India Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 Updates: President Ram Nath Kovind accepts PM's resignation; counting over in all constituencies

‘I do not agree’: Mamata Banerjee pens poem in English, Bengali, Hindi

I Do Not Agree pic.twitter.com/RFVjiunJQt

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 24, 2019

Election Commission concludes counting of votes in all constituencies

Counting of votes was completed in most constituencies, except Arunachal Pradesh’s Arunachal Pradesh West seat. The counting in the constituency concluded on late Friday evening, with BJP’s Kiren Rijiju winning with 2,25,796 votes, Congress’ Nabam Tuki trailed behind with just 50953 votes.

Rijiju’s victory marks the end of counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections. BJP’s tally now stands at 303 seats, while 52 seats have gone to the Congress, 23 to DMK, 22 each to TMC and YSR Congress, 18 to Shiv Sena, 16 to JD(U), 12 to BJD,10 to BSP, 9 to TRS, 6 to LJSP, 5 each to SP and NCP, 3 each to IUML, TD and JKNC and 2 each to SAD and Others.

Narendra Modi tenders his resignation from the post of Prime Minister

President Ramnath Kovind accepted th Prime Minister’s resignation. The President has requested and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new government assumes office.

PM Narendra Modi met the President today and tendered his resignation along with the Council of Ministers. The President has accepted the resignation and has requested Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new Government assumes office. pic.twitter.com/dX4TltRA5S

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2019

Will ask top leaders to take action against those who helped opposition, says Jaya Prada

BJP’s Jaya Prada on her defeat from Rampur in the Lok Sabha elections, “I’ll speak to the top leaders of the party about the people who helped the opposition party and that strict action be taken against those people.”

Ahead of the elections, Jaya Prada was in the news after Azam Khan passed offensive comments about her. Khan won from the constituency.

No alternative to Kejriwal in Delhi, says AAP’s Gopal Rai

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Rai on Friday dismissed suggestions that it would have an impact on Delhi assembly elections slated for early next year, asserting that there is no alternative to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the national capital.

Rai said the party lost because the elections were highly polarised and people either voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi or for Congress president Rahul Gandhi. “We consider it our failure that we could not introduce the agenda of statehood (main poll plank of AAP) in the highly polarised elections,” he said.

Rai exuded confidence that the result of Lok Sabha polls would not impact the assembly polls in Delhi which are slated for early next year. “There is no alternative to Kejriwal in the national capital and it has emerged that people who voted for BJP or Congress in the LS polls want Kejriwal in the assembly elections,” he claimed.

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Modi cannot remove Article 370, 35-A from Jammu and Kashmir, says Farooq Abdullah

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot remove Article 35-A and Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. He said the prime minister should make efforts to unite the people of the country instead of dividing them.

“Let him be as powerful as he (Modi) likes, he cannot remove Article 370 and article 35-A (from the state of Jammu and Kashmir). Our right of Article 370 and Article 35-A should be protected. This is very important for us. We are soldiers of this country not enemies of this nation,” he said.

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20 leaders make Lok Sabha debut in Maharashtra

As many as 20 of the 48 MPs from Maharashtra are making their debut in the Lok Sabha. Eleven of them are from the BJP, four from the Shiv Sena, two from the NCP, one is an independent backed by the NCP, and one each is from the Congress and AIMIM.

Congress gets zero seats in 18 states, UTs

The Congress has drawn a blank in 18 states and Union Territories, in the Lok Sabha polls which saw the BJP emerging victorious with a margin even higher than the one in the 2014 general elections.

The Congress has been completely routed in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Delhi, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand.

BIHAR’s electorate casts highest number of NOTA votes in country

Bihar saw about 8.17 lakh voters opting for the None of The Above (NOTA) option – the highest in the country.

Daman and Diu (1.7 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (1.49 per cent) and Chhattisgarh (1.44 per cent) followed in the list with 1.7 per cent, 1.49 per cent and 1.44 per cent votes, respectively, under NOTA.

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Latest Updates

TMC suspends Bijapur legislator for anti-party comments

Trinamool Congress suspended its Bijpur legislator Subhrangshu Roy, son of BJP leader Mukul Roy, for six years for anti-party comments.

“Today I have no qualms in accepting that I have lost to my father. He is a real chanakya of Bengal politics. Our party has lost and people voted against us. We should accept it,” Subhrangshu had said earlier on Friday.

TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee said, “He (Roy) has been constantly making such statements. Our party’s disciplinary body after consultation with party supremo Mamata Banerjee has decided to expel him.”

Dalai Lama congratulates Narendra Modi

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance on their “sweeping victory”.

In a letter, the Dalai Lama wrote, “I pray you will be successful in meeting the challenges that lie ahead in fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the people of India. India is one of the great ancient civilizations, a distinctive and fundamental feature of which has been ahimsa and karuna — non-violent conduct motivated by compassion. We Tibetans have tremendous respect for India as the source of our spiritual culture. The traditions of Nalanda University brought to Tibet in the eighth century have had a powerful impact on our development. Last month marked the 60th anniversary of our life in exile. I would like to take this opportunity to express the Tibetan people’s immense gratitude to the Government and people of India. It is due to India’s consistent generosity and kindness to us that we have been able to preserve our ancient cultural heritage in exile.

Ivanka Trump congratulates Modi on Twitter

Congratulations @narendramodi on a great victory!

Exciting times ahead for the wonderful people of India! 🇮🇳

— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) May 24, 2019

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Union Cabinet passes resolution to dissolve the 16th Lok Sabha

President Ram Nath Kovind is now expected to dissolve the present Lok Sabha, the term of which is ending on 3 June. The process to form a new House will be initiated when the three Election Commissioners meet the President in the next few days to hand over the list of newly-elected members.

Delhi: Union Ministers leave after the Union Cabinet meeting concluded. pic.twitter.com/AgdFcu4fcy

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2019

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Latest Updates

NOTA outperforms CPI, CPM, BSP in Rajasthan

Around 3.27 lakh voters opted for the NOTA option in the Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan. NOTA even outperformed some of the parties such as the CPI, CPM and the BSP, with CPI’s vote share being 0.14 per cent, CPM 0.20 per cent and the BSP 1.07 per cent.

The maximum number of voters who opted for NOTA were in Banswara (29,962), followed by Udaipur (28,179), Jalore (17,714), Chittorgarh (17,528) and Bhilwara (17,418).

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Mamata calls meeting of TMC MPs, party leaders

Mamata Banerjee has called an ermergency meeting of leaders of her party on Saturday at her residence. “Our party supremo will be meeting victorious candidates as well as those who lost the polls. District presidents and other senior leaders will also be present at the meeting. We will discuss the elections results and take stock of both our weaknesses and strenghts,” a senior TMC leader told PTI.

Speaking about the BJP’s surge in West Benhal, he said, “The results came as a rude shock for all of us. We couldn’t anticipate such a mandate against us. We need to recitify the mistakes and reach out to the masses before it is too late.”

Union Cabinet meeting begins at Parliament

Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrives for Union Cabinet meeting; the meeting has begun. pic.twitter.com/qqJj3BpBA6

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2019

Ministers begin arriving at the Parliament for the last Union Cabinet meet

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Narendra Modi responds to congratulatory messages from leaders around the world

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US: PM Modi tweeted to US Vice-President Mike Pence, “This is a victory of democracy, which India and the US cherish. I will continue to promote our partnership with the US for peace and shared prosperity for our two countries and the world.”

Britain: Modi also thanked Britain’s former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson. “I wholeheartedly reciprocate the sentiment to further strengthen the strategic partnership between India and the UK for the benefit of our people.”

Nigeria: “Thank you President @MBuhari @NGRPresident for your wishes. India-Nigeria relations have grown from strength to strength in the last few years. And, I am committed to continue working with you to further enhance our bilateral ties,” PM Modi tweets.

Malta: The PM thanked Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat saying: “We had useful discussions during our meeting at VGS2019. I look forward to working with you to further strengthen our cooperation.”

Indonesia: Modi responded to president Joko Widodo saying, “Both our countries share a longstanding relationship of goodwill and mutual trust. We will keep working closely on common priorities and challenges.”

Afghanistan: The PM thanked Dr Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of Afghanistan. “Thank you @afgexecutive for your kind and warm wishes. We will continue to strengthen bilateral strategic partnership with Afghanistan,” he tweeted.

Madagascar: “Thank you President @SE_Rajoelina. I am looking forward to working closely with you for closer bilateral ties between India and Madagascar which will also help in advancing peace and prosperity in the Indian Ocean region.”

France: “Thank you my friend, President @EmmanuelMacron for your good wishes. I reaffirm my commitment to further strengthen the Strategic Partnership between India and France. I look forward to our meeting soon,” the PM said.

Narendra Modi responds to congratulatory messages

Canada: Modi responded to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by saying, “People of India have reposed their faith in democracy and development. India will work with our valued partner Canada for benefit of our citizens, and for world peace and prosperity.”

Saudi Arabia: “Thank you, Your Majesty @KingSalman and Your Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for heartfelt greetings. India cherishes deep-rooted and multi-faceted ties with the Kingdom. Look forward to further enhancing our relations for the benefit our citizens,” Modi tweeted.

Russia: “Thank you @KremlinRussia, and my dear friend, for your warm greetings. Your support for taking our special and privileged strategic partnership to new heights is invaluable. I look forward to our meeting soon,” Modi responded to Vladimir Putin’s wishes.

Nepal: PM Modi thanked former PM Baburam Bhattarai and said, “India and Nepal share close and friendly relations. We are committed to further strengthening and deepening our bilateral cooperation and people to people ties.”

Burundi: Responding to Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s congratulatory tweet, Modi said, “Thank you President @pnkurunziza for your warm message. I look forward to working with you to strengthen the ties between India and Burundi for development and prosperity.”

Zimbabwe: “Thank you President @edmnangagwa. I am committed to continue working with you to strengthen the special relationship between India and Zimbabwe,” PM Modi said.

Republic of Ghana: “Thank you President @NAkufoAddo. I am looking forward to working together for the success of both our countries,” the PM said.

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Latest Updates

Mamata Banerjee is a vindictive woman, says BJP MP from Barrackpore

BJP’s Arjun Singh, who got elected from Barrackpore called chief minister Mamata Banerjee a vindictive woman. “If you are with her your are right, if you’re not with her you’re wrong. She knew if I leave it will be a big setback for her and it is evident. That is why she has resorted to violence,” Singh said.

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Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Latest Updates

Elected Shiv Sena MPs meet party chief Uddhav Thackeray at his Bandra East residence in Mumbai. the party won in 18 of the 48 constituencies in Maharashtra under the BJP-Shiv Sena combine.

Maharashtra: Elected Shiv Sena MPs meet party chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/XPZoQbSCYI

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2019

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Newly elected NDA MPs to meet tomorrow at 5 pm.

Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Latest Updates

Worrying that someone who glorified Godse won, says Digvijaya Singh

At a press conference in Bhopal, Digvijaya Singh congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his party’s win in the Lok Sabha polls. “I accept defeat but it is worrying that Pragya Singh Thakur, a person who glorified Nathuram Godse, won. I will try my best that the promises we made are implemented by the elected government too,” he said.

