General election results 2019

Maharashtra NCP chief seeks a permanent solution to EVM issues

Patil, a former Maharashtra minister, said people would lose faith in the election process in the absence of such transparency.

May 24, 2019, 18:27 PM IST

Bimal Gurung hopes new Modi govt will look into Gorkhaland demand

In Darjeeling by-election, Neeraj Tamang Zimba of BJP defeated GJM leader Binoy Tamang, who fought as an independent candidate with TMC support.

May 24, 2019, 18:25 PM IST

TMC suspends party MLA Subhrangshu Roy, son of BJP's Mukul Roy

Meanwhile, the Trinamool leadership broke its silence after the poor poll show with Partha Chatterjee saying, losing elections doesn't mean defeat and BJP's resounding majority is a temporary phase, which will soon fizzle out.

May 24, 2019, 18:16 PM IST

Congress-JD(S) government in fine health: Congress' Dinesh Gundurao

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Working President Dinesh Gundurao on Friday expressed confidence that the coalition government of Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka will stay its course and take everybody together going forward.

May 24, 2019, 18:16 PM IST

Pawan Kumar Chamling congratulates PM Narendra Modi for NDA's astounding victory in Lok Sabha polls

The SDF lost the assembly elections to Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) and Chamling's 24-and-half-year rule came to an end on Thursday night.

May 24, 2019, 18:09 PM IST

After losing to mother in Assembly elections, Haryana's Dushyant Chautala lost to son in Lok Sabha polls 2019

Dushyant Chautala, sitting MP of Hisar, was fielded by the JJP-AAP alliance. 

May 24, 2019, 17:56 PM IST

Kamal Haasan extends best wishes to BJP for landslide win in Lok Sabha polls 2019

The BJP's win is the "people's verdict but I am happy that it is not the Tamil Nadu people's verdict," Haasan said.

May 24, 2019, 17:50 PM IST

Jagan Mohan Reddy's dream coming true is Chandrababu Naidu's worst nightmare

Jagan Mohan Reddy's journey towards becoming CM was filled with challenges galore.

May 24, 2019, 17:49 PM IST

Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik resigns

Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik on Friday tendered his resignation to party president Rahul Gandhi after the party managed to win just nine Assembly seats in the state while only one of its Lok Sabha candidates won in the state.

May 24, 2019, 17:46 PM IST

BJP's Mahesh Sharma's victory margin goes up in Noida, NOTA voters double in Lok Sabha polls 2019

In 2014, Sharma's nearest rival was SP's Narendra Bhati, who had got 3,19,490 votes and their vote margin stood at 2,80,212, the data showed.

May 24, 2019, 17:44 PM IST

M K Alagiri congratulates Narendra Modi on his victory in Lok Sabha polls 2019

Former Union Minister and expelled DMK leader M K Alagiri Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being elected for the second term.

May 24, 2019, 17:39 PM IST

Narendra Modi's vision is Rashtra Dharma: Pragya Thakur

Thakur, who defeated Congress candidate Digvijaya Singh by nearly 3 lakh votes, was addressing BJP workers at the party headquarters here.

May 24, 2019, 17:33 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah have achieved a magical victory: Professor Murli Manohar Joshi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have achieved a magical victory, said Prof Murli Manohar Joshi, a party veteran, here on Friday.

May 24, 2019, 17:28 PM IST

Record 78 women MPs in new Lok Sabha

As many as 27 out of 41 sitting women MPs, including Sonia Gandhi, Hema Malini and Kirron Kher, retained their seats in Lok Sabha polls, but the likes of Smriti Irani and Pragya Thakur stole the show with their victories over their more renowned rivals.

May 24, 2019, 17:28 PM IST

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Bihar sees highest number of NOTA votes, Gopalganj tops tally

In the 2019 elections, the constituency of Gopalganj in Bihar saw 51,660 voters pressing the NOTA button (5.04 per cent), the highest in the country.

May 24, 2019, 17:25 PM IST

Despite BJP sweep in Karnataka, coalition government to remain intact

Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka G Parameshwara said that the coalition will continue in the state under the leadership of Kumaraswamy.

May 24, 2019, 17:17 PM IST

Lok Sabha Election results 2019: List of Shiv Sena winners

Here is the list of the successful candidates from Shiv Sena in the Lok Sabha election 2019

May 24, 2019, 17:12 PM IST

Lok Sabha Election results 2019: List of TMC winners

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won 22 seats in West Bengal. The BJP was able to win 18 seats while the Indian National Congress won only 2.

May 24, 2019, 16:55 PM IST

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Congress's Amethi unit chief resigns after Rahul Gandhi loses in family bastion

The Congress suffered a major embarrassment with Rahul Gandhi losing from the party's stronghold here to BJP's Smriti Irani by 55,120 votes.

May 24, 2019, 16:54 PM IST

BJP's West Bengal chief hints at TMC MPs and MLAs quitting party

Dilip Ghosh, along with several other BJP MPs from West Bengal, were felicitated at the party's state headquarters.

May 24, 2019, 16:46 PM IST