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Lok Sabha election results 2019: Robert Vadra wishes Rahul Gandhi luck, says 'with you all the way, no matter what'
•Congress will give to the people what it has promised. Not make false, hollow promises like the BJP did, and never delivered even one promise. We will fulfill every need, Robert Vadra wrote in a Facebook post.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: NDA all set to return to power as Narendra Modi wave sweeps most of India, alliance ahead in 292 seats
•Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most of India, the BJP was set to return to power on Thursday as it led in 292 seats in the Lok Sabha election.
Manoj Tiwari confident of a BJP sweep, claims party 'will come to power with over 350 seats'
•Tiwari said that last time, the nation was looking for hope and made the BJP win with around 300 seats. But, this time, it is all about people's trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and they all are happy with his performance.
Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: Guide to check results, trends on Election Commission website and app
Fp Staff •While readers can access Firstpost for essential live updates around results and trends, there are various platforms set up by the Election Commission to put out the information as they come.
Siddaramaiah slams BJP amid EVM row, says GVL Narasimha Rao even wrote book questioning voting machines after 2009 polls
•In a tweet in Kannada, Siddaramaiah wrote, "BJP was the first to raise doubts about the EVMs. The spokesperson of that party had even written a book. Supporting the doubt, LK Advani had written the preface of the book. What's the reason behind BJP's change in stand in the last 10 years?"
Lok Sabha election results: MHA alerts states, UTs in wake of calls to incite violence over counting of votes
•A day before counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday alerted all states and Union Territories on the possibility of violence in different parts of the country, saying calls were given in various quarters for inciting violence.
'Chowkidar' to 'bhrashtachari' to 'khaki underwear', campaigning for Lok Sabha election 2019 saw abuse and epithets abound
•Reopening wounds, referencing popular culture to deliver insults and sexist jibes, it was all par for the electoral course in a season that tumbled to a name-calling close in a medley of ‘chowkidar', ‘bhrashtachari', Aurangzeb, Mogambo and more.
Ahead of LS polls verdict, BJP hosts two key meets; 22 Opposition parties take stock of political situation
•Amid projections of a return of the BJP-led NDA to power, Amit Shah organised a meeting where Narendra Modi met senior Union ministers, described by the ruling party as an occasion to thank ministers for "their service to the nation" ahead of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election on 23 May.
Ahead of 23 May verdict, NDA gets together for dinner; Opposition raises EVM fears with EC
Fp Staff •With exit polls forecasting NDA's return to power, BJP chief Amit Shah Tuesday hosted a dinner for leaders of the party's allies that was attended by top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray among others.
New govt to focus on land, labour reforms, export promotion and privatisation: Goldman Sachs
•Most exit polls have predicted a sweeping victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is expected to win over 300 seats in the election