He also said, “In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, BJP said it will cross the 280 mark and it did. This time, they said they will cross the 300 mark and they did. How is it that they know how many seats they will win even before votes are cast?”

Karnataka Lok Sabha election result 2019 latest updates

DMK Parliamentary Committee meet to be held the party headquarters in Chennai at 5 pm tomorrow, reported ANI.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call on President Ram Nath Kovind later today. Modi had called upon veteran BJP leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi at their residences earlier today.

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Resignations pile up on Rahul Gandhi’s desk after poll defeat; at least 3 states’ incharges offer to quit

After facing a crushing defeat in most states, heads are expected to roll in Congress rank and file. While media speculation about Rahul Gandhi’s resignation continues despite Surjewala’s clarification, at least three state incharges have offered to resign claiming moral responsibility for the poll defeat.

First, owning moral responsibility for the rout of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, state Congress President Raj Babbar has reportedly sent his resignation to Congress President Rahul Gandhi. The Congress could win only one seat (Rae Bareli) in the state and Rahul Gandhi lost Amethi to Union Minister Smriti Irani. Raj Babbar also lost the Fatehpur Sikri seat that he contested. He lost the seat to Raj Kumar Chahar of BJP by a margin of over four lakh votes.

Congress’ Karnataka campaign incharge HK Patil has also ffered to quit after BJP had a near walkover in the southern Indian state governed by a Congress-JD(S) government. The latest addition to the list is Congress’ Odisha incharge Niranjan Patnaik.

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Sumalatha Ambareesh’s supporters clash with JD(S) workers post Independent leader’s win

Clashes broke out between supporters of Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, who was backed by the BJP, and JD(s) workers in Maddur Taluk in Karnataka. Two of her supporters — Shashidhar and Kumar — were reportedly attacked with beer bottles and knives. The injured have been taken to the hospital and a case been registered in Maddur.

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Won’t let BJP sabotage alliance, says G Parameswara 

Congress leader G Parameswara told reporters today that all Congress MLAs met Siddaramiah to assert that they remain committed to continue the alliance under the leadership of HD Kumaraswamy. He said that the two parties will foil any attempts by the BJP to destabalise the government.

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Day after result, Congress-JD(S) govt shrugs off poll rout as ‘referendum for Central government ‘

“The mandate won’t effect the Congress-JD(S) alliance in state because these were national polls and had nothing to do with the state government’s performance,” G Parameswara, Congress leader and deputy chief minister of Karnataka told reporters after the state government called an ‘unofficial cabinet meet’ to assess the poll drubbing. 

It is noteworthy that with the BJP dealing a hammer blow, Congress and JD(S) managed to win only one seat each; JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda also lost elections.

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Union Cabinet of 16th Lok Sabha to meet one last time today

The Cabinet and Union Council of Ministers are scheduled to meet on Friday evening to pass a resolution, recommending the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha. “The Cabinet and Union Council of Ministers will meet this evening,” government spokesperson Sitanshu Kar wrote on his Twitter handle.

He said the dates for the swearing-in ceremony of the Prime Minister and Union Council of Ministers are yet to be decided. “The dates for the swearing-in ceremony and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to various parts of the country are yet to be decided,” he wrote.

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Narendra Modi-led BJP crosses 300 mark alone, leads on lone seat where counting continues

Narendra Modi-led BJP has secured 302 seats alone in the 542-seat election. At 02.12 pm, the party was also leading on the last seat where counting was still underway.

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha election winner 2019 latest updates

BJP’s Ravi Kishan wins Gorakhpur seat by a three-lakh margin 

Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan won by a three-lakh margin in Gorakhpur, a seat which was won by chief minister Yogi Adityanath in 2014 Lok Sabha election. “This is a victory of the truth”, he said.

Considered to be a prestige seat for the BJP, Adityanath had been a five-time MP from Gorakhpur since 1991.

Kerala Lok Sabha election winner 2019 latest updates

Despite polarising Sabarimala campaign, lotus fails to bloom once again in Kerala

The hopes of the BJP-led NDA to ride piggyback on the Sabarimala women entry issue came a cropper in Kerala, with the front failing to open its account once again in the state. The BJP and other right outfits had spearheaded intense protests against the implementation of the 28 September apex court verdict permitting women of menstrual age into the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala, hoping it would pay rich dividends in the Lok Sabha elections.

The front had expectations in 3 constituencies- Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta and Thrissur-, besides hoping to increase its vote share in a handful of other segments. However, a defeat of party veteran Kummanam Rajasekharan to Congress’s incumbent MP Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram by a margin of nearly one lakh votes led to disappointment among the BJP cadre.

BJP general secretary K Surendran, who led the Sabarimala protests against changing temple traditions, also suffered a defeat in Pathanamthitta, ground zero of the Lord Ayyappa Temple agitation. He was pushed to third position with over 2.97 lakh votes behind Congress-UDF nominee Anto Antony and CPI(M)-LDF candidate Veena George.

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha election winner 2019 latest updates

 
After historic poll win, Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi on 28 May

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit his Lok Sabha seat Varanasi on 28 May and on 29 May he is likely to visit his home state Gujarat. The Prime Minister is expected to take oath for his second term on 30 May, News18 reported. The prime minister’s visit to his constituency and home state will come after he lead his party to become the first after Nehru-led Congress to come back to power with a bigger mandate than the first time.

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After Raj Babbar, Karnataka Congress leader HK Patil offers to quit due to poll drubbing

After facing a crushing defeat in most states, heads are expected to roll in Congress rank and file. While  media speculation  about Rahul Gandhi’s resignation continues despite Surjewala’s clarification, at least two state incharges have offered to resign claiming moral responsibility for the poll defeat. First, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar offered to quit from his post after Congress failed to retain even the Gandhi pocket borough Amethi. Now Congress’ Karnataka campaign incharge HK Patil has offered to quit after BJP had a near walkover in the southern Indian state governed by a Congress-JD(S) government.

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Songs of dissent: Congress leader criticizes party strategy to run anti-Modi campaign 

Congress leader and son of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Anil Shastri, has blamed the “excessive negative campaign” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the grand old party’s humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha elections. 

Speaking with News18, Shastri said the ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ slogan was rejected by the masses. “The Congress failed to address public issues and the ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ slogan was not accepted by people of the country. Excessive negative campaign against the Prime Minister has not gone down well with the public,” he said. 

However, Shastri refrained from commenting on the sorry performance of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi as the opposition leader, saying: “I have not said anything against the party leadership and I maintain that.”

Gujarat Lok Sabha election winners 2019 latest updates

BJP’s CR Patil wins Navsari seat by 6.89 lakh votes; dozen saffron party MPs in five-lakh-margin club

Two-time BJP MP CR Patil came close to surpassing the all-time victory margin in Lok Sabha polls as he won the Navsari seat in Gujarat by garnering 6.89 Lakh more votes than his rival — the highest margin in 2019 polls. In Vadodara, BJP Ranjanben Bhatt won by 5.87 Lakh votes while in neighbouring Surat Darshana Vikram Jardosh won by 5.48 lakh votes. 

Modi, on the other hand, managed to improve his victory margin. He defeated his nearest rival Shalini Yadav of Samajwadi Party in Varanasi by a margin of 4.79 Lakh votes. His Man Friday BJP president Amit Shah won his maiden Lok Sabha election by a huge margin of 5.57 Lakh votes from Gandhinagar, bettering senior party leader LK Advani’s margin of 4.83 Lakh votes in 2014.

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Asaduddin Owaisi questions Congress’ supremacy in possible Opposition alliance 

“BJP’s onslaught was stopped wherever there were regional parties against it. BJP won 177 out of 300 seats where Congress was against them, after this result if someone says that they alone have the right to rule the country or defeat BJP, I don’t think it has any value” Asaduddin Owaisi told ANI.

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Poll data shows pro-incumbency mandate; BJP managed to retain 81% old seats while making new forays  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has managed to retains 81.8 percent seats that it won in the 2014 elections, an analysis of the data shows. This is despite the party facing a consolidated Opposition in key states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra. Additionally, the party also managed to make ney forays; it upped its seat tally in West Bengal, Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana.

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BJP improves vote share in 11 states, NCT of Delhi

Analysing BJP’s resurgent win, we found that the party has managed to increase its vote share at least 11 states and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. 

• West Bengal: 40.21% — up from 16.34% in 2014 
• Haryana: 57.98% — up from 34.74% 
• Jharkhand: 50.72% — up from 40.11% 
• Uttar Pradesh: 49.54% – up from 42.32% 
• Karnataka: 51.38% — up from 43.01% 
• Delhi: 56.55% — up from 32.19% 
• Chhattisgarh: 50.07% — up from 32.97% 
• Himachal Pradesh: 69.11% — up from 53.35% 
• Madhya Pradesh: 57.98% — up from 41.02% 
• Rajasthan: 58.47% — up from 38.77% 
• Uttarakhand: 60.76% — up from 46.51% 
• Gujarat: 62.21 – up from 49.05%

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Key takeaways from 2019 Election Results

• BJP recorded its highest vote share in Surat at 74.5 percent
• Not a great a day for regional parties, especially after three AAP candidates lost deposits in Delhi 
• BJP’s outliers are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

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Congress cross double digit only in Kerala; Stalin scores 100% by winning all 23 seats in Tamil Nadu

According to Election Commission data, Congress has failed to open its account in 20 states. However, India’s Grand Old Party managed to secure a double-digit win in Kerala, but that was the only state where the Congress performed well. It was literally routed nationwide. 

In Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin’s DMK recorded a 100 percent strike rate by winning all 23 seats that it contested.

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BJP wins 15 seats with vote margin of over 5 lakh

In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 15 seats with over 5 lakh vote margin. Comparatively, in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP had won 6 seats with over 5 lakh margin. 

BJP also made a clean sweep in 10 seats and Union Territories, but missed winning all seats in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar by just one seat.

Did Sambit Patra win or lose?

The Election Commission on Friday morning confirmed that senior BJD leader Pinaki Mishra defeated BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra by 11,714 votes to win the Puri Lok Sabha constituency. Patra lost to Mishra by a narrow margin — while he won 46.37 percent of the votes, Mishra won with a little more 47.4 percent of the vote share.

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Narendra Modi, Amit Shah met with LK Advani and MM Joshi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah met up with party’s Margdarshak Mandal LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. Tweeting about the meeting, Modi said, “Called on respected Advani Ji. The BJP’s successes today are possible because greats like him spent decades building the party and providing a fresh ideological narrative to the people.” 

“Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi is a scholar and intellectual par excellence. His contribution towards improving Indian education is remarkable. He has always worked to strengthen the BJP and mentor several Karyakartas, including me. Met him this morning and sought his blessings. (sic),” the prime minister tweeted. 

Called on respected Advani Ji. The BJP’s successes today are possible because greats like him spent decades building the party and providing a fresh ideological narrative to the people. pic.twitter.com/liXK8cfsrI

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2019

Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi is a scholar and intellectual par excellence. His contribution towards improving Indian education is remarkable. He has always worked to strengthen the BJP and mentor several Karyakartas, including me.

Met him this morning and sought his blessings. pic.twitter.com/gppfDt7KiB

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2019

Did Mamata Banerjee win?

