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.
'Modi did not get single largest majority, he should resign': Mamata Banerjee
Jun 05, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday expressed her satisfaction with the Bharatiya Janata Party not getting a single majority in the Lok Sabha and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Union Home Minister Amit Shah, should resign on moral grounds.
Will decide on govt formation after meeting INDIA alliance partners: Rahul Gandhi
Jun 05, 2024, at 12:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who made a remarkable comeback in the Lok Sabha polls by winning two seats himself and leading the INDIA bloc from the front to throw a major challenge to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA, on Tuesday said a decision on government formation will be taken only after a meeting with the alliance partners.
BJP set to uproot 24-year-old Naveen Patnaik rule in Odisha
Jun 04, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form a government for the first time in Odisha putting an end to the Naveen Patnaik regime running for the last 24 years.
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.
Kangana Ranaut takes over 70,000 lead, congratulates people of Mandi for strong Lok Sabha show
Jun 04, 2024, at 09:16 pm
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is heading towards Lok Sabha victory on debut from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi seat as counting of votes is currently underway on Tuesday.
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.
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu set to return as Andhra CM, Jagan's YSRCP decimated in polls
Jun 04, 2024, at 08:21 pm
Amaravati/IBNS: Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu thrashed YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP, paving way for his return to power in Andhra Pradesh.
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.
Shashi Tharoor trails behind BJP's Rajeev Chandrashekhar in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram
Jun 04, 2024, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is trailing narrowly behind BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar by around 5,000 votes at 10.30 am in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat that he has won for the past three elections, as per early trends
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.
Lok Sabha poll results: PM Modi trails in Varanasi
Jun 04, 2024, at 03:22 pm
Varanasi/IBNS: In contrast to what was widely anticipated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trailing behind Congress' Ajay Rai in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi constituency as the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections are underway on Tuesday, media reports said.
Lok Sabha poll results: BJP's Kangana Ranaut leads in Mandi
Jun 04, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Mandi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kangana Ranaut is leading in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi as the results of the Lok Sabha elections are coming out on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha poll results: NDA crosses majority mark, INDIA puts up fight
Jun 04, 2024, at 03:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In contrast to the exit polls, the BJP-led NDA is ahead of INDIA but not with a havoc margin in the early trends of Lok Sabha poll results, media reports said.
Lok Sabha poll results: BJP takes lead over TMC in West Bengal
Jun 04, 2024, at 02:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken an early lead in the postal ballot over the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal as per the trends of the Lok Sabha poll counting.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP takes early lead
Jun 04, 2024, at 02:14 pm
The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls is currently ongoing with early trends showing incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading ahead of key opposition alliance INDIA on Tuesday.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Counting of votes to begin shortly
Jun 04, 2024, at 12:52 pm
After six-week voting in the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls, the counting of votes will be held on Tuesday (June 4, 2024) which will reveal the fates of candidates who are fighting to win one of the 543 Lok Sabha seats up for grab in the world's largest democracy.
Uddhav Thackeray will be back in NDA within 15 days of Modi becoming PM, claims Maharashtra MLA
Jun 04, 2024, at 06:10 am
Mumbai/IBNS: In an explosive claim ahead of the Lok Sabha Election result, Maharashtra BJP leader Ravi Rana said that Uddhav Thackeray will be back with the NDA within 15 days after the results, media reports said.
'Just wait and watch': Sonia Gandhi after exit polls predict Modi's stormy return to power
Jun 03, 2024, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Congress president and top leader Sonia Gandhi is "hopeful" of the success of the INDIA alliance, which is predicted in the exit polls to be defeated by the mighty BJP in the Lok Sabha polls, media reports said.
Prashant Kishor, who had predicted Modi's return, drops first comment after exit polls
Jun 03, 2024, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former political strategist and Jan Suraj Abhiyan founder Prashant Kishor has repeatedly claimed the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP in power with an improved number in the East and South India.
Exit polls show Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Kurubas voted for BJP in Congress-ruled Karnataka
Jun 03, 2024, at 04:21 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: A year after Congress came to power in Karnataka, it seems Lingayats, Vokkaligas, Kurubas and minorities have rallied behind the BJP in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, if one goes by the exit polls.
Jun 03, 2024, at 03:10 pm
Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister and top Congress leader DK Shivakumar has said the exit poll results predicitng the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA winning more seats would be proven wrong just like it did during the state Assembly polls last year.
BJP retains Arunachal Pradesh, SKM sweeps Sikkim with resounding victory in Assembly polls
Jun 03, 2024, at 02:26 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh for second consecutive term by winning 46 seats while the ruling Sikkim Karantikari Morcha (SKM) retained its position by registering a thumping victory in the Himalayan state as counting of votes for the Assembly polls was held on Sunday, just two days before the results of the Lok Sabha polls will be declared.
Jun 02, 2024, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend seven crucial meetings today to address various issues, media reported, citing sources.
'Will shave my head if INDIA ...': AAP's Somnath Bharti on exit polls
Jun 02, 2024, at 08:12 pm
New Delhi: AAP leader Somnath Bharti, who is the INDIA alliance's candidate for the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, has vowed to shave his head if Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister for a third term as predicted by exit polls.
BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar will defeat Shashi Tharoor in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram: Exit Poll
Jun 02, 2024, at 05:57 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor may face a setback in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram seat with pollsters predicting a possible win for BJP candidate and central minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar against the INC heavyweight, according to Exit Poll prediction Saturday.
Jun 02, 2024, at 05:21 pm
Chennai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is predicted to open its account in Tamil Nadu this Lok Sabha elections with state party president K Annamalai likely to win the Coimbatore constituency for the saffron party, the News18 Mega Exit Poll said on Saturday.
Bengaluru court orders Rahul Gandhi to personally appear on June 7 'without fail' in defamation case
Jun 02, 2024, at 04:15 pm
A Bengaluru court has directed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to personally appear before it on June 7 "without fail" in connection with a defamation case filed against him by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).