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INDIA bloc lost their minds: JDU on 'anti-Nitish campaign'

Jun 06, 2024, at 06:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid speculations over his political inclinations, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday attended the NDA meeting with his support for Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's BJP, which has failed to attain the majority.

BJP improves vote share in CPI-M-ruled Kerala by 3 percent, bags 1 seat

Jun 06, 2024, at 06:25 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party has improved its vote share in Kerala by 3 percent and bagged a seat after its outreached to the southern state.

BJP's growth story in Tamil Nadu despite a blank in tally of seats

Jun 06, 2024, at 05:40 pm

Chennai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party may have drawn a blank in Tamil Nadu in the Lok Sabha elections but achieved its best ever performance when it comes to vote share, after its supreme leader Narendra Modi campaigned hard in the state with his frequent visits.

Punjab: Victory of pro-Khalistan leaders in Lok Sabha polls rings alarm bells

Jun 06, 2024, at 06:51 am

In Punjab, the victory of two Independent candidates in the Lok Sabha elections - Amritpal Singh, a Khalistan propagator, currently in jail, and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassin Beant Singh, has sparked shock and deep concern in various circles.

Will jailed terror accused Engineer Rashid, who beat Omar Abdullah in Kashmir, be allowed to take oath as MP?

Jun 06, 2024, at 05:37 am

Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as ‘Engineer Rashid’, emerged as a controversial  player in the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir,  after the jailed terror accused defeated former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah by a massive margin in the Baramulla seat.

'Will take appropriate steps at right time': Mallikarjun Kharge says after INDIA meet

Jun 06, 2024, at 05:23 am

New Delhi: The INDIA bloc will sit in the opposition benches for now, even though Narendra Modi and the BJP are "subverting the will of the people," Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Wednesday.

'Winning, losing part of politics': Modi tells NDA leader in last cabinet meeting

Jun 06, 2024, at 03:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In the last cabinet meeting of the outgoing government, Narendra Modi said winning and losing are part of politics.

Narendra Modi to stake claim for govt formation after official support from NDA partners

Jun 06, 2024, at 02:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Narendra Modi was on Wednesday chosen as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu giving their official support to form the government at the Centre.

People are kingmaker: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee before departing for INDIA bloc meet in Delhi

Jun 05, 2024, at 08:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee called voters the "kingmakers" as the government formation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP now hangs largely on its two allies- TDP and JDU.

BJP fails to win single seat in Tamil Nadu despite Modi's push but shows hope for future

Jun 05, 2024, at 08:11 pm

Chennai/IBNS: Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's big push in Tamil Nadu, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has failed to open its account in the southern state.

Sanjay Raut says won't oppose Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister

Jun 05, 2024, at 06:08 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said his party won't oppose Congress' Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister if INDIA manages to form the government despite the BJP-led NDA is well above the majority mark.

Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav board same flight to Delhi, triggers speculations

Jun 05, 2024, at 05:24 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who are now political foes, have boarded the same flight to Delhi triggering speculations of new alignment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP failed to get the majority in the Lok Sabha elections.

I am with NDA: Chandrababu Naidu after BJP fails to get majority in Lok Sabha polls

Jun 05, 2024, at 05:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday cleared he will be attending the meeting of national coalition NDA, which now needs his support mandatorily as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP failed to get the majority in the Lok Sabha elections.

Modi-led NDA set for historic 3rd term with reduced mandate as rival INDIA bloc closes in

Jun 05, 2024, at 06:47 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday returned for a rare third consecutive term in office with his allies, but fell short of an absolute majority for his BJP, in an election that gave a new lease of life to a Congress-led disparate Opposition bloc- INDIA-  as the anti-Modi union halted the saffron juggernaut to under 300.

Actor Suresh Gopi wins Thrissur constituency fetching BJP 1st ever Lok Sabha seat in Kerala

Jun 05, 2024, at 06:30 am

Thrissur/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not have managed to touch the magic figure of 272 mark on its own, but it surely made inroads in the southern state of Kerala in this Lok Sabha elections.