64-year-old West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who traditionally fights from the Dakshin Kolkata Lok Sabha constituency , was not in the fray in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, meaning she did not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. So, there is no question of personal loss or win. Her party Trinamool Congress, however, bagged 22 seats in Bengal and remained in a very close contest with the Bharatiya Janata Party which made galloping leads in the state compared to their 2014 tally. In 2019, BJP secured win in 18 seats, compared to 2014 when they won only 2.

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Strike rate: BJP versus Cong 

BJP retains 81.8 percent of the seats, while Congress managed to retain 37.2 percent of its seats in the Lok Sabha Elections.

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With over 50% vote share in 224 seats, Modi becomes first PM since Nehru to return to power with a bigger mandate

According to latest Election Commission figures (see image below), the BJP has won 299 seats, all by itself, and is leading in four seats taking its final tally to 303. In 2014, a Narendra Modi wave had swept the whole of North India to propel the BJP to power at the Centre. The BJP had become the first party in 30 years to win a single-party majority in a Lok Sabha election. The last time was Rajiv Gandhi’s overwhelming victory in 1984 Lok Sabha election with the Congress winning 415 seats.

In 2019, BJP has managed to secure over 50 percent overall vote share in 224 seats (according to latest figures). This is the highest vote share received by the party nationwide in any Lok Sabha election since the party was (re)formed in 1980, The Hindu reports. 

With 23 May mandate, Modi also becomes the first prime minister to return to power winning a bigger vote share for the party enjoying full single-party majority in the Lok Sabha since Jawaharlal Nehru’s victory in 1957 Lok Sabha election. Nehru’s Congress improved its vote share by 2.79 percentage points over 1951-52 elections, India Today reports .

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BJP to brainstorm over next course of action in Karnataka, say reports

Steamrolling the ruling Congress-JDS alliance, the BJP Thursday scored a resounding win in Karnataka, bagging 25 out of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats in an outcome that left the one-year old Kumaraswamy government in a tizzy over its stability.

According to news reports, the BJP will brainstorm over the party’s future plan for Karnataka. According to latest EC figures (see below image), BJP has managed to secure a whopping 51.38 percent of the state’s vote share, while the Congress and the JD(S), which is in coalition in the state, got 31.88 percent and 9.67 percent respectively. 

Reflecting the coalition’s sorry state,Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Gulbarga and former Prime Minister and JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda in Tumkur were defeated by their BJP rivals, making the rout complete. Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, supported by BJP,won the Mandya seat by 1,25,876 votes in a fiercely fought battle against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil.

While 87-year old Gowda was defeated by 13,339 votes in Tumkur against BJP’s G S Basavaraj, Kharge suffered the first defeat in his political career at the hands of former party colleague Umesh jadhav, who resigned as MLA and joined the saffron party ahead of the elections, by 95,452 votes.

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Modi seduced India with envy and hate, writes NYT

In a scathing oped critiquing Narendra Modi’s 23 May Lok Sabha election win, The New York Times, in an oped titled ‘ How Narendra Modi Seduced India With Envy and Hate' , wrote: Mr. Modi did indeed benefit electorally this time from his garishly advertised schemes to provide toilets, bank accounts, cheap loans, housing, electricity and cooking-gas cylinders to some of the poorest Indians. Lavish donations from India’s biggest companies allowed his party to outspend all others on its re-election campaign. A corporate-owned media fervently built up Mr. Modi as India’s savior, and opposition parties are right to suggest that the Election Commission, once one of India’s few unimpeachable bodies, was also shamelessly partisan. None of these factors, however, can explain the spell Modi has cast on an overwhelmingly young Indian population. “Now and then,” Lionel Trilling once wrote, “it is possible to observe the moral life in process of revising itself.” Mr. Modi has created that process in India by drastically refashioning, with the help of technology, how many Indians see themselves and their world, and by infusing India’s public sphere with a riotously popular loathing of the country’s old urban elites.

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Pakistan media restricts Indian election coverage to straight news, no analyses

The BJP’s resounding victory in India’s elections made headlines in Pakistan , with the media providing comprehensive coverage of the results of the polls in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi harped on national security issues, including the Balakot strikes. 

Dawn news headlined its top story as ‘India wins again’ says Modi; BJP set to secure historic victory in general election as votes are counted’ . The newspaper’s website had a separate section for providing live updates about the results of major candidates, trends in market and reactions of the political leaders.

The Express Tribune carried an agency story titled ‘Modi stuns opposition with massive election win. The paper also highlighted that Maleaon blast-accused Sadhvi Pragya won from Bhopal . Both media outlets also highlighted the congratulatory messages pouring in from the world leaders as Modi-led BJP was set to return to power.

Geo TV, however kept the coverage simple by providing data only on the initial trends. Sate-run Radio Pakistan in its South Asia segment carried a story titled ‘Modi’s BJP leads in early India vote count’. Almost all media outlets including ARY News, The Nation and The News also covered the story. They also provided details of the coverage by the Indian media.

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Narendra Modi’s win ‘bad for India’s soul’, claims Guardian

After Narendra Modi’s historic win in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, The Guardian said that the prime minister’s second innings at the Centre is “bad for India’s soul.” In an oped titled  The Guardian view on Narendra Modi’s landslide: bad for India’s soul , the paper said, “The world does not need another national populist leader who pursues a pro-business agenda while trading in fake news and treating minorities as second-class citizens.”

“A divisive figure, Mr Modi is undoubtedly a charismatic campaigner. Rather than transcend the faultlines of Indian society – religion, caste, region and language – Mr Modi’s style is to throw them into sharp relief. He is a populist who speaks in the name of the people against the elite despite being a seasoned public figure. Mr Modi deployed with terrible effect false claims and partisan facts. Perhaps we ought not to be surprised. Polling in 2017 revealed that support for autocratic rule by a “strong leader” was higher in India (55%) than in any other country, including Vladimir Putin’s Russia.”

Mumbai Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Every sixth vote went to Narendra Modi, says report

A report in The Indian Express cited data released by the Election Commission of India and said that six out of every 10 voters in Mumbai voted for ‘Team Modi’ ensuring a clean sweep for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for a second consecutive term in Mumbai. According to data released by the Election Commission of India , “candidates put up by the saffron allies on the six seats of Mumbai collectively polled more than 58.21 per cent (3,033,993 votes) of the total 5,211,432 votes cast in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, bettering its performance from the 2014 polls, when the BJP-Shiv Sena’s vote share stood at 56.11 percent,” the report said. 

For the Congress, Thursday’s drubbing is its fifth consecutive defeat in the city, where it was founded. The party hasn’t won a single election here since the 2009 Assembly polls. It has now lost two back-to-back Lok Sabha polls, one Assembly poll, and two civic elections. As of now, the Congress has a hold over just four of the 36 Assemblies in the city. Sources said intense factionalism and infighting within the party had hit the party’s Lok Sabha poll campaign. The party had opted for a change of guard in Mumbai — replacing Sanjay Nirupam with Milind Deora as the Mumbai Congress president. Both Nirupam and Deora lost from their seats.

Kerala Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Results declared for all 20 seats in Kerala

In Kerala, the Election Commission of India declared results for all 20 seats. Congress-led UDF government got comfortable a victory with Congress winning 15 seats. Here is the final tally:

Communist Party of India (Marxist): 1
Indian National Congress: 15
Indian Union Muslim League: 2
Kerala Congress (M): 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party: 1

Churchgate trends on Twitter

Amid several pro-BJP, pro-Modi and generally political trends on social media, ‘Churchgate’ was one term trending high on Twitter. A Twitter user pointed out , “Today, if you board a train in ChurchGate and move up north, the first Cong MP that you will find is not before Punjab. (sic)…” The tweet caught on pretty rapidly on the micro-blogging site and saw several RTs and reactions. Another user pointed out , “If you take a train in Bhubaneshwar and go south, you will drown in Indian Ocean before you meet a BJP MP. Travelling roughly the same distance from Churchgate to Punjab. A matter of concern that BJP performed so pathetically in AP and TN (sic).” Here are some top notch reactions: 

DID YOU KNOW. If you catch a train at Churchgate station and travel towards North

*The first Congress MP you will find is in Punjab*
😱#bjp_suppoter @BJP4India

— Vindu Dara Singh (@RealVinduSingh) May 24, 2019

Post #ElectionResults2019 - looking at this map, if I were to take a train from Churchgate station in Bombay South - the first "blue" district is like 1600km North in Punjab - clean sweep of saffron nation widehttps://t.co/F9PAkutjlq

— सुनील मार्ती (@suneelmarthi) May 23, 2019

If you take a train in Bhubaneshwar and go south, you will drown in Indian Ocean before you meet a BJP MP. Travelling roughly the same distance from Churchgate to Punjab.
A matter of concern that BJP performed so pathetically in AP and TN.https://t.co/K4f3PbHNgw

— పోతుకూచి శ్రీధర్ (@pothukuchis) May 24, 2019

If you catch a train at Churchgate station and travel towards North... The first Congress MP you will find is in Punjab.

— Harsh Sanghavi (@sanghaviharsh) May 23, 2019

New morning for Amethi, new resolution, tweets Smriti Irani

A day after Smriti Irani’s landslide victory in Amethi, the  Union Minister tweeted, “A new morning for Amethi, a new resolution. Thanks Amethi…” On Thursday, Irani quoted a line from a famous poem to assert that nothing was impossible. “Kaun kehta hai aasmaan mein suraakh nahin ho sakta,” she tweeted after leading by over 45,000 votes in the seat considered a Congress bastion. Her tweet came immediately after Gandhi conceded defeat and congratulated the minister. The 43-year-old BJP leader took the political hotbed of Amethi by storm after trends indicated that she was heading for a win in the Gandhi-stronghold.

एक नयी सुबह अमेठी के लिए , एक नया संकल्प। धन्यवाद अमेठी 🙏शत शत नमन । आपने विकास पर विश्वास जताया, कमल का फूल खिलाया। अमेठी का आभार #PhirEkBaarModiSarkaar #VijayiBharat

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 24, 2019

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Congress’ Baharampur MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Maldaha South MP retain their seats

Congress sitting MP from Baharampur in Murshidabad district Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Maldaha South MP Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury managed to retain their respective seats.

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP’s deadly blow to Mamata, clinches 40.25% vote share compared to TMC’s 43.28%

Bengal witnessed a saffron surge as the BJP inflicted a deadly blow to state’s ruling Trinamool Congress by winning 16 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state and leading in two other. TMC won 19 seats and was leading in three others till last reports came in.

The saffron party was giving the TMC a run for its money even in terms of vote share having polled 40.25 percent of votes counted so far. The TMC has clinched 43.28 percent.

The four-party Left Front that ruled the state for 34 years till 2011 could manage a measly 7.8 percent votes with its candidates losing deposits in all the seats but one. The Congress, however, fared better by bagging two seats with a vote share of 5.61 percent.

PTI

Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP’s Jugal Kishore wins Jammu; J T Namgyal bags Ladakh

BJP’s Jugal Kishore defeated Raman Bhalla of the Congress by 3,02,875 votes on the Jammu seat. The party’s J T Namgyal won the Ladakh seat defeating Independent candidate and journalist-turned-politician Sajjad Hussain by over 10,000 votes. Rebel Congress candidate spoiled the game for the grand old party and Hussain by so far bagging 29,000 votes. 

