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Kerala: Tharoor leads, Congress ahead on 15 seats
Sitting MP and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is leading from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency by over 13,000 votes.Congress is leading in 16 out of 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, according to Election Commission trends.Tharoor is pitted against BJP's Kummanam Rajasekharan and C Dinakaran of CPI(M).Congress president Rahul Gandhi is also leading from Wayanad parliamentary constituency of the state.Indian Union Muslim League is leading in two seats. The CPI(M), Kerala Congress (M) and Revolutionary Socialist Party are ahead by one seat each, trends showed.In Pathanamthitta, the place where massive protests took place over the entry of women at Sabarimala temple following a landmark Supreme Court ruling, Congress' Anto Antony is leading from the seat. He is up against BJP's MT Remesh.The counting of votes in 542 Lok Sabha constituencies began at 8 am today amidst tight security, capping a two-month long election process which witnessed high-octane campaigning and charges of EVM .
Trends show DMK way ahead of AIADMK in LS battle in Tamil Nadu
MK Stalin-led DMK is way ahead of ruling AIDMK in the Lok Sabha battle in Tamil Nadu by securing a lead on 22 seats out of 38 for which counting of votes began today.The election in the Vellore constituency was countermanded on April 16 by the Election Commission following the seizure of cash from a godown allegedly belonging to a DMK leader.DMK's main rival AIADMK is ahead on just two seats, the trends showed.DMK's ally Congress is leading on 8 seats while CPI and CPI(M (CPI(M)) are ahead on 2 seats. Indian Union Muslim League is leading on one seat.DMK's Dayanidhi Maran is leading the Chennai Central seat by over 57,000 votes against Pattali Makkal Katchi's (PMK) Sam Paul S R. In the 2014 general elections, S R Vijayakumar of AIADMK had won the seat with a margin of nearly 45,600 votes.Congress candidate and son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, Karti Chidambaram is leading the fight on Sivaganga seat with a margin of nearly 48,000 votes against BJP's H Raja. Senthilnathan .
Lok Sabha results 2019: Asaduddin Owaisi leading with over 85,000 votes from Hyderabad
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi is leading with over 85,000 votes from Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, according to official trends.Owaisi is contesting against BJP's Bhagavanth Rao, Congress' Firoz Khan and TRS' Pusthe Srikanth from the seat.As per the latest trends, the ruling BJP is storming back to power with a comfortable majority on its own for the second consecutive time and is set to cross the 300-mark along with its allies in the Lok Sabha.The BJP whose campaign was spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on muscular nationalism and a strident anti-Congress plank was leading in 292 seats, 20 seats more than the halfway mark of 272 in the 543-member Lok Sabha. Its allies Shiv Sena (20), JD-U (16) and Lok Janshakti Party (6) were also doing well in Maharashtra and Bihar.On the other side, the main challenger Congress was way behind BJP leading in only 51 seats. Its ally DMK has put up a good show leading in 22 of the 30 seats in ...
BJP gaining big in Bengal: Leads in 17 seats, Trinamool in 24 (4th Lead)
The BJP made stunning inroads in Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal, with the trends of the Lok Sabha elections on Thrusday showing that the saffron party was leading in 17 of the 42 seats, up from only two last time.
Congress candidate Urmila Matondkar alleges EVM change
Actress Urmila Matondkar, who is the Congress candidate from Mumbai North parliamentary seat, on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) over an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) being substituted.
BJP leads in all seven seats in Delhi; three of its candidates ahead by over one lakh votes
The BJP was leading in all the seven seats in the national capital, with three of its candidates ahead by over one lakh votes, while the Congress and the AAP were trailing at the second spot in five and two seats respectively. 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 maximum margin of over 1.29 lakh votes. Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit claimed that the Balakot air strike in February, benefited the BJP in Delhi and elsewhere. "I can say with absolute certainty that if the Balakot (air strike) had not taken place, the BJP would not have crossed 180 seats. They gained almost a 100 seats because of Balakot and how they multiplied," Sandeep Dikhsit told reporters. Singer-turned-politician Hans Raj Hans was leading with a margin of 1.26 lakh votes from Northwest Delhi constituency where he is pitted against AAP's Gugan Singh, who is on the ..
BJP's 'historic victory' due to Modi's 'astute' leadership, Shah's 'dynamism': Rajnath
With early trends indicating BJP's return to power, senior leader and Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday termed it "historic" and credited it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "astute" leadership and party chief Amit Shah's "dynamism". In a series of tweets, Singh said the people of India have once again given a decisive mandate to the BJP-led NDA and reposed their faith in Modi's leadership and vision of New India. "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. "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. The home minister said Modi is now all set to build a New India. Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most parts of India, the BJP was set to return to power Thursday as ..
