General election results 2019

Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP garnered over 51 per cent votes in Karnataka

Against its previous tally of 17 Lok Sabha seats in 2014, the saffron party won 25 out of the total 28 this time while an independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh backed by it wrested the JDS bastion of Mandya.

May 25, 2019, 13:37 PM IST

Our teamwork helped people trust our governance: PM Narendra Modi hails PMO staff

Narendra Modi also thanked the family members of the PMO staff for supporting him during his tenure in the office.

May 25, 2019, 13:32 PM IST

BJP gets over 58 per cent vote share in Rajasthan

The saffron party had contested on 24 seats and its ally Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) on one seat, which it won. 

May 25, 2019, 13:25 PM IST

Trinamool Congress emergency meet on Saturday, suspends MLA Subhrangshu Roy

Shubhrangshu represented Bijpur Vidhan Sabha constituency which falls under Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat. BJP's Arjun Singh won the Barrackpore seat defeating Trinamool's Dinesh Trivedi.

 

May 25, 2019, 11:04 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to visit his mother to seek her blessings on Sunday

PM Modi will also visit Varanasi on Monday (May 27) to thank people here for putting their faith in him once again.

May 25, 2019, 10:53 AM IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP gets 62.21 per cent vote share in Gujarat as party sweeps all 26 seats

Over 1.86 crore people voted in favour of the BJP in Gujarat and 93 lakh chose to vote for the Congress.

May 25, 2019, 10:44 AM IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: NDA's vote share in Bihar swells to 53.5%, BJP leads with 23.6%

The BJP-JD(U)-LJP alliance in Bihar registered a historic victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, winning 39 out of 40 seats in the state. The BJP had contested on 17 seats and won all. Nitish Kumar's JD(U) had also fielded candidates on 17 seats and lost only one seat. Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party contested on six seats and it also emerged victorious on all the seats.

May 25, 2019, 10:29 AM IST

Sanjay Nirupam defends Rahul Gandhi, terms Congress' election defeat 'bad luck'

While Sanjay Nirupam faced defeat in Mumbai North West seat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi lost to Smriti Irani in Amethi.

May 25, 2019, 10:22 AM IST

Country's richest candidate in Lok Sabha election 2019 loses deposit, gets only 1,556 votes

  The country's richest candidate was Ramesh Kumar Sharma and he contested as an Independent from Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.

May 25, 2019, 09:05 AM IST

From assembly election to Lok Sabha election, Chhattisgarh flips its favour to Congress

It has been a political rollercoaster ride for both Congress and the BJP in these last six months between the assembly election and Lok Sabha election.

May 25, 2019, 08:36 AM IST

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

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

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

President appoints Narendra Modi as PM; oath ceremony likely on May 30

People in the country have given a massive mandate to the BJP-led NDA to lead India once again. The process of government formation has begun with Narendra Modi promising to continue his work for the progress of India and the welfare of Indians. Meanwhile, Congress is in a huddle.

May 25, 2019, 06:04 AM IST

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

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

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

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 trajectory".

May 24, 2019, 22:56 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi's commitment to development will improve lives: Microsoft founder Bill Gates

Wishes have been pouring in for PM Modi ever since it became clear that BJP along with its allies had secured a thumping majority in the general elections

May 24, 2019, 22:41 PM IST