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Lok Sabha Elections 2019

A large number of BJD supporters and women grass root leaders attended the function.
Updated : May 29, 2019

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM

Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha for a fifth consecutive term.

Chandrani Murmu and Goddeti Madhavi.
Updated : May 27, 2019

Meet the youngest member of parliament - Chandrani Murmu from Odisha

Chandrani Murmu contested on a BJD ticket and won against two-time BJP MP Ananta Nayak by a margin of 66,203 votes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Updated : May 27, 2019

PM Modi's election victory likely to improve flow of foreign capital for corporates in India: S&P

Corporates in India, especially the rated ones, remain hostage to a number of worries surrounding a slowdown in global growth and trade wars

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Updated : May 26, 2019

In the next 5 years, India will regain its importance in the world order, says Modi

Next five years will be very important in the history of the country, as was the period between 1942 to 1947, says the PM

Lok Sabha Elections Results 2019: Foreign media reaction
Updated : May 24, 2019

From muscular India to bad for India's soul: How global media reacted to PM Modi and BJP's win

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: The NYT credited Amit Shah, who they called a Hindu hardliner, for the PM Modi-led BJP's victory.

Patil, who was fighting from Navsari Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat, got 74.37 per cent of the total votes.
Updated : May 24, 2019

Election results 2019: Who is CR Patil, the BJP candidate who won with more votes than Modi

Lok Sabha election results: Around 74.37 per cent of the total votes were polled for Patil from Navsari Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat

In April 2019, Sidhu had rejected the claim that Smriti Irani was giving a tough competition to Rahul Gandhi in Amethi
Updated : May 24, 2019

Election Results 2019: Netizens call for Sidhu's resignation; here's why

On Thursday (on the day of counting of votes), chorus grew on Twitter for the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu as trends indicated BJP's Smriti Irani leading over Congress President Rahul Gandhi in the Amethi parliamentary constituency.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu with PM Narendra Modi. (File photo)
Updated : May 24, 2019

WATCH: Israel PM Netanyahu wishes PM Modi on phone, jokes about needing coalition

"Well, thank you for your congratulations on my victory, but there's one difference: You don't need a coalition, I do," Netanyahu said over the phone.

As BJP celebrates its stupendous victory in Lok Sabha election 2019, two of its heavyweights Sambit Patra and Baijayant Panda lost in Odisha.
Updated : May 24, 2019

Odisha Election Results 2019: BJP heavyweights Sambit Patra, Baijayant Panda bite dust in Odisha Lok Sabha polls

While, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra was defeated by sitting Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Mishra by a margin of 11,714 votes from the Puri Parliament constituency, former MP Baijayant Panda lost to actor-turned Rajya Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty by a margin of 1,52,584 votes from Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat.

Updated : May 23, 2019

Bollywood stars with BJP ticket register wins, Urmila Matondkar, Shatrughan Sinha set to lose

The Lok Sabha will have its usual glamour quotient this time too with newcomers such as action star Sunny Deol and singer Hans Raj Hans set to join their showbiz colleagues Hema Malini, Kirron Kher and Ravi Kishan, all from the BJP, in the lower house of Parliament

On Thursday alone, 3.2 million tweets were sent out
Updated : May 23, 2019

Election chatter on Twitter sees massive jump at 396 million tweets

Twitter was abuzz during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with as many as 396 million tweets being sent out on the platform since January this year, recording a phenomenal jump over the previous general elections

On Thursday alone, 3.2 million tweets were sent out
Updated : May 23, 2019

Election chatter on Twitter sees massive jump at 396 million tweets

Twitter was abuzz during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with as many as 396 million tweets being sent out on the platform since January this year, recording a phenomenal jump over the previous general elections

On Thursday alone, 3.2 million tweets were sent out
Updated : May 23, 2019

Election chatter on Twitter sees massive jump at 396 million tweets

Twitter was abuzz during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with as many as 396 million tweets being sent out on the platform since January this year, recording a phenomenal jump over the previous general elections

On Thursday alone, 3.2 million tweets were sent out
Updated : May 23, 2019

Election chatter on Twitter sees massive jump at 396 million tweets

Twitter was abuzz during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with as many as 396 million tweets being sent out on the platform since January this year, recording a phenomenal jump over the previous general elections

Lok Sabha elections 2019
Updated : May 23, 2019

'Not EVM, but Hindu minds have been rigged,' says Asaduddin Owaisi

Owaisi is fighting from the Hyderabad constituency and is seeking re-election for the fourth time. His opponent in Hyderabd is Dr Bhagavanth Rao of BJP

Updated : May 23, 2019

Election results: Pragya Thakur wins from Bhopal against Digvijaya Singh

People have shown faith in me. I thank them for reposing trust in me. It will be a victory of dharma (righteousness) over adharma (impiety), said Pragya Thakur

Lok Sabha Elections Result 2019: PM Modi-led BJP wins
Updated : May 23, 2019

Election Results 2019: From advice to wishes, here's what India Inc had to say to PM Modi

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Anand Mahindra, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Uday Kotak, Harsh Goenka congratulated and spoke about what they want from PM Modi.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Updated : May 23, 2019

Fully respect people's decision, congratulations to PM Modi: Priyanka Gandhi

Modi led his Bharatiya Janata Party towards what is certain to be a resounding victory for a second term in office. "It is the people's decision and we fully respect it. We congratulate the BJP workers, leaders and Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Priyanka Gandhi told reporters at the AICC headquarters in Delhi.

The wishes started pouring in for PM Modi as soon as the counting trends began to indicate towards BJP winning more than 300 out of a total of 542 Lok Sabha seats which the party scaled on its own.
Updated : May 23, 2019

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: World leaders congratulate PM Modi on thumping poll victory

As the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is all set for a comfortable win in Lok Sabha election 2019, leaders across the world congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his thumping electoral victory.

Election results: BJP candidate