Manipur trends: BJP leading in one, NPF in one
The ruling BJP is leading in one Lok Sabha seat while the Naga Peoples Front is leading in another parliamentary constituency in Manipur as per initial trends, officials said Thursday. Manipur has two Lok Sabha seats - Outer Manipur and Inner Manipur. BJP candidate Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh is leading by 18,499 votes against his nearest Congress rival Oinam Nabakishore Singh in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat. Naga Peoples Front nominee Lorho S Pfoze is leading by 26,899 votes against his nearest BJP rival Houlim Shokhopao Mate in the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections the Congress had won both the Lok Sabha seats in Manipur.
West Bengal bypolls: BJP ahead in four seats, AITC in three
Bengal is looking forward to a saffron storm, with the BJP racing towards an impressive score in the byelections to eight Assembly constituencies, in consonance with its surge in the parliamentary polls in the state, according to the initial EC trends. The saffron party is currently ahead in four of the eight Assembly seats, where bypolls were held following the death of a legislator, and resignations by seven sitting MLAs who gave up their seats to contest the Lok Sabha polls. The ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) is leading in three seats, while the Indian National Congress (INC) is ahead in one. At Bhatpara, Pawan Kumar Singh of the BJP is leading by 11,421 votes against ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) candidate Madan Mitra. In Darjeeling, Neeraj Tamang Zimba of BJP is leading by 6,929 votes against Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) chairman Binoy Tamang, who is fighting as an independent candidate with the support of AITC. In Habibpur seat, .
Modi's work has defeated "negative" politics of Opposition: BJP
With the initial election trends suggesting the NDA making huge gains, the BJP leaders Thursday said it unambiguously indicated that the "grammar of politics is under transformation" and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's work has defeated the "negative" politics of opposition. BJP's vice president Vinay Sahasrabudhe said:"Once again people have reposed their confidence in BJP and Modi in a big way. The trends indicate unambiguously that grammar of politics is under transformation" Party's spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain described the party's excellent performance as "the victory of the developmental work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defeat of negative politics." He further said those who thought that by forming coalition based on caste politics they can defeat development, "this is the new era...Modi era...an era of development politics. Whoever will bring development, will win." The BJP, on its own, was leading in 291 seats much as against its main rival Congress which was .
Cong maintains lead in 8 seats; SAD, BJP in 2 seats each
The Congress was leading in eight parliamentary constituencies of Punjab while the Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP were leading in two Lok Sabha seats each, as per latest EC trends. The Aam Aadmi Party was ahead in Sangrur. Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress was ahead in Amritsar, Faridkot, Anandpur Sahib, Jalandhar, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala seats while the Akali Dal is leading from Bathinda and Ferozepur seats. From Khadoor Sahib seat, Congress candidate Jasbir Singh Dimpa was well ahead of SAD candidate and former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur with a margin of over 50,000 votes. In Patiala, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's wife and Congress candidate Preneet Kaur is leading over her SAD candidate Surjit Singh Rakhra with a margin of over 38,000 votes. From Amritsar seat, sitting MP and Congress candidate Gurjeet Singh Aujla is ahead of BJP candidate Hardeep Singh Puri with a margin of more than 27,000 votes. From Ferozepur seat, SAD chief and ...
BJP's Parliamentary Board meeting today, PM Modi to address workers at 5.30 pm
The Parliamentary Board of BJP will meet today in the evening while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the party workers here at 5.30 pm, as Thursday's counting of votes showed the ruling party retaining power with an absolute majority."The Parliamentary Board of BJP will meet today in the evening, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the workers at the party headquarters here at 5.30 pm," said the sources.As per the trends, BJP-led NDA is all set to win over 330 Lok Sabha seats. BJP alone was leading on 292 seats, 20 seats more than the halfway mark of 272 in 543-member Lok Sabha.BJP allies Shiv Sena (20), JD-U (16) and Lok Janshakti Party (6) were also doing well in Maharashtra and Bihar.The Congress party was way behind BJP leading on only 51 seats. Its ally DMK has put up a good show leading in 22 of 30 seats in Tamil Nadu. The Congress was leading in eight of nine seats the party contested in the state. The party was also doing well in Kerala where ...
Iran's Javad Zarif to visit Pakistan today, seeks support amid tension in Arabian Gulf
Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister is expected to arrive here today to brief the Pakistani leadership about the ongoing tensions between Ankara and Washington, a senior diplomatic source said on Thursday.Radio Pakistan quoted sources from the Foreign Ministry who confirmed that Zarif, during his two-day visit, is expected to meet Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa.One of the major issues that would top the discussion is the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. Pakistan has recently informed Iran that it could not proceed with the project as long as US sanctions remain on Tehran.Zarif's visit has come in the backdrop of rising tensions in the Arabian Gulf region after Washington's recent deployment of an aircraft carrier and a bomber taskforce to the Middle East in response to what the US officials called "a credible threat" by Iranian regime forces.The top Iranian diplomat has already travelled to other regional countries, including China, ...
BJP's Union Minister candidate trailing in Amritsar
Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development and the BJP's candidate for Punjab's Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, Hardeep Singh Puri, has been trailing his rival and Congress candidate Gurjit Aujla, as per available trends.
