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Sonia Gandhi wins Rae Bareli parliamentary seat

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi who was contesting from Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency has won the seat. Gandhi was contesting against Ajay Agarwal of BJP in the constituency. Rae Bareli is the traditional seat of Gandhi family from where Sonia has been contesting and winning. The ruling UPA led by Congress is in a bad shape as compared to the BJP which is leading is many states ahead of Congress and other regional parties.

Manmohan Singh to formally resign tomorrow, congratulates Modi

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is set to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday to submit his resignation. With the nation electing a BJP government in 2014 polls, Singh will pave way for Narendra Modi to take over the post by stepping down tomorrow. As per reports, Singh will resign as the prime minister of India at 12.30 pm on Saturday after serving the nation for 10 consecutive years. Prior to polls, Singh had made it clear that he will not be in the running for a third term as PM if the UPA comes back to power. Singh on Friday had called Modi and congratulated him on his party's victory in the Lok Sabha elections.

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BJP parliamentary board to meet in Delhi on May 17

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): BJP's parliamentary board will meet in Delhi on 17 May, a day after Lok Sabha poll results are declared. BJP President Rajnath Singh said that he has told Narendra Modi to come to Delhi on 17 and that he would convene the Parliamentary Board meeting on that date to decide the earliest date to hold BJP parliamentary party meet to formally elect Modi as their leader. Singh also added that they would welcome support from any other political party. Senior BJP leaders have been holding a series of meetings in New Delhi and discussions are said to have focused on the possibility of the party forming the next government at the Centre and changes in the organization ahead of counting of votes on May 16.

BJP slams Rahul for skipping PM's farewell dinner, Congress overlooks

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): The BJP continues to target Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi even as election campaigning has come to an end. This time the party slammed Rahul for skipping the PM's farewell dinner. The Congress has however defended Rahul saying he had met PM beforehand and wished him.

Politicos take jibe at BJP as it gets going on government formation before results

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): As exit polls are predicting victory for a BJP-led coalition, the party has already begun planning for the next government with meetings being held in Gujarat with PM candidate Narendra Modi. Politicos from rival parties, however, took a dig at the party for showing impatience.

Sonia Gandhi hosts farewell dinner for PM Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi hosted a farewell dinner in New Delhi on Wednesday for Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, as he prepared to leave office after presiding for a decade over the world's largest democracy. A momento, signed by all members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and Union Ministers, was also presented to Dr Singh by Sonia. Several top party leaders, including P Chidambabaram, Sushilkumar Shinde, Salman Khurshid, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Ajay Maken, were present for the dinner at 10 Janpath in Delhi. However, absence of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's from the send-off dinner raised many political eyebrows. Congress leader Rajiv Shukla, who attended the thanksgiving dinner said that Singh was felicitated by Sonia Gandhi.

Confident of NDA's win, Gujarat CM's name to be announced soon: Rajnath

Ahmedabad, May 14 (ANI): BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday expressed his confidence over NDA's victory. He also said that the party cannot decide the Cabinet before announcement of results. Singh said that Narendra Modi will be the next PM and added that the role of all leaders will be decided in a meeting in the presence of all senior leaders. He also stated that Gujarat's Chief Minister's name will be soon announced once it is decided.

AIADMK admits Modi wave in country, BJD yet to decide

Tamil Nadu/ Uttar Pradesh, May 14 (ANI): Regional parties like Tamil Nadu's AIADMK and Odisha's Biju Janata Dal, which had earlier kept their cards close, are now hinting towards a prospect of forming coalition with BJP. Jayalalitha, reportedly, earlier was eying the prime ministerial seat.

Giriraj Singh refuses to budge from 'terrorists from one community' remark

Patna, May 14 (ANI): After giving a yet another controversial statement on Pakistan and terrorism saying that all the terrorists belong to one particular community, BJP leader Giriraj Singh refused to budge from his remark. He said that his statements were twisted by the media, though he would never take a step back on his statement that Pakistan shelters the terrorists and that he doesn't think that there is anything wrong about the same.

Congress prepares ground to shield Rahul as rivals target him for predicted poll debacle

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday tried to shield party vice president Rahul Gandhi even as rivals targeted him over the predicted poll debacle. Former BJP leader Jagdambika Pal who crossed over to join BJP before elections said that the Congress worked under Rahul's leadership during election campaigning and therefore he should be held responsible for his party's defeat.

NCP rejects speculation of alliance with BJP

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Reacting over the speculation that the NCP will give support to BJP, NCP leader Praful Patel today rubbished reports that it was cosying up to BJP ahead of formation of the next government. He said that his party is with UPA.

Politicos react as Naveen Patnaik indicates giving conditional support to NDA

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Politicos on Wednesday reacted to Biju Janata Dal chief and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's statement that it may join back the NDA camp to help in government formation at the Centre. BJD is a former ally of the BJP.

Politicos react as Praful Patel's talk of stable govt triggers speculation of BJP-NCP pact

oliticos on Wednesday reacted to senior NCP leader Praful Patel's statement that the BJP will emerge as the single largest party and the country needs a stable government which will "decisively govern for five years". The statement by has set off speculation about the stand of the key UPA ally post-poll.

Sonia to host farewell dinner for Manmohan Singh today, Politicos react

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi will host a farewell dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday. According to sources a memento is also expected to be presented to Dr Singh signed by all members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and Union Ministers. The Prime Minister will be demitting office on May 17, a day after the Lok Sabha elections results are announced.

NDA will get 300 seats in LS, 55+ in UP: Amit Shah

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is tipped to form the next government with many exit polls projecting a clear majority for the coalition in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections.

Giriraj Singh, Community, Terrorists, Secular Parties, Article 370, Referendum

Bokaro, May 14 (ANI): BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Wednesday stoked yet another controversy by asking why all terrorists belong to one particular community. He said that though he didn't mean to say that everyone belonging to that particular community is a terrorist, and that all the 'secular parties' keep mum when all the person arrested in terrorism are from one community. Further, expressing his views on Article 370, Singh said that a referendum needs to be done on whether it is validated and required or not.

PM Manmohan Singh bids farewell to PMO staff

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was given a standing ovation by his staff at the Prime Minister's Office in South Block on Tuesday during a farewell they hosted for him. Around 110 staff of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) gathered at South Block to give a farewell to Singh, who is to step down on May 17 after a decade at the top position of the country. The event also witnessed some moist eyes. Singh also thanked his staff for all their service. Some of the staff who has interacted with the prime minister during the 10 years of UPA government were seen wiping away their tears, official said.

Gujarat model fake, polarization was actual campaign strategy of BJP: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): Terming the Gujarat model as fake, Union Rural Development Minister Ramesh Ramesh on Tuesday said that deliberate polarization was the actual campaign strategy of BJP as reflected by Muzaffarnagar riots.

Congress will perform better than what exit polls predict: Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): A day after exit polls said that the ruling Congress Party at the centre is headed for a rout, Union Rural Development Minister and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday that his party will do far better than what the exit polls are predicting.