general election 2019

In a first; Rashtriya Janata Dal fails to open its account in Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav's leadership under lens

Bihar has a total of 40 seats, out of which BJP won 17 seats, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) won on 16 seats, and Lok Janashakti Party of Ram Vilas Paswan bagged six seats.

May 24, 2019, 10:58 AM IST

Smriti Irani, BJP's giant killer who defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

BJP leader Smriti Irani defeated Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 55,120 votes in a major setback for the grand old party. Smriti Irani polled 4,68,514 votes while Rahul Gandhi secured 4,13,394 votes as per the Election Commission.

May 24, 2019, 09:55 AM IST

Saffron wave sweeps Jharkhand as BJP-led NDA wins 12 out of 14 seats

The BJP won 11 seats and its ally the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) managed to bag one seat in the mineral-rich state, which was carved out from Bihar in 2000.

May 24, 2019, 09:46 AM IST

Sensex rallies nearly 300 points as BJP wins General election 2019 with absolute majority

The 30-share index was trading 158.48 points or 0.41 percent higher in early morning trade. The NSE Nifty was trading 45.55 points or 0.39 percent up at 11,702.60.

May 24, 2019, 09:41 AM IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP clean sweeps Madhya Pradesh; decimates Congress

Jyotiraditya Scindia lost traditional Guna seat to the BJP's Dr K P Yadav while Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh lost the Bhopal seat to Sadhvi Pragya Singh who won by a huge margin of over 364822 votes.

May 24, 2019, 09:30 AM IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP-Shiv Sena alliance repeats resounding victory in Maharashtra

Dealing a severe blow to the Congress-NCP alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party won 23 seats while the Shiv claimed 18 seats in Maharashtra in the General Election 2019. Among the 7 other seats, Nationalist Congress Party got 4 seats while All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Congress and Independent got one seat each.

May 24, 2019, 09:00 AM IST

Lok Sabha Election results 2019: EC declares results of all 542 seats, BJP wins 303

After a massive win in Lok Sabha Election 2019, Narendra Modi-led BJP is now gearing up for the second term. Stay tuned with Zee News as we bring to you the latest developments:

May 24, 2019, 07:42 AM IST

BJP-led NDA decimates opposition in Bihar, wins 39 out of 40 seats

The BJP-led NDA registered a thumping victory in Bihar, winning 39 out of 40 seats at stake in the state. The performance of BJP-led NDA, which also includes JD(U) and LJP, is the best for any political formation in Bihar in decades.

May 24, 2019, 06:40 AM IST

DMK's Kanimozhi wins first-ever Lok Sabha election, beats BJP candidate by 3,47,209 votes

Kanimozhi got 5,61,666 votes from the constituency. DMK has won nine seats and leading in 14 out of the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu to emerge as the leading party in the state

May 23, 2019, 23:57 PM IST

Akshay Kumar congratulates PM Narendra Modi for 'historic win'

"Heartiest congratulations Hon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji on the historic win. All your efforts to advance the nation and put it on the global map have been acknowledged. Wishing you an even more successful second term," Akshay tweeted.

May 23, 2019, 23:50 PM IST

IN NARENDRA MODI WE TRUST, DECLARES INDIA AS BJP-LED NDA ZOOMS PAST 350 LOK SABHA SEATS

It was a race that promised to be a marathon but ended in a flash like a 100-metre sprint. Within a few minutes after 8 am on Thursday morning when postal ballots and EVMs were opened, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance surged way ahead of its rivals. In less than an hour, it became clear that Narendra Modi 2.0 was decimating the opposition across west, north, central and even east India.

May 23, 2019, 23:34 PM IST

Bhopal and country will progress lots in next five years: BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur won by over 3.5 lakh votes against the second-placed Congress candidate Digvijaya Singh and clinched the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat.

May 23, 2019, 22:33 PM IST

'Khel-Tamasha' has taken place in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh: Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha

Sinha said, "Khel Tamasha (foul play) has taken place at large scale, particularly in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. But this is not the right time to talk about such things."

May 23, 2019, 22:24 PM IST

'Janta maalik hai': Rahul Gandhi congratulates PM Narendra Modi

Calling the results "people`s mandate", the Congress chief said, "I had said that during the campaign `janta maalik hai` and today people have clearly given their decision. I congratulate the PM and BJP."

May 23, 2019, 22:13 PM IST

Priyanka Gandhi congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says respects people's mandate

"We respect people`s verdict and congratulate BJP workers and leaders, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Priyanka said.

May 23, 2019, 22:02 PM IST

BJP Lok Sabha election voteshare surges 10 per cent in Delhi

Confident of victory on all seven seats in Delhi with record margins, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saw a massive surge of 10 per cent in its voteshare in Lok Sabha election 2019 when compared to the 2014 poll. The party's voteshare so far is at 56.6 per cent as it continued to dominate the trends on all seats. It had a voteshare of 46.40 per cent in 2014, when the party had won all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital.

May 23, 2019, 21:51 PM IST

Captain Amarinder Singh's own seat in danger now: Shiromani Akali Dal's Harsimrat Kaur Badal

With BJP looking forward to yet another landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday said that people have told the Congress that the power is in their hands.

May 23, 2019, 21:40 PM IST

9 former Congress CMs bite the dust in Lok Sabha election 2019

Those who faced defeat in Lok Sabha election 2019 include former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit from North East Delhi, Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Sonipat in Haryana, Harish Rawat (Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar in Uttarakhand) and ex-Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal. The others who lost are ex-Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan from Nanded, Sushil Kumar Shinde from Maharashtra’s Solapur, Mukul Sangma from Tura in Meghalaya, Nabam Tuki from Arunachal West and Veerappa Moily from Chikkballapur in Karnataka.

May 23, 2019, 21:19 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi makes 3 promises to India after record mandate in Lok Sabha election 2019

"If there is a winner today, it is India, it is democracy, it is the people of this country. We dedicate this win to India."

May 23, 2019, 20:57 PM IST