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General elections 2019 News

BJP completes clean sweep in Haryana, candidates win by big margins

BJP completes clean sweep in Haryana, candidates win by big margins

The only close contest was seen in Rohtak, where Congress candidate Deepender Singh Hooda gave a very tough fight to BJP's Arvind Sharma and lost by a slender margin of 7,503 votes.

May 25, 2019, 08:15 AM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron congratulates PM Modi, pledges to work with India on security issues

French President Emmanuel Macron congratulates PM Modi, pledges to work with India on security issues

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs France on Saturday said that French President Emmanuel Macron has called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his

May 25, 2019, 07:48 AM IST
Ramdev urges Congress leaders to try Kapalbhati after Lok Sabha election 2019 verdict

Ramdev urges Congress leaders to try Kapalbhati after Lok Sabha election 2019 verdict

Congress appears in absolute shambles after scraping wins in only 54 seats in Lok Sabha election 2019.

May 25, 2019, 06:51 AM IST
Congress Working Committee to meet on Saturday, Rahul Gandhi likely to resign

Congress Working Committee to meet on Saturday, Rahul Gandhi likely to resign

Top party leaders, including UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh, several chief ministers are likely to attend the meet.

May 25, 2019, 06:07 AM IST
Faced defeat twice as former PM; Lok Sabha defeat not big issue: HD Deve Gowda

Faced defeat twice as former PM; Lok Sabha defeat not big issue: HD Deve Gowda

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Friday dismissed as "not a big issue", his drubbing at the Lok Sabha polls.

May 24, 2019, 23:44 PM IST
Lok Sabha election 2019: PM Narendra Modi receives official winning certificate from Varanasi constituency

Lok Sabha election 2019: PM Narendra Modi receives official winning certificate from Varanasi constituency

PM Modi tweeted, "Feel happy to be representing one of the oldest and most vibrant centres of Indian culture."

May 24, 2019, 23:34 PM IST
Likely faces in PM Narendra Modi's ministry

Likely faces in PM Narendra Modi's ministry

Narendra Modi, the first non-Congress Prime Minister to win two clear majorities in a row, could possibly bring in new faces in his new ministry.

May 24, 2019, 23:31 PM IST
Indian elections 'an inspiration to democracies': US

Indian elections 'an inspiration to democracies': US

Looking ahead to Modi`s second term, Ortagus said that Washington was confident that the relations between the two countries centered around the US Indo-Pacific strategy will continue on an "upward

May 24, 2019, 22:56 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh voters rejected clan and caste politics: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh voters rejected clan and caste politics: Yogi Adityanath

He said the BJP fought the polls on issues of development, governance and nationalism. 

May 24, 2019, 22:38 PM IST
Biju Janata Dal MLAs to meet on May 26, elect Naveen Patnaik as leader

Biju Janata Dal MLAs to meet on May 26, elect Naveen Patnaik as leader

Newly-elected MLAs of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) are likely to meet and elect Naveen Patnaik as the leader of the BJD legislature party on May 26.

May 24, 2019, 22:33 PM IST
Victory shows people have embraced Narendra Modi's vision: Pragya Thakur

Victory shows people have embraced Narendra Modi's vision: Pragya Thakur

Earlier, she garlanded the statue of party ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay at BJP office. 

May 24, 2019, 22:23 PM IST
BJP's vote share increased to 51 per cent, faced no anti-incumbency: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

BJP's vote share increased to 51 per cent, faced no anti-incumbency: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

UP CM also outlined the public-welfare initiatives taken by BJP`s government in last five years and said, "This is the first elections where there was no anti-incumbency factor against central or

May 24, 2019, 22:20 PM IST
Narendra Modi meets officials and staff of PMO after landslide win in Lok Sabha polls

Narendra Modi meets officials and staff of PMO after landslide win in Lok Sabha polls

Modi further said that people have great expectations from the government, which provide the PMO team the energy to work with utmost dedication. 

May 24, 2019, 22:20 PM IST
CM Mamata Banerjee pens poem 'I Do Not Agree', day after Lok Sabha election results

CM Mamata Banerjee pens poem 'I Do Not Agree', day after Lok Sabha election results

CM Banerjee wrote claiming that she doesn't believe in communalism and religious aggression, but is a believer of humanism.

May 24, 2019, 22:16 PM IST
BJP and Congress will look to challenge AAP in 2020 assembly polls

BJP and Congress will look to challenge AAP in 2020 assembly polls

After its spectacular victory in Delhi, a resurgent BJP is keen to sustain the momentum till the Delhi Assembly polls early next year, while the Congress and AAP are realising the need to get their

May 24, 2019, 22:14 PM IST
Coalition can't succeed without alliance 'dharma': Bihar Congress leader

Coalition can't succeed without alliance 'dharma': Bihar Congress leader

"I`m upset that there was a delay in seat sharing and process of the alliance. It was not right. Unless `dharma` of the alliance is followed wholeheartedly, it will not be successful. Look at how

May 24, 2019, 22:11 PM IST
'Rahul Gandhi to re-contest from Amethi in 2024'

'Rahul Gandhi to re-contest from Amethi in 2024'

The Congress leader, requesting anonymity, said that Gandhi will never leave Amethi.

May 24, 2019, 22:11 PM IST
Over 1.78 lakh voters exercise 'NOTA' option in Assam Lok Sabha polls

Over 1.78 lakh voters exercise 'NOTA' option in Assam Lok Sabha polls

Gauhati recorded 24 NOTAs through postal ballots, Mangaldoi 23, Silchar 22, Nowgong 20, Dhubri 15 and the lowest seven in Karimganj.

May 24, 2019, 22:09 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley does not attend Cabinet, meets officials at home

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley does not attend Cabinet, meets officials at home

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday did not attend the Union Cabinet meeting held in the evening as he was reportedly unwell. The Union Cabinet met and adopted a resolution for the dissolution

May 24, 2019, 21:55 PM IST
Narendra Modi, Amit Shah meet LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi after landslide win in Lok Sabha polls 2019

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah meet LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi after landslide win in Lok Sabha polls 2019

Advani on Thursday had congratulated Modi for his "unprecedented victory". He had also credited BJP president Amit Shah for an "enormous effort" in taking the party's message to the voters.

May 24, 2019, 21:39 PM IST