India election results 2019

Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot in Delhi amid demand for leadership change in Rajasthan Congress

Meanwhile, the BJP has demanded resignation from Gehlot on moral grounds.

May 24, 2019, 21:10 PM IST

PM Modi says 'a new dawn awaits, a new term beckons'

Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, the PM said that though the sun has set on this term the brightness of the work will "continue to illuminate the lives of millions".

May 24, 2019, 21:06 PM IST

Record 8 women MPs from Maharashtra to grace 17th Lok Sabha

In fact, for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, there were a total of 80 women candidates in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, of whom 8 have been elected. 

May 24, 2019, 21:04 PM IST

People of Amethi wanted development: Smriti Irani on her win over Rahul Gandhi

Irani had put up a strong fight in 2014 but lost to Gandhi. 

May 24, 2019, 20:42 PM IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: Rahul Gandhi thanks Wayanad in Malayalam for choosing him

Gandhi won by 4, 31,063 votes against his nearest rival Left Democratic Front (LDF)`s PP Suneer in the constituency.

May 24, 2019, 20:28 PM IST

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Out of 223 candidates in Haryana, 203 lose their security deposits

Barring Dushyant Chautala, all the remaining six JJP candidates who were in the fray and the three of their ally AAP lost their security deposits.

May 24, 2019, 20:23 PM IST

Local party leaders 'plotted' my defeat: BJP leader Jaya Prada

"Our party leaders from Rampur are to blame for my defeat. I will complain about them to the central leadership. The party will take strict action against those who plotted my defeat," Jaya Prada said.

May 24, 2019, 20:20 PM IST

Victorious SKM to take call on Sikkim CM candidate soon

Earlier in the day, SKM spokesperson Jacob Khaling Rai said party leaders and workers would like to see Golay lead the next government in Sikkim.

May 24, 2019, 20:16 PM IST

Shiva Sena credits PM Narendra Modi's popularity, Amit Shah's political management for Lok Sabha win

It also said "Hindutva" won in West Bengal, adding that parties that ran a negative campaign against Modi were shown the door by voters.

May 24, 2019, 20:13 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hold meeting of TMC leaders on Saturday

The announcement of the meeting came hours after the Election Commission announced that the ruling TMC has won 22 out of 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.

May 24, 2019, 20:12 PM IST

Looking forward to working with new govt of PM Modi: IMF

"The IMF looks forward to working with Prime Minister Modi's new government," Gerry Rice said when asked about the election results in India.

May 24, 2019, 20:05 PM IST

National Democratic Alliance meeting to be held on Saturday

The meeting will be held at 5 pm in the Central Hall of Parliament, BJP tweeted on Friday.

May 24, 2019, 20:02 PM IST

Newly-elected MPs and MLAs meet Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief MK Stalin in Chennai

The DMK President on Thursday thanked the people of Tamil Nadu, DMK cadres and alliance partners for a "resounding victory". The DMK-led alliance in the state, which includes the Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) along with several other smaller parties has been able to make a clean sweep in the state.

May 24, 2019, 19:53 PM IST

Those indulging in muckraking against PM completely wiped out in polls: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Except for Congress, which won the Kishanganj seat in Bihar, its 'Mahagathbandhan' allies RJD, HAM(S), VIP and RLSP were completely routed.

May 24, 2019, 19:50 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind accepts PM Narendra Modi's resignation; asks him to continue till new govt assumes office

The President accepted the resignation and requested PM Modi and the ministers to continue in office till the new government is formed.

May 24, 2019, 19:43 PM IST

How Amit Shah and his core team executed blue print to generate 'TsuNaMo' in Lok Sabha polls 2019

Amit Shah`s confidante and national general secretary Anil Jain was an important player in the BJP`s `300-plus` plan for Lok Sabha polls 2019. 

May 24, 2019, 19:31 PM IST

BJP wins both Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh, Kiren Rijiju re-elected

In the Eastern Arunachal seat, which too witnessed a multi-cornered contest with five candidates in the fray, BJP state unit President Tapir Gao wrests the seat from Congress.

May 24, 2019, 19:29 PM IST

With Lok Sabha win, Manohar Lal Khattar cements position ahead of Assembly election

What came as a boost to the BJP ahead of the upcoming assembly elections was the party's performance in many assembly segments represented by the opposition.

May 24, 2019, 19:22 PM IST

Union Cabinet passes resolution to dissolve 16th Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who chaired the meeting, will meet President Ram Nath Kovind to handover the resolution that will pave the way for constituting the 17th Lok Sabha.

May 24, 2019, 19:13 PM IST

Cabinet expansion after consultation with central leaders: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister

A berth in the state Cabinet has been lying vacant for over a month following Mandi MLA Anil Sharma's resignation as the power minister, while another will fall vacant soon as food and civil supplies minister Kishan Kapoor has been elected to parliament from Kangra constituency.

May 24, 2019, 19:02 PM IST