For the NC, 83-year-old Abdullah got 1,06,750 votes and defeated Aga Syed Mohsin of the PDP by 70,050 votes in the Srinagar constituency. This will be Abdullah’s fourth term in the Lok Sabha, having been a member in 1980, 2009 and 2017 previously.

The Congress is set to draw a blank in the state even though the National Conference and the PDP had not fielded candidates for Jammu and Udhampur seats in order to consolidate anti-BJP vote.

In the Baramulla constituency, the most-keenly contested seat in Kashmir region both in terms of candidates and people’s participation, NC candidate Mohammad Akbar Lone is leading by over 30,000 votes.

Chandigarh Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Kirron Kher wins Chandigarh by 46,970 votes

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kirron Kher won the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat by 46,970 votes. She was fielded against Congress’ Pawan Kumar Bansal. Bansal served as the Union Railway Minister under the UPA-II. 

Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kirron Kher won the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat by 46,970 votes. She was fielded against Congress' Pawan Kumar Bansal. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/bje5O2pJOQ

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2019

Nagpur Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Nitin Gadkari won Nagpur by 2,16,009 votes

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari won the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat by 2,16,009 votes; visuals of celebration from his residence. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis also present.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari won the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat by 2,16,009 votes; visuals of celebration from his residence. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis also present. pic.twitter.com/MLIOnpDAcb

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2019

Mumbai Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Shiv Sena bags Mumbai South, Mumbai North West and Mumbai South Central

Shiv Sena candidates Arvind Sawant, Gajanan Kirtikar and Rahul Ramesh Shewal win Mumbai South, Mumbai North West and Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha seats respectively, reports ANI.

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP wins Mumbai North, Mumbai North Central and Mumbai North East

BJP candidates Gopal Shetty, Poonam Mahajan and Manoj Kotak win Mumbai North, Mumbai North Central and Mumbai North East Lok Sabha seats respectively, reported ANI.

Jammu Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP’s Jitendra Singh wins by 3.57 lakh votes; highest margin of victory for any successful candidate 

In the Udhampur seat of Jammu region, BJP’s Jitendra Singh won by 3.57 lakh votes defeating Congress’ Vikramaditya Singh, the son of Jammu and Kashmir’s last prince Karan Singh. As per officials, it is the highest margin of victory for any successful candidate in Jammu and Kashmir till now. Singh got 61.38 percent votes. He had defeated former Union minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad in 2014.

Jammu and Kashmir: MoS PMO Jitendra Singh wins Udhampur Lok Sabha seat by 357252 votes. pic.twitter.com/MoMWUTvGbN

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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BJP retains 3 seats, National Conference gets 2, leads in 1; Mehbooba’s PDP routed

The BJP has retained its three Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, while the National Conference has won two seats in the Kashmir region and is leading in one, leaving Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP stunned as it could not open its account. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and Union minister Jitendra Singh were among the prominent faces to make it to the 17th Lok Sabha from the state which sends six MPs to the Lower House.

The biggest electoral upset in the state was witnessed in Anantnag where former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti finished third. The seat has been won by National Conference candidate and former High Court judge Hasnain Masoodi whose nearest rival was Ghulam Ahmad Mir of the Congress.

What is an EVM? How does it work?

An EVM, or an electronic voting machine has two units — control unit and balloting unit. These units are joined together by a cable. The control unit of the EVM is kept with the presiding officer or the polling officer. The balloting unit is kept within the voting compartment for electors to cast their votes. This ensures that the polling officer has verified your identity. The polling officer will press the Ballot Button on the EVM which enables the voter to cast their vote. A list of candidates names and/or symbols will be available on the machine with a blue button next to it. The voter can press the button next to the candidate’s name they wish to vote for.

Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP wins 23 of 26 seats, leads in 3

Following is the BJP position in Gujarat at 4.50 am.

Total Lok Sabha seats: 26

BJP Won: 23 seats

Leading: 3 seats

CWC to meet on Saturday

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is expected to meet on Saturday. Reports had earlier claimed that Rahul Gandhi offered to resign as the Congress president in view of the party’s poor performance. Though, Randeep Singh Surjewala denied the reports, some section of the media reported that the meeting was being called to discuss Rahul’s offer.

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP wins 286 seats, leads on 17

The BJP has won 286 seats so far and is leading on 17, while the Congress has only managed to win on 50 seats. The Election Commission is yet to announce result for 45 seats.

Bihar Election Results Latest Updates

Ravi Shankar Prasad wins from Patna Sahib 

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad won from Patna Sahib constituency by 2,84,657 votes. He was fielded against Congress’ Shatrughan Sinha.

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BJP gets 275 seats, Congress 47

467 results have been declared of which 275 have gone to BJP,47 to INC,21 to DMK,19 to AITC,16 to JD(U),16 to Shiv Sena,10 to YSR,9 to TRS & BSP,6 to LJSP, 5 to SP,4 to NCP, 2 each to JKNC, SAD, IUML, &rest to Others.
Looking at #Bihar #Jharkhand #Puducherry #Sikkim #Telangana pic.twitter.com/ijEc8p8mvF

— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) May 23, 2019

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Smriti Irani reacts to her win from Amethi

After defeating Rahul Gandhi in Amethi by 55,120 votes, Union minister Smriti Irani said, “I’m happy that Rahul ji has expressed faith in prime minister’s leadership. The people of Amethi have shown their faith in us through votes and I’m thankful to them. I’ve been working with them for five years after I lost. Now, I’ll again serve them, but this time after winning.” In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul had defeated Irani by 1,07,903 votes.

Union Min Smriti Irani: I'm happy that Rahul ji has expressed faith in PM’s leadership. The people of Amethi have shown their faith in us through votes&I'm thankful to them. I've been working with them for 5 yrs after I lost,now I'll again serve them,but this time after winning. pic.twitter.com/HtlZOJzUTr

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) May 23, 2019

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Union minister Jayant Sinha wins from Hazaribagh by 4,79,548 votes

Jharkhand: Union Minister Jayant Sinha won Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat by 479548 votes. (File pic) #LokSabhaElectionresults2019 pic.twitter.com/z5wYM7s6Q4

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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BJP wins absolute majority of 272 seats

So far, the BJP has won 272 seats — the number required for it to get absolute majority. Meanwhile, Congress has only managed to win 45 seats. The Election Commission is yet to announce result for 84 seats.

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Jitendra Singh wins from Udhampur, Karti Chidambaram from Sivaganga

MoS PMO Jitendra Singh won the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat by 3,57,252 votes. Meanwhile, ANI reported that Congress leader Karti Chidambaram won from Sivaganga.

Jammu and Kashmir: MoS PMO Jitendra Singh wins Udhampur Lok Sabha seat by 357252 votes. pic.twitter.com/MoMWUTvGbN

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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Of nearly 20,600 paper trail machine results, 12,480 matched with EVMs so far: EC sources
Of the nearly 20,600 paper trail machine results to be counted on Thursday, 12,480 have been matched with electronic voting machines (EVMs) so far, Election Commission sources have said.
 
Citing reports of state chief electoral officers, the sources said there have been no mismatch with EVM tally. There have been one case which appears to be a manual error. “It is being looked into by the EC,” they said.
 
This is for the first time in a Lok Sabha election that results of voting machines will be matched with slips generated by paper trail machines.

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Results for 402 seats declared; BJP wins 246

The Election Commission has declared results for 402 out of the 542 seats that went to polls during the general election.The BJP has won 246 seats, while the Congress has won 39.  DMK has bagged 16 seats, while Trinamool Congress and JD(U) have bagged 15 each. Ten seats have gone to Shiv Sena, nine each to TRS and BSP, five each to LJSP and YSRC, 4 each to NCP and SP, 2 each to JKNC, SAD, IUML.

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Hema Malini retains Mathura seat

BJP’s Hema Malini retained the Mathura Lok Sabha seat by defeating RLD candidate Kunwar Narendra Singh by a margin of 2,93,471 votes. While the actor-turned-politician secured6,71,293 votes, Singh received 3,77,822 votes, according to the Election Commission said.

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Party-wise result status

Here’s a snapshot of party wise result status of #LokSabhaElections2019. pic.twitter.com/BppmVKAulV

— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) May 23, 2019

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Narendra Modi thanks Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu Naidu among other Opposition leaders

With BJP-led NDA set to return to power at the Centre, Narendra Modi thanked Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu Naidu, Omar Abdullah, MK Stalin for their wishes on Twitter.

Thank you @RahulGandhi for your good wishes. https://t.co/0lClOl4yl2

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

Thank you for your good wishes @ncbn Garu. https://t.co/9dmQx26SsR

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

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Congress Working Committee to meet on 25 May

Congress Working Committee to meet on May 25 in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/24DRLVOri9

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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AAP’s Bhagwant Mann wins from Sangrur

AAP candidate Bhagwant Mann won from Sangrur seat by defeating his nearest rival and Congress candidates Kewal Singh Dhillon.

Mann, who is state unit chief of the Aam Aadmi Party, retained the Sangrur seat and drubbed Dhillon by a margin of 1,10,211 votes. — PTI

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Maneka Gandhi wins from Sultanpur

The Election Commission further tweeted that DMK’s A Raja won from Nilgiris.

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Manoj Sinha loses to BSP’s Afzal Ansari in Ghazipur

Union minister Manoj Sinha lost to BSP’s Afzal Ansari in Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat by a margin of over 1.19 lakh votes.

Sinha lost to Ansari by a margin of 1,19,392 votes, the EC website said.

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Jitendra Singh retains Udhampur seat

Union Minister Jitendra Singh retained the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat defeating Congress’ Vikramaditya Singh, the grandson of erstwhile Maharaja Hari Singh, by 3,53,272 votes.

As per officials, it is the highest margin of victory of any successful candidate in the state till now. Jitendra Singh got 61.38 per cent of the total votes polled.

The BJP leader polled 7,24,311 votes while Vikramaditya Singh got 3,67,059 votes. Harsha Dev Singh of JKNPP got 24,319 votes, Election Commission officials said. — PTI

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Donald Trump congratulates Narendra Modi

Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi and his BJP party on their BIG election victory! Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm. I look forward to continuing our important work together!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 23, 2019

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Rahul Gandhi wins from Wayanad

Congress president Rahul Gandhi was declared elected from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Gandhi, who contested from Wayanad besides Amethi, where he conceded defeat, defeated his nearest CPI candidate PP Suneer by a margin of over 4.31 lakh votes, according to the Election Commission website.

Gandhi’s winning margin was a state record. — PTI

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Gautam Gambhir wins from East

According to the Election Commission, Manoj Tiwari also won from North East Delhi.

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‘Narendra, my friend, congratulations’: Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates Narendra Modi

#WATCH: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today where he congratulated him, "Narendra, my friend, congratulations! What an enormous victory!" #ElectionResults2019 (Video courtesy: PM of Israel) pic.twitter.com/5HoPkgv8Mt

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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Parkash Singh Badal, Sukhbir Singh Badal congratulate Modi, Shah

SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on the NDA’s “unprecedented and historic victory” in the Lok Sabha polls.