Trump cuts short infrastructure meeting with Democrats
US President Donald Trump cut short a scheduled meeting with top Democrats on infrastructure and announced that he wouldn't attempt any further bipartisanship until the congressional investigations in the aftermath of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report conclude.
Mixed fortune for Yadav clan in UP
The initial trends appear to be mixed for the Yadav clan of the Samajwadi Party, with party supremo Akhilesh Yadav's cousins trailing from Firozabad and Badaun seats. In Azamgarh, Akhilesh Yadav is leading by 45,023 votes against Bhojpuri actor and BJP candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirhua', according to the Election Commission website. The SP chief's wife, Dimple Yadav, is leading by 5,420 votes over the BJP's Subrat Pathak in Kannauj. SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav is also leading in Mainpuri by 15,297 votes over the BJP's Prem Singh Shakya. In Badaun, however, Dharmendra Yadav was trailing by 10,716 votes against BJP candidate Sanghmitra Maurya, daughter of cabinet minister Swami Prasad Maurya. The situation is the same in Firozabad, where Ram Gopal Yadav's son, Akshay Yadav, is trailing by 10,716 votes against the BJP's Chandra Sen Jadon, while Akhilesh Yadav's estranged uncle, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia founder Shivpal Yadav, was at the third place.
BJP hopes to perform well in Kerala next time
The BJP was on its way to a landslide victory on Thursday with leads in 292 seats, showing major gains in Odisha and West Bengal but a nought in Kerala, prompting leaders to say they will redouble efforts to make inroads in the southern state the next time. The BJP will do well in Kerala in the next elections in the same way it has done in West Bengal and Odisha this time, BJP national spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao told the media. Of Kerala's 20 seats, the Congress was ahead in 15., the CPI(M) in one, the IUML in three, Kerala Congress (M) in one and the RSP in one, according to the Election Commission. As votes for the seven-phase Parliamentary polls were counted on Thursday, the Trinamool Congress Party was leading in 24 of 42 seats of West Bengal while BJP was ahead in 17, up from two it held in 2014. The Left was wiped out in the state, once its citadel. In Odisha, the BJP was leading in seven of 21 seats while the BJD was ahead in 14. In 2014, the BJP got only one seat in the
Sikkim Assembly Trends: SKM leading in 7, SDF in 2
The opposition Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is leading in seven Assembly seats while the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) in two constituencies as per initial trends, officials said Thursday. The Sikkim Assembly has 32 seats. SKM candidate Lok Nath Shara is leading by 1,814 votes against his nearest SDF rival Laxuman Sharma in the Gyalshing-barnyak seat. In the Kabi lungchuk constituency, SKM nominee Karma Loday Bhutia is leading against his nearest SDF rival Ugen Nedup Bhutia by 650 votes. SKM candidate Mani Kumar Sharma is leading by 827 votes against his nearest SDF rival Garjaman Gurung in the Khamdong-singtam seat. SKM nominees are also leading in the Sangha, Shyari and West Pendam Assembly seats. Sikkim Chief Minister and SDF supremo Pawan Kumar Chamling is leading by 2,722 votes against his nearest SKM rival Karka Bahadur Rai in the Poklok-kamrang Assembly seat. Chamling is also contesting from Namchi Singhithang assembly seat.
Goa: BJP loses Parrikar's Panaji Assembly seat to Congress
Congress' Atanasio Monserratte on Thursday wrested Panaji Assembly seat, held by the late chief minister Manohar Parrikar, from the BJP and with a margin of over 1,775 votes in the by-poll held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections.The Panaji Assembly seat became vacant after the demise of former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who held the seat for nearly two-and-a-half decades since 1994.The BJP had fielded Siddharth Kunkolienkar to retain the seat.Goa Assembly has a strength of 40 members out of which BJP currently has 12 legislators and enjoys the support of legislators from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Vijay Sardesai of the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and three independents. GFP and MGP each have three MLAs.Congress, on the other hand, has 15 MLAs in the house till now.
BJP establishes critical lead on 9 LS seats in Haryana
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana has established a critical lead on nine Lok Sabha seats out of 10.Congress' Deepinder Singh Hooda is leading from Rohtak, but his father and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is trailing in Sonepat seat.As per the counting trends on the website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at 11.46 am, BJP's sitting MP from Ambala Ratan Lal Kataria was leading by over 77,000 votes against Congress candidate Kumari Selja.In Faridabad, BJP candidate and Union Minister Krishan Pal Gurjar had a lead of over one lakh votes against Congress candidate Avtar Singh Bhadana.In Gurugram Lok Sabha seat, BJP's Union Minister Rao Inderjeet Singh was leading over Congress candidate Captain Ajay Singh Yadav by nearly 1.65 lakh votes.In Hisar, Brijendra Singh of the BJP was comfortably leading against Dushyant Chautala, sitting MP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) candidate.In Karnal, BJP's Sanjay Bhatia was leading by over two lakh votes against Congress' ...