BJP suffers major setback in Maharashtra, OGs Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar stand firm

Jun 05, 2024, at 06:10 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Even after their parties were split, symbols were taken away, and forced to change the names of their factions, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and Sharadchandra Pawar have proven their relevance that they still lead the real Shiv Sena and the real Nationalist Congress Party.

As BJP falls short of majority, ally leaders Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu emerge as kingmakers

Jun 05, 2024, at 05:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failing to emerge as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha elections and needing to bank on their National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government, the two leaders who emerged as potential kingmakers are Bihar Chief Minister and JDU chief Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party leader N Chandrababu Naidu.

PM Modi thanks NDA allies in victory speech as he heads for a coalition govt

Jun 05, 2024, at 03:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Clinching a historic yet reduced-majority election victory for a record-equalling third straight term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked his allies Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu as he headed to lead a coalition government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) depending on the two regional leaders. With a slew of exit polls that gave a clear majority to Modi proving wrong, even in the win of the NDA, the celebrations are louder in the opposition INDIA Bloc led by Congress after they bagged a higher than expected number of seats. 

'People placed their faith in NDA for a third consecutive time': PM Modi

Jun 05, 2024, at 01:26 am

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked the people of India for giving the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a "historic" third consecutive win.

Bengal: Adhir Chowdhury set for defeat in Baharampur amid Congress' resurgence

Jun 04, 2024, at 10:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Congress strongman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is set for a defeat in the Baharampur constituency of West Bengal amid his party's resurgence in the national politics.

TMC's Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Parliament, leads by over 50k + votes from Bengal's Krishnanagar

Jun 04, 2024, at 09:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress' fiery leader Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Parliament over alleged cash-for-query case, is set for a stormy comeback into Lok Sabha.

Lok Sabha poll results: INDIA shines in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra giving jolt to NDA

Jun 04, 2024, at 09:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a scenario quite contrary to what was predicted in exit polls, INDIA- the anti-BJP front- has taken a lead over the ruling NDA alliance in two key states, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh that yield two highest numbers of Lok Sabha seats.

Rahul Gandhi heads for a massive win in Rae Bareli, surpasses Sonia Gandhi's victory margin

Jun 04, 2024, at 08:43 pm

New Delhi/Amethi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi has surpassed his mother Sonia Gandhi's margin of victory in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli, heading for a mammoth victory from the party bastion.

TMC decimates BJP in Basirhat months after unrest over Sandeshkhali incident

Jun 04, 2024, at 07:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has decimated Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal's Basirhat constituency, which locates Sandeshkhali that grabbed the eyeballs across the nation after several women accused local TMC leaders of land grabbing and sexual abuse.

Modi's BJP-led NDA eyes third term with a weaker number and strings as INDIA bloc shines

Jun 04, 2024, at 06:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming for a rare third consecutive term at the Centre but on the crutches of its NDA alliance partners, even as the Opposition INDIA Bloc puts up a strong fight to the ruling camp riding on the gains in BJP stronghold states like Uttar Pradesh.

INDIA takes lead over NDA in Uttar Pradesh; Modi ahead in Varanasi, Smriti Irani trails in Amethi

Jun 04, 2024, at 05:14 pm

Amethi/IBNS: The BJP-led NDA is failing to sweep Uttar Pradesh like the previous two General Elections, at least the initial trends of the results predicted.

Mamata Banerjee's TMC way ahead of BJP in West Bengal in Lok Sabha polls

Jun 04, 2024, at 04:22 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress is marching way ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal as the results for the Lok Sabha polls are coming out on Tuesday.

NDA takes lead in Bihar leaving INDIA bloc far behind

Jun 04, 2024, at 04:19 pm

Patna/IBNS: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading in 29 seats in Bihar, while the Opposition bloc INDIA has managed a lead in 9 seats of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.

After trailing for a round, PM Modi back in lead in Varanasi

Jun 04, 2024, at 03:41 pm

Varanasi/IBNS: After trailing for a round, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is back in the lead in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi as the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections is underway on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha poll results: Union Minister Smriti Irani trails in Amethi

Jun 04, 2024, at 03:33 pm

Amethi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani is trailing behind Congress' Kishori Lal in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi constituency, media reports said.