trends are available, according to the figures released by the office of Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Prominent NDA faces who are leading currently included- union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad (Patna Sahib), ...
Millennium mandate by millennium generation: Sudhanshu Trivedi
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on Thursday termed the Lok Sabha elections 2019 as the first election in which a generation has voted for the first time and given a decisive mandate."This is the first election for a generation that opened its eyes in the 21st century, the millennium generation has voted and given a millennium mandate. I think we should wait for final results, the indications are now gradually settling down to same thing," Trivedi told ANI here.He also said that the BJP's three-point formula which the party followed in the past five years has worked in its favour securing its position in 2019."There are three hallmarks of our approach, the rise of the person sitting on the last pedestal of the society, good governance and development, and nationalism," he said.Trivedi went on to praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his popularity has played a key role in securing BJP's win twice in a row in the parliamentary elections."Today we are having a leader like Narendra ...
PM Modi, Amit Shah take big lead
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah are among the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who have taken big leads on the seats from where they are contesting.
SKM's Indra Hang Subba leads in Sikkim
The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) party candidate Indra Hang Subba was leading over ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) nominee Dek Bahadur Katwal by over 6,000 votes in the state's lone Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday.
YSR Cong all set for overwhelming win in AP assembly polls
The YSR Congress is set to wrest power in Andhra Pradesh with the party on course to secure a landslide win, leaving the ruling TDP way behind in the assembly elections. The Y S Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSRC is leading in 151 seats and TDP in 24, as per trends available with the Election Commission. Several top leaders of the Telugu Desam Party, including many ministers, are on the verge of defeat. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is leading in Kuppam but his son and state IT Minister Nara Lokesh lagging behind by over 8,900 votes in Mangalagiri segment in his first electoral battle. Jaganmohan Reddy is also leading in Pulivendula assembly segment. State TDP president and minister K Kala Venkata Rao, ministers P Narayana, Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy, Ganta Srinivasa Rao, K Atchannaidu, K Ravindra, K Srinivasulu, N Amarnatha Reddy, P Pulla Rao, Bhuma Akhila Priya, N Anand Babu, Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao, Deputy Speaker Mandali Buddha Prasad are trailing by ..
Jharkhand trends: NDA ahead in 12 seats, Congress in 2
The BJP-led NDA is leading in 12 Lok Sabha constituencies while the Congress is ahead in two seats in Jharkhand as per trends, election officials said Thursday. The BJP is leading in 11 Lok Sabha seats while its alliance partner Ajsu in one. Union Minister of state for Civil Aviation Minister and BJP candidate Jayant Sinha is leading by 1,16,819 votes against his nearest Congress rival Gopal Sahu in the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency. Sinha is the sitting MP. Union Minister of state for Tribal Affairs and BJP nominee Sudarshan Bhagat is trailing behind his nearest Congress's Sukhdeo Bhagat by 5,852 votes in the Lohardaga seat. Former Chief Ministers Shibu Soren (JMM) and Babulal Marandi (Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik) are trailing in Dumka and Koderma Lok Sabha seats respectively. While Soren is behind BJP's Sunil Soren by 30,271 votes, Marandi is trailing to BJP's Annapurna Devi by 1,82,554 votes in Koderma. Another former chief minister and BJP candidate Arjun