Terming the result “a strong verdict for decisive, strong and caring leadership”, Parkash Singh Badal said it was time to “look forward to a strong and united India in which every Indian is an equal contributor and stake-holder.”

“A bright future beckons Bharat,” he said in his message to the prime minister and the BJP chief.

In his message to the prime minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal congratulated Modi “on this unprecedented and historic verdict for clear-headed, decisive and far-sighted leadership.” — PTI

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Rajnath Singh wins from Lucknow, Nakul Nath from Chhindwara

The Election Commission tweeted that Union minister Rajnath Singh has won from Lucknow, while Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath’s son won from Chhindwara. BJP leader Varun Gandhi has won from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh.

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Deve Gowda loses from Tumkur

Former prime minister and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda lost the Tumkur seat to BJP’s GS Basavaraj by 13,339 votes.

WATCH | Harsimrat Kaur Badal dances after winning from Bathinda by 21,772 votes

#WATCH Punjab: Union Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal danced to celebrate, earlier today in Bathinda. She has won the Parliamentary seat by 21,772 votes. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/2bf8Z3LbHV

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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Modi lauds NDA for wins in Assembly bypolls

In a tweet, Narendra Modi wrote, “BJP and NDA have emerged victorious in various Assembly by-polls in Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. I thank the people of these constituencies and congratulate the winning candidates. Best wishes in serving the people.”

BJP and NDA have emerged victorious in various Assembly by-polls in Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. I thank the people of these constituencies and congratulate the winning candidates. Best wishes in serving the people.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

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BJP has done things in these five years which couldn’t be done in the last 50 years: Nitin Gadkari

“The BJP has, in these five years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, done what couldn’t be done in the last 50 years,” said Nitin Gadkari.

“I believe that India will become a super power in the coming years. 
Programmes undertaken by the government for villages, farmers the poor and downtrodden will be finished with speed now,” he further said.

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Why BJP won in heartland India

Assume you are struck in traffic, and the cars have not moved for a while. If the cars in another lane start moving, you feel better because you anticipate you would soon follow suit. That immediate hope, according to Hirschman, is the “Tunnel Effect”. The tunnel effect, or the honeymoon period, ends sooner or later. However, if the lane stuck in traffic can identify with the lane moving ahead, the tunnel effect has a longer shelf life, says Hirschman.

To adopt that analogy in daily politics, if people belonging to your class, caste or religion are seen to be part of a sort of a transformation, you tend to be more patient towards the process.

Hirschman’s Tunnel Effect has played a significant role in Narendra Modi’s success during the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

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Chirag Kumar Paswan wins from Jamui, Sunny Deol wins from Gurdaspur

The Election Commission further stated that SAD candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal has won from Bathinda and Sukhbir Singh Badal has won from Firozpur.

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BJP wins 109 seats, leads in 194

Congress, on the other hand, has won 26 seats so far and is leading in 25 more.

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How Smriti Irani accomplished ‘Mission Impossible’ in Amethi

Smriti Irani, the feisty Union Minister of Textiles, is the most fascinating story of the 2019 Lok Sabha election. She has emerged as a giant-killer — a person who vanquished the biggest icon of dynastic politics, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, a three-term MP from Amethi, in the Nehru-Gandhi family pocket borough. Her profile, her politics and the determined way in which she pursued her goals and assignments given by her superiors in the party would forever serve as a reference point for students of politics and possibly of management practices.

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Every moment of my time and every bit of energy in my body is for my countrymen: Narendra Modi

“Our Constitution is supreme. We have to follow every word of the Constitution,” Modi said.

“As the trust of the people rises, the responsibility of the government also rises,” he said.

“I will not indulge in anything with bad intentions: This is my promise,” he added. “I may make mistakes, but my intentions will never be evil.”

“I will not do anything for my own gains,” he said. “Every moment of my time and every bit of energy in my body is for my countrymen,” he added.

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There are only castes in India — poor and those who want to free country from poverty: Modi

“There are going to be only two castes in the country,” said Narendra Modi. “In the 21st century India, there are only the poor and those who want to free the country from poverty.”

“We have to help these two forces,” Modi said.

PM: I was busy today. So I couldn't pay attention to results. I don't have much information about it. But I was briefed by party president.I'll see it in detail. But from what he told me, that itself indicates that political pundits will have to change their 20th century thinking pic.twitter.com/5zTJXwd2HH

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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Those abusing the word ‘secularism’ have now gone silent: Narendra Modi

“For many years, the tag of ‘secularism’ has been abused. But since 2014, those people have gone silent,” said Narendra Modi.

“All elections had been fought on the issue of corruption,” he said. “This was the first election in which no political party was able to make an allegation of corruption against the ruling government,” he added.

PM: If someone has won, it's Hindustan that has won, it's democracy that has won, it's public that has won, & therefore, all BJP & NDA people with humility dedicate this victory to public. I congratulate all the winners, no matter from which party or which region they contested pic.twitter.com/sOxIEiHruY

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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BJP got only two seats in 1984, now we have come to power twice: Modi

“BJP had got only two seats in 1984. Now, we have come to power for the second time,” said Narendra Modi.

“India’s political pundits will have to leave behind obsolete ideologies,” said the prime minister. “This is not Modi’s victory. This is the victory of the hopes and aspirations of the people,” he added.

“This victory is of the mother who is desperate for a toilet in her home,” he said.

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BJP is committed to the Constitution: Narendra Modi

“There were elections in four states. In those state Assemblies, I congratulate those who have been selected to enter those Assemblies,” said Narendra Modi.

“BJP is committed to the values of the Constitution,” he said. “BJP is committed to federalism.”

“The central government will co-operate with the state governments for development,” he said.

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Democracy and the people have won: Narendra Modi

“Those who had closed their minds won’t understand the voice of the people and what I’m trying to say,” said the prime minister.

“If anyone has won, it is India,” he said. “Democracy and the people have won,” he added. “This is why we dedicate this victory to the people.”

PM Narendra Modi: Since the country got independence, so many elections took place, but the maximum voting took place in this election, & that too in 40-42 degree temperature pic.twitter.com/fTTy4PjVQq

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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130 crore Indians were standing in support of India: Narendra Modi

“The world will have to recognise the democratic powers of India now,” Narendra Modi said. “I sympathise with all those people who have sacrificed for the nation,” he added.

“I congratulate the Election Commission, security forces and all those forces who are responsible for raising faith in democracy,” Modi said.

“When the war of Mahabharata ended, Shri Krishna was asked whose side he was on. The answer which Lord Krishna had given then is the same answer which Indians have given today,” he said.

“Lord Krishna said that he was not on anyone’s side. He was on Hastinapur’s side,” he added.

“130 crore Indians had taken the form of Shri Krishna and were standing in support of India,” he said.

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The 2019 mandate is the biggest event in the democratic world: Narendra Modi

“Today, we can see that people from all corners have supported this fakir,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he addressed party workers.

“In the democratic world, the 2019 vote is the biggest event,” said the prime minister.

“Despite so many elections, the highest number of voters was recorded in this election,” he said.

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Had Chandrababu Naidu worked hard to get votes, TDP’s account would have opened: Amit Shah

#WATCH Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah says, "...I would like to tell Chandrababu Naidu ji, had he worked so hard to get votes then TDP's account would have opened." #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/GtNqMKz1yN

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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This victory is ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ ideology’s win against ’tukde tukde’ gang: Amit Shah

“Despite malpractices in West Bengal, BJP won 18 seats,” Amit Shah said.

“BJP is going to sweep West Bengal in the days to come,” he added.

“The defeat of the Opposition and the victory of the BJP is against the ’tukde-tukde’ gang’s ideology,” Shah said.

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BJP got more votes than even what exit polls had predicted: Amit Shah

“For many years, Congress was indulging in dynastic politics and casteism,” said BJP president Amit Shah.

“Media was asking us how we will win seats in Uttar Pradesh after the SP-BSP alliance. But we won many seats in Uttar Pradesh too,” said Shah.

“After the exit polls, some parties shouted that the exit polls were wrong. They also talked of EVM manipulation,” he said.

“But the results have shown that BJP got more than what even exit polls have predicted,” he said.

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Congress has got a big zero: Amit Shah

“This is a victory for the people,” said BJP president Amit Shah. “For the first time in 70 years, concrete steps to improve the lives of people in India were taken by Narendra Modi.”

“We are all proud that the rare opportunity to form a government with clear majority twice went to Narendra Modi,” he said.

“Congress has got a big zero,” said the BJP president.

BJP President Amit Shah: This is a historic victory. After 50 years someone has won an absolute majority for the second time in a row. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/lhsToChZ9D

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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Modi got one of the most historic victories in Independent India: Amit Shah

“We all welcome Narendra Modi, the main hero of this victory,” said BJP president Amit Shah as he addressed BJP workers.

“Narendra Modi has got one of the most historic victories in India since Independence,” said Shah.

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List of winners from Rajasthan till now

Ajmer : Bhagirath Choudhary

Barmer: Kailash Choudhary

Bharatpur: Ranjeeta Koli

Bhilwara: Subhash Chandra Baheria

Chittorgarh: Chandra Prakash Joshi

Churu: Rahul Kaswan

Sri Ganganagar: Nihal Chand

Jalore: Devaji Patel

Jhalawar-Baran: Dushyant Singh

Jodhpur: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Tonk Sawai-Madhopur: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

Input by Rangoli Agrawal

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Modi arrives at BJP headquarters

#WATCH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at BJP Headquarters in Delhi, rose petals showered by party workers. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/V6Pcq1c0ki

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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BJP wins 42 seats, Congress wins 11

According to the Election Commission, the saffron party is also leading in 260 seats. On the other hand, Congress is leading in 40 seats.

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People of Kashi are remarkable: Narendra Modi

People of Kashi are remarkable! When I had gone to Kashi to file my nomination papers, they confidently said that they would manage the entire campaign without me having to come back even once…and manage they did! I bow to the citizens of Kashi. Looking forward to serving them.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

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BJP’s Ravi Kishan wins from Gorakhpur by over 3 lakh votes

BJP candidate from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan, wins by 3,01,664 votes. Says, "This is a victory of the truth." #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/IiwZY8fSD2

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) May 23, 2019

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We open-heartedly accept the verdict of the people: Ashok Chavan

Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan said: “We open-heartedly welcome the verdict of the people. I accept complete responsibility for the Congress’ losses in Maharashtra.”

“In the last five years, we raised questions of the people and came out on the streets against wrong decisions. However, the decision of the people is supreme. We hope that the new government will fulfill the aspirations of people. We will not get cowed down by these results and we will reorganise the party and fight in the upcoming Maharashtra elections.”

Input by Murtaza Merchant

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BJP candidate set to win from Darjeeling seat for third time

This is the third time in a row that a BJP candidate had won from Darjeeling in the Lok Sabha elections, even though it has no major support base in the hills.

The Darjeeling Lok sabha parliamentary constituency has a total of five Assembly constituencies with three falling in the hills: Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong with four in the plains namely Phasidewa, Siliguri, Chopra and Matigara-Naxalbari where the BJP candidate was seen leading in most of them.

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BJP’s Poonam Mahajan set to win in Mumbai’s North Central

BJP’s Poonam Mahajan is leading against INC’s Priya Dutt in Mumbai’s North Central constituency. The BJP workers are ready to celebrate Poonam’s win which will be declared at any moment as she is leading by over one lakh votes.

Input by Priyamvada Mangal

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Lathicharge in Aurangabad on AIMIM workers

The police lathicharged the workers for shouting slogans of MIM’s victory. AIMIM was winning in the constituency till the 23rd round of counting. A victory rally was planned despite a ban announced by police commissioner. Shiv Sena’s Khaire is leading by over 800 votes as the counting goes to the last round.

Input by Mahesh Joshi

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World leaders congratulate Narendra Modi

According to ANI , the Australian prime minister, the French president, Maldives president, Sri Lankan prime minister, Mauritius prime minister have called Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his victory.

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Azam Khan leads in Rampur

Azam Khan has got 5,55,951 votes while Jaya Prada has polled 4,46,939 votes till now.

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National Conference senior leader Mohammed Akbar Lone wins from Baramulla

The NC leader won from that seat with a Margin of more than 20,000 votes.

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Gautam Gambhir wins from East Delhi against AAP’s Atishi

According to News18, Gambhir has defeated Atishi from East Delhi.

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Digvijaya Singh says he accepts people’s mandate

Digvijaya Singh, Congress's candidate from Bhopal: I accept people's mandate. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/x06a7r2Vkm

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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Nothing is impossible: Smriti Irani

कौन कहता है आसमां में सुराख नहीं हो सकता ...

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) May 23, 2019

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Reports of Rahul Gandhi offering to resign are incorrect: Congress

According to ANI , Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said that reports of Rahul Gandhi offering to resign are incorrect.

Narendra Modi removes ‘Chowkidar’ from his Twitter handle

The people of India became Chowkidars and rendered great service to the nation. Chowkidar has become a powerful symbol to safeguard India from the evils of casteism, communalism, corruption and cronyism.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

Now, the time has come to take the Chowkidar Spirit to the next level.

Keep this spirit alive at every moment and continue working for India’s progress.

The word ‘Chowkidar’ goes from my Twitter name but it remains an integral part of me. Urging you all to do the same too!

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

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Let Smriti Irani take care of Amethi: Rahul Gandhi

After conceding defeat in Amethi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that Smriti Irani should take care of Amethi. “I congratulate Smriti Irani and hope she fulfils the people’s trust and treats the constituency with love,” he said.

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We accept people’s verdict: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress General Secretary for UP east, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra: We accept people's verdict and congratulate PM Modi and BJP workers. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/dMuzXTQ8u1

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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Amit Shah wins from Gandhinagar

According to News18 , BJP president Amit Shah has won from Gandhinagar.

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Love never loses: Rahul Gandhi

“Love never loses…A new prime minister has been elected. Hopefully, he will look after the interests of this country,” said Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi concedes defeat in Amethi, says, "I respect the decision and congratulate Smriti Irani ji." #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/Y4tIYhteXU

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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Janta malik hai: Rahul Gandhi

“The people have given their decision,” said Congress president Rahul Gandhi. “In these polls, Narendra Modi and BJP have won. I congratulate them.”

“Frankly, today is the day of the mandate and I don’t want to colour the decision of the people of India by discussing with you what went wrong for us,” he added.

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Faith placed in our alliance is humbling: Narendra Modi

Thank you India! The faith placed in our alliance is humbling and gives us strength to work even harder to fulfil people's aspirations.

I salute every BJP Karyakarta for their determination, perseverance & hardwork. They went home to home, elaborating on our development agenda.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore wins from Jaipur Rural

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has secured a win from Jaipur Rural LS seat by a margin of 3,89,403 votes. Congress’ Krishna Poonia polled 4,22,223 votes. The official result will be out after the VVPAT-EVM paper trail is verified.

Input by Mahendra Saini

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BJP candidate who won from Barmer demands Rajasthan CM’s resignation

BJP candidate Kailash Choudhary, who won the election from Barmer parliamentary seat by 3,24,808 votes, has demanded Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s resignation on moral grounds.

Choudhary defeated Congress’ Manvendra Singh, son of veteran leader and former Union minister Jaswant Singh.

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Imran Khan congratulates Narendra Modi

I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 23, 2019

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BJP’s Anant Kumar Hegde wins from Uttar Kannada

Uttara Kannada LS BJP candidate Anant Kumar Hegde received winning certificate from returning officer Harish Kumar.

Input by Deepak Kumar Shenvi

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BJP wins 12 seats, Congress has won one seat

The saffron party is currently leading in 290 seats, according to the Election Commission. Congress, on the other hand, is leading in 49 seats.

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Sunny Deol celebrates with supporters in Gurdaspur

Punjab: Actor Sunny Deol meets supporters in Gurdaspur after trends show that he is leading from the constituency. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/Y22M7irvl3

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

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BJP wins four seats in Karnataka

According to the Election Commission , BJP’s Y Devendrappa, Udasi SC, Karadi Sanganna Amarappa, Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa have won from Bellary, Haveri, Koppal, and Bijapur respectively.

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Clash between TMC and BJP workers reported in West Bengal

Tension prevails as clashes broke out between TMC and BJP workers at Ausgram area of Purva Bardhaman district.

TMC alleged that a group of BJP workers, with lathis in their hands, attacked and vandalised the TMC party office.

It is also alleged that some of the articles of the party office were also set ablaze whereas BJP denied all such allegations.

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Politics of hatred should end: Bhagwant Mann

Bhagwant Mann says that now, the politics of hatred should end and instead politics of development should start. While giving the credit of his victory to development in Sangrur, from where he won, Mann said that he used all the funds allotted to an MP for betterment of his constituency.

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BJP’s Poonamben Maadam wins from Jamnagar

Maadam has won by a margin of 2,43,000 votes.

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Kerala has become an exemplar for what Congress could be nationally: Shashi Tharoor

“The state has become an exemplar for what the politics of the Congress nationally could be. I just hope we will be able to build from the very disappointing result nationally,” ANI quoted Shashi Tharoor as saying.

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BJP’s Darshana Jardosh wins from Surat

BJP’s Darshana Jardosh won by a margin of 5,44,471 votes from Surat Lok Sabha constituency.

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BJP wins five seats

According to the Election Commission, the saffron party has won five seats so far. The BJP-led NDA is leading in 351 seats.

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First time India’s political history that BJP has won 24 seats in south India: BS Yeddyurappa

“It is the first time in India’s political history that BJP has won 24 seats in south India. My thanks to people of Karnataka for electing BJP candidates in the regions,” says Karnataka BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa.

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Lalit Modi says ‘massive win’ not just because of votes won, but hearts that the PM won

Former IPL commissioner and fugitive Lalit Modi said, “Massive Massive Win!!! This victory is not just by count of votes, it was a count of the number of hearts #pmmodi has won. Congratulations Narendra Modi. India wins again.”

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Amarinder Singh on Congress’ Gurdaspur loss

Upset with Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar’s trailing from Gurdaspur, Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh said he is unable to understand how Jakhar’s good work wasn’t valued.

“Sunil is a fine candidate, he had done a lot of work there. This is one thing I didn’t understand that people gave preference to an actor than experience,” he was quoted as saying .

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Rahul Gandhi’s decisions led to divisions within Opposition: CPI

Decisions taken by Rahul Gandhi led to divisions within the opposition, CPI national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan said Thursday and asserted that the policies of the Congress scion opened the doors for Narendra Modi’s victory.

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. “The BJP fought these elections on the basis of social and religious divisive policies and the agenda was set by them on this basis.

“But more significant is the fact that the unity of the opposition has been damaged by the Congress. The policies and decisions of Rahul Gandhi has weakened opposition unity, led to divisions and opened the doors for Modi’s victory,” the Communist Party of India national secretary said.

You made it, Rajinikanth tweets at Narendra Modi

Respected dear @narendramodi ji
hearty congratulations ... You made it !!! God bless.

— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) May 23, 2019

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Modi congratulates Jagan

For “remarkable win” in Andhra Pradesh, Modi tweeted at YSRCP leader Jagan Mohan Reddy who secured a massive win in the state. 

Dear @ysjagan,

Congratulations on the remarkable win in Andhra Pradesh. Best wishes to you for a successful tenure.

ప్రియమైన @ysjagan, ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ లో ఘన విజయాన్ని సాధించినందుకు అభినందనలు. మీ పదవీ కాలం విజయవంతం కావాలని ఆకాంక్షిస్తున్నాను. మీకు ఇవే శుభాకాంక్షలు.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

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Modi congratulates “Naveen Babu”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his congratulatory message for incumbent Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik who is set to return as the chief minister for the fifth consecutive term. “Congratulations to Naveen Babu for yet another victory in Odisha. Wishing him the very best for the next term.”

Congratulations to Naveen Babu for yet another victory in Odisha. Wishing
him the very best for the next term.

ଓଡିଶାରେ ପୁଣିଥରେ ବିଜୟ ପାଇଁ ନବୀନ ବାବୁଙ୍କୁ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ । ଆଗାମୀ ଶାସନକାଳ ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅଜସ୍ର ଶୁଭେଛା । @Naveen_Odisha

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

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BJP parliamentary meeting at 5.30 pm today; Modi to reach BJP headquarters 5 pm 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely set the agenda for the next five years without losing any time. Modi is expected to meet party workers at the BJP headquarter in New Delhi at 5 pm today. BJP will hold their parliamentary meeting, as they traditionally do, on Thursday evening. A large number of workers and supporters are already gathered at the BJP headquarters and are in a celebratory mood after the ruling party is set to secure historic mandate beating their 2014 numbers. The parliamentary board meeting is scheduled for 5.30 pm.

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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani congratulates Narendra Modi

Congratulations to PM @narendramodi on a strong mandate from the people of India. The government and the people of Afghanistan look forward to expanding cooperation between our two democracies in pursuit of regional cooperation, peace and prosperity for all of South Asia.

— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) May 23, 2019

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Shinzo Abe, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping congratulate Narendra Modi

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and China’s premier Xi Jinping congratulate Narendra Modi on landslide victory. Russian president Vladimir Putin also congratulated the prime minister, who has managed to secure a historic mandate which trumps the 2014 Lok Sabha numbers. Sri Lankan prime minister and president too congratulated Modi

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India wins yet again, tweets Narendra Modi

Incumbent Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who is gearing up to take oath for his second term as PM of India, tweeted to acknowledge the electoral support.

सबका साथ + सबका विकास + सबका विश्वास = विजयी भारत

Together we grow.

Together we prosper.

Together we will build a strong and inclusive India.

India wins yet again! #VijayiBharat

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019

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Congress office wears a deserted look

The Congress headquarters in New Delhi wore a deserted look with counting trends showing only a marginal improvement in the party’s tally from the previous Lok Sabha elections. Senior party leaders were conspicuous by their absence, News18 reported. Trends showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead in 300 seats while the Congress was leading in 52 seats, as per the Election Commission website.

Congress spokespersons present at the party headquarters were also keen to know the trends to firm up before giving their opinion. Some Congress workers who gathered outside the party office blamed the trends of the results on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). They also held a protest carrying placards demanding that EVMs should not be used in elections.

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Amit Shah tweets: ‘Once Again Modi government. Thank you India’

As BJP secured a historic lead of 299, ensuring that if it wins with this mandate it will not need allies to form the government at the Centre, party president Amit Shah tweeted thanking the country and announcing, “Once Again Modi government.”

फिर एक बार मोदी सरकार

Thank You India. pic.twitter.com/kZC6YoXfdt

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 23, 2019

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Congress’ focus on dissing Modi publicly didn’t help matters

The Opposition’s personal attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, mocking his interviews, for instance, backfired. Rahul’s campaign was centred on anti-Modi rhetoric. Despite Rahul’s allegations against Modi in connection with Rafale, Modi still enjoys the image of a corruption-free politician and a prime minister who led this government for five years with no corruption allegations which could be proven.

Diverting attention from the job crisis was the Opposition’s big mistake. The more they made personal attacks on the prime minister, the more the BJP cleverly used them to channel public ire against the Congress using Modi’s track record and achievements. READ MORE HERE

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Mamata says congratulations to all winners but adds let ‘VVPATs be matched’

Tweeting her first reactions, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said " all losers are not losers", probably hinting at Trinamool Congress, who is leading in 22 seats in the 42-seat Assembly. BJP has secured an early lead in 19 seats. Congress leading only in 1 seat. 

Congratulations to the winners. But all losers are not losers. We have to do a complete review and then we will share our views with you all. Let the counting process be completed fully and the VVPATs matched

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 23, 2019

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Modi’s nationalism pitch helped matters for BJP

The new aggressive approach that the Modi government took in taking on terrorists operating from Pakistan soil was welcomed by the masses and converted into votes, both from the rich and poor. One could argue that the Balakot attacks turned the tide in favour of the BJP. Congress accusations against the government such as lack of evidence or intelligence failure that led to Pulwama attacks find any takers among common voters.

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Opposition’s failure to front a prime ministerial candidate hurt Congress’ chances

The fact that Congress didn’t have a credible prime ministerial candidate impacted its prospects severely. Till the end of the campaign, there was no consensus among the Congress-led Opposition parties about who would be the UPA’s candidate for the top job.  READ MORE HERE

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Economic distress wasn’t a factor this election

This election has proved conclusively that economic distress is not a key factor in deciding the outcome of major elections. Modi’s economic policies such as demonetisation of high value notes in 2016 and the botched implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) a year later brought considerable discomfort to the masses. 

Modi’s image as a pro-reform leader remained intact in the five years despite repeated Opposition attacks for his economic policies. At the end of his five-year term, the Opposition has questioned Modi on multiple issues, including the way his government has handled data credibility, demonetisation, and rising unemployment.  READ MORE HERE

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Nyay was a grave error

The Congress committed a grave error in choosing Nyuntam Aay Yojana, or NYAY, as its main poll plank instead of unemployment and rural distress. People didn’t understand the scheme in the first place with its complex structure. Forget voters, it is doubtful if Congress workers understood it well enough. The scheme sought to assure a minimum income of Rs 72,000 to the poorest 20 percent of India’s population. In a country where availing proper income data is still work in progress, it was virtually impossible for the scheme to work. Gandhi’s Congress also failed to answer questions on where the money for the scheme will come from. READ MORE HERE

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Key takeaways from 2019 polls: India rejects Rahul Gandhi’s populist pitch

The NDA is leading in 345 seats and the UPA in 90, a significantly amplified version of the 2014 verdict. Here are some initial takeaways. People rejected Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s populist plank. Under Rahul, the Congress has failed miserably to present a convincing economic future plan for the aspiring middle class and rural voters.

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Nepal’s KP Sharma Oli congratulates Modi

Nepal prime minister K P Sharma Oli also congratulated Modi and said that he looks ahead to work with India.

I extend warmest congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for landslide election victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. I wish all success ahead. I look forward to working closely with you. #PMOIndia

— K P Sharma Oli (@kpsharmaoli) May 23, 2019

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Hardik Patel says BJP victory is dishonest and corrupt

Congress leader Hardik Patel said that while the Congress campaigned and ran for the Lok Sabha elections with utmost honesty, the BJP had adopted the dishonest path and it’s not the voters that led BJP to its victory but it’s dishonest and corrupt means.

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Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates ‘friend’ Narendra Modi

“Sincerely greetings to you, my friend @ Narendramodi , for your impressive victory in the elections! 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…” Netanyahu tweeted. Israel Prime Minister was the second world leader to congratulate Modi. Earlier, it was Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickramsinghe and president Maithripala Sirisena. 

ברכות מקרב לב לך, ידידי @Narendramodi, על ניצחונך המרשים בבחירות!
תוצאות הבחירות הן אישור נוסף למנהיגותך ולדרך בה אתה מוביל את הדמוקרטיה הגדולה בעולם. יחד נמשיך לחזק את הידידות הגדולה בינינו ובין הודו וישראל ולהובילה לפסגות חדשות.

כל הכבוד, ידידי! 🇮🇱👐🇮🇳

— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) May 23, 2019

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

From NYAY to knockout: Congress Lok Sabha election 2019 campaign comes a cropper

With the National Democratic Alliance leading in about 345 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party itself close to 300, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s narrative against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, and the combined — albeit botched — attempt by the rest of the Opposition to capture Delhi, are a spectacular failure.

By the time election results are announced and trends translate into a clear electoral victory for the NDA, epitaphs would already have been written about the Rahul-Priyanka campaign against Modi. The Congress campaign was three-pronged: the brother-sister duo, their poll plank of corruption in the Rafale deal by the Modi government, and the proposal of Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY). None of it seems to have cut any ice with the electorate.

In the battle between the proposed NYAY and Modi’s implemented schemes of Kisan Samriddhi Yojana, Ujjwala and Ayushman Bharat, the trends clearly indicate that the electorate is going to repose faith in concrete work on the ground, and not visions. Modi’s aggressive stance against Pakistan, evinced clearly through the Balakot strikes, on the other hand, seems to have clicked with the voters who saw it as a important tool in national security, and not overt jingoism as Opposition tried to dismiss it. READ MORE HERE

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP celebrates across states after trends show party headed for triple ton

The #BJP is celebrating across #WestBengal, including in #Kolkata and #Asansol, where Union minister @SuPriyoBabul is in the lead by over 70,000 votes.

Follow LIVE updates on #Verdict2019 from eastern states here: https://t.co/GUxhQf5yDk pic.twitter.com/FcayiVMMHh

— Firstpost (@firstpost) May 23, 2019

#WATCH Celebrations outside Bharatiya Janata Party office in Rajasthan's Jaipur. pic.twitter.com/w1qYDG7J05

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

Kerala Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Rahul tanks in Amethi, breaks record in Kerala

The lead for Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad in north Kerala has crossed 2 lakh votes. This is the record margin the Congress party has secured in the constituency after it was carved out from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in 2009. The seat was won by M I Shanavaz by a margin of 1,53,439 votes.

His lead had come down to 20,870 in the 2014 election. The Gandhi scion had entered the fray in Kerala accusing the BJP government of neglecting south India. He termed his contest from Wayanad as a fight for espousing the aspirations of south India. However, the BJP had termed it as an escape from Amethi. Rahul’s candidature seems to have fuelled a wave across Kerala helping the party establish a lead in 19 of the 20 seats.

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Ashok Gehlot’s son trailing, Kamal Nath’s leading

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot is trailing by over 1.8 lakh votes in Jodhpur against BJP’s Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje’s son Dushyant Singh is leading by over 3.8 lakh votes in Jhalawar. Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath’s son Nakul is leading by over 38,000 votes.

Amit Shah may handle an important portfolio in Narendra Modi Cabinet

The BJP, according to trends around noon, is not only the single-largest party but has comfortably breached the 272 mark. The saffron unit is leading in 287 seats as of now and it won’t be a surprise if it pushed the 300-mark on its own. The NDA, at this point, is close to leading in 350 out of 542 seats. 

The role played by Modi’s most trusted general — Amit Shah — will not go unnoticed and this time Shah had an added responsibility. 

The BJP president had become a Rajya Sabha MP but his ambition, abilities and the BJP’s need for him to play an even greater role in the next Modi government meant that he had to contest the Lok Sabha elections. The fact that he chose Gandhinagar, a seat which BJP patriarch Lal Krishna Advani had made his own, indicated a generational and ideological shift in the party. During Modi’s tenure as Gujarat chief minister, Shah was his home minister. It is risky to speculate what portfolio Modi might hand over to Shah, given the latter’s propensity to surprise. It is safe however to say that it will be an important portfolio that will help achieve the goals of Modi 2.0. As party president, Shah has already proved his administrative acumen and such a job might be a promotion that matches his bigger stature in the party and in national politics. READ MORE HERE

Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Pragya Thakur leads by over 1 lakh votes

Malegaon blast-accused Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is leading in Bhopal seat by a margin of over one lakh votes against Congress veteran and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijaya Singh.

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Sirisena tweets at Modi, says ‘Congratulations on your victory and the peoples re-endorsement of your leadership’

After Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramsinghe tweeted congratulatory message to Narendra Modi, President Maithripala Sirisena also tweeted and said, “Congratulations on your victory and the peoples re-endorsement of your leadership. Sri Lanka looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future.”

The Election Commission has only released official trends till now, the final tally is yet to be released and going by the EC statements results for the Lok Sabha elections will be released only late evening. 

Congratulations on your victory and the peoples re-endorsement of your leadership.
Sri Lanka looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future.@narendramodi

— Maithripala Sirisena (@MaithripalaS) May 23, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Jagan Reddy may be sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh CM on 30 May 

YS Jagan Reddy likely to be sworn-in on May 30 subject to technical clearances, senior YSR Congress leader Ummareddy Venkateswarulu was quoted as saying. Jagan is set to sweep the elections in Andhra Pradesh, with a perfect 10/10 victory in the Lok Sabha elections and a whopping 147 of the state’s 175 Assembly seats. The majority mark in the state assembly stands at 88.

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Rajnath credits Modi for historic win

“Spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah over the phone and congratulated them for BJP-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. I thank the people of India for once again giving a decisive mandate to BJP-led NDA and reposing faith in Narendra Modi’s astute leadership and his vision of New India. Modiji is now all set to build a New India,” Union minister Rajnath Singh wrote on Twitter.

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. 1/3

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 23, 2019

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. 2/3

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 23, 2019

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 India. 3/3

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 23, 2019

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

YSRCP of Jagan leading in 24 of 25 seats in Andhra Pradesh

In Andhra Pradesh, YSRC is leading in all but one of the 25 Lok Sabha seats. Sitting TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas has a slender lead over YSRCP’s Potluri V Prasad. Actor Balakrishna’s son-in-law, Sri Bharat is trailing by 2612 votes in Visakhapatnam. Former aviation minister and TDP candidate Ashok Gajapathi Raju is also trailing by over 24,000 votes in Vizianagaram.

Actor Mahesh Babu’s brother-in-law and sitting TDP MP Jayadev Galla is trailing to YSRC candidate in Guntur by close to 7,000 votes. Telugu Desam stronghold Hindupur, which was once represented by late actor Harikrishna, is also likely to fall.

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Sri Lanka congratulates Narendra Modi on ‘magnificent victory’ even before EC announces official numbers

Even before the Election Commission numbers made any official announcements about winners for Lok Sabha elections, Sri Lanka’s prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe congratulated Narendra Modi saying, “We look forward to working closely with you.”

Congratulations to @narendramodi on a magnificent victory! We look forward to working closely with you.

— Ranil Wickremesinghe (@RW_UNP) May 23, 2019

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Omar Abdullah tweets: Bring on the next five years

NC leader Omar Abdulaah tweeted congratulating the BJP and the NDA, and said that credit should be given where it’s due. “So the exit polls were correct. All that’s left is to congratulate the BJP & NDA for a stellar performance. Credit where credit is due PM Modi Sahib & Mr Amit Shah put together a winning alliance & a very professional campaign. Bring on the next five years.”

So the exit polls were correct. All that’s left is to congratulate the BJP & NDA for a stellar performance. Credit where credit is due PM Modi Sahib & Mr Amit Shah put together a winning alliance & a very professional campaign. Bring on the next five years.

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 23, 2019

Gurgaon Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Ex-Congress leader Rao Inderjit Singh set to win Gurgaon for BJP

Rao Inderjit Singh, the BJP candidate from Gurgaon, is leading and is set to win the seat. He has been a two-time MP from Gurgaon. From 2009-2014 he was in Congress. While in 2014 he switched to BJP.

One of the major promises was setting up an AIIMS in Rewari, which was announced this year on 1 February. His move to switch parties has been successful as he says the Centre and state government are communicating thoroughly and making progressing efforts. While Congress candidate Ajay Singh Yada has failed to please the voters even with his army background, the Congress did not popularise him being from the army much and thus failing to garner the nationalist sentiments.

Rahul Singh Satija

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

Stalin may deliver silver lining for Congress

Tamil Nadu, along with Punjab, is likely to be the silver lining for the Congress in what it had called its make-or-break election. Most of the credit goes to its partner DMK, which under MK Stalin, put up a spirited fight with the ruling AIADMK since the death of J Jayalalithaa, the state’s iconic Chief Minister, nearly three years ago.

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP keeps blueprint for next term ready

Over the last five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been credited with trying to tighten the administration, strong foreign policy and high-profile campaigns like Swachh Bharat and Make-in-India. But he has been attacked by the Opposition over a slowing economy, failure to create jobs, a farm sector crisis and rising hate crimes by right-wing fringe groups. Buoyed by the exit poll estimates, the BJP has prepped a blueprint for its next term, built around the three themes of nationalism, national security and development.

Jammu and Kashmir Election Results Latest Updates

Vote for nationalism, says Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief

Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said the country’s 130 crore people have expressed full faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and given a befitting reply to the “mahamilawati” conglomeration led by the Congress. “This election was between the idea of Bharat and the idea of terrorism-launching-pad Pakistan,” Raina said. “It is the victory of India and Modi ji and his strong and bold steps on all fronts,” he was quoted as saying .

Lok Sabha election results latest updates

Bhupinder Singh Hooda trails by margin of 86,000 votes in Sonipat

BJP in Haryana is set to win nine of the ten Lok Sabha constituencies as per latest trends available on the Election Commission website. Interestingly, Congress senior leader and two-time Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is trailing by a margin of 86,000 votes to BJP’s Ramesh Kaushik. Hooda is considered a pillar of Jat politics in Haryana and prior to 2014, Jat chief ministers have ruled the state for more than 20 years.

The only seat where Congress is seeing possible victory is Rohtak Lok Sabha where three-time MP Deepender Singh Hooda is taking lead by 10,000 votes. If Congress faces debacle, ruling BJP in Haryana is going to get a major boost ahead of Assembly polls due after three months.

Kharagpur election results latest updates

Bengal BJP chief leads in Kharagpur Sadar

BJP West Bengal president Dilip Ghosh is leading by 700 votes against TMC’s Manas Bhuniya in Kharagpur Sagar. In Bankura, TMC heavyweight Subrata Mukherjee is trailing against BJP’s Subhash Mukherjee who is leading by more than 25,000 votes.

Lok Sabha election results latest updates

States where BJP’s vote share nears 50% or above

Bihar Election Results Latest Updates

NDA Leading in 38 seats, RJD in 2

The BJP-led NDA is leading in 38 seats of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar while the RJD is leading in two seats, according to Election Commission trends. The BJP and JD(U) are leading in 16 seats each while the LJP is leading in six seats. The RJD, a ‘mahagathbandhan’ constituent, is leading in two seats of Jehanabad and Pataliputra. Prominent NDA faces who are leading include- Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad (Patna Sahib), Radha Mohan Singh (Purvi Champaran), Giriraj Singh (Begusarai), RK Singh (Ara), Ashwini Kumar Choubey (Buxar). Rajiv Pratap Rudy (Saran), Chirag Paswan (Jamui), Ram Vilas Paswan’s brother Pashupati Kumar Paras (Hajipur) are also among the NDA candidates who are leading.

Lok Sabha Election Results Latest Updates

BJP leads in 292 of 542

According to official Election Commission trends, out of 542 constituencies, BJP is leading in 292 while Indian National Congress is leading in 51; DMK in 22, All India Trinamool Congress in 24, YSR Congress Party in 25, Shiv Sena in 20, JD(U) in 16, BJD in 14 and BSP in 11 constituencies.

As per latest trends available for all the 542 constituencies, BJP is leading in 292 while INC is leading in 51, DMK in 22, AITC in 24, YSRC in 25, Shiv Sena in 20, JDU in 16, BJD in 14 and BSP in 11 constituencies #ElectionResults2019

— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) May 23, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Election Results Latest Updates

Mulayam Singh leads in Mainpuri, son Akhilesh in Azamgarh and daughter-in-law Dimple Yadav in Kannauj

The Bahujan Samaj Party was leading in 11 and the Samajwadi Party in eight while the Congress was ahead in one and the Apna Dal (Soneylal) in one. Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam singh Yadav surged ahead in Mainpuri and his son SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was leading in Azamgarh. Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav, who is seeking re-election from Kannauj, was leading the table. In 2014, the BJP got 71 seats, the SP five, the Congress two and the BSP none. In Badaun, sitting SP MP Dharmendra Yadav trailed behind BJP’s Sanghmita Maurya while in Baghpat, RLD’s national vice president Jayant Chaudary was behind BJP’s Satyapal Singh. In Faizabad, sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh was leading while in Firozabad sitting SP MP Akshay Yadav was trailing behind BJP’s Chandra Sen Jadon.

Lok Sabha election results latest updates

Narendra Modi to be at BJP HQ at 5pm today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters at 5pm today as counting of votes make it clear that people have decided to have a government-led for a second term.

Himachal Pradesh election results latest updates

BJP set to win all 4 seats in Himacha Pradesh

The ruling BJP is surging ahead in all four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh, with its candidates securing unassailable leads, according to latest Election Commission trends. In Mandi, the sitting BJP MP Ram Swaroop is leading by over 154418 votes over his nearest rival Aashray Sharma of the Congress. BJP candidate Kishan Kapoor was leading by 201699 votes over his nearest rival Pawan Kajal of Congress in Kangra, a state election officer said. Sitting BJP MP Anurag Thakur is leading by over 201242 votes over his nearest rival Ram Lal Thakur of Congress in Hamirpur. In Shimla, BJP candidate Suresh Kashyap is leading by 180491 votes over his nearest rival Dhani Ram Shandil of Congress.

Lok Sabha election results latest updates

AAP’s need to expand may have benefitted BJP

Sources within the Congress had earlier shared with Firstpost that AAP wanted an alliance in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, but Bhupinder Singh Hooda, veteran Congress leader, was dead against the idea. Had the new party stuck to Delhi and not been in urgency to expand, it could have avoided the splitting of vote share with the Congress which has also benefited the BJP.

AAP declared its last candidate Balbir Singh Jakhar from West Delhi, when the chances of the alliance seemed bleak. Aside from the West Delhi Seat, AAP was willing to offer Pankaj Gupta’s Chandni Chowk seat. AAP’s candidates are trailing on all seats. From South Delhi, Raghav Chaddha is coming second to BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri, with a difference of nearly 50,000 votes between them.

In the most hotly contested seat of North East Delhi, AAP’s Dilip Pandey is coming in third with just over 30,000 votes as BJP’s Manoj Tiwari has crossed the one and a half lakh mark and Sheila Dikshit stands at a little over 60,000. AAP’s ambition of becoming a national party and engaging with other opposition parties to form an alternative government have been dashed.

Delhi election results latest updates

In East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir rides Modi wave, leads Arvinder Lovely; Atishi trailing in third position

BJP candidate and former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has taken a big lead over his nearest competitor Arvinder Singh Lovely of the Congress party. Gambhir is sitting pretty with 98870 votes at 11.30 am, Lovely has 48881. The much-discussed Atishi of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is a poor third with 34,435 votes.

At the fag end of her campaign, Atishi had held a press conference and accused Gambhir of distributing pamphlets with derogatory language against her. That line of attack on Gambhir is apparently not working. Delhi East is a BJP stronghold. As long ago as in 1967 the Bharatiya Jana Sangh had won the constituency in the first elections held to the seat in 1967.

The total number of voters in the constituency is approximately 16 lakh and from here. In 2014, BJP’s Mahesh Girri won from here with 57,2202 votes. Interestingly, the most popular leader from the region has been BJP’s Lal Bihari Tiwari. Sheila Dikshit lost to him in 1998 and it was only after his death that Congress had made inroads into East Delhi. The BJP waited for AAP to field its candidates and launched Gambhir to counter Atishi. It’s strategy seems to be working.

West Bengal election results latest updates

Left securing 0 leads gives indications into how ground realities in Bengal have changed

Reports were claiming that the Left’s tally, so far, is zero. The significance of this cannot be overstated in a state where the Left Front-ruled unabated for 34 years.

The Left’s tally (0) so far gives us an indication of the way ground realities have changed in West Bengal. The Left vote in Bengal even at the height of its dominance was never a committed ideological vote but perks of ruling a state where power literally flows from the barrel of the gun.

Once the Left lost power, a certain section of this vote that remained anti-Mamata, became anchorless. The BJP’s rise has given this anchorless vote a new direction. During campaigning stage, reports emerged of erstwhile Left cadres aligning with and silently aiding the BJP.

West Bengal election results latest updates

Narendra Modi breaches Mamata Banerjee’s fortress

In 2014, one of the few states to have thwarted the saffron wave was West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress bagged 34 out of 42 seats. Five years have passed. Going by early trends on counting day, Narendra Modi has not only managed to engineer another ‘wave’ election in his favour but this time he has done even better. According to trends projected by Firstpost at the time of writing, the BJP has roared into double figures in the state and is hot on the heels of the ruling party.

The saffron outfit is leading in 15 seats, the TMC is ahead in 25 while Congress is ahead in two. Remember that in 2014 amid nationwide Modi wave, the BJP could win only two seats in Bengal. NDTV paints an even more optimistic figure for BJP. Around 11am, roughly three hours into counting, the NDTV website shows BJP ahead in 17 seats while the TMC is ahead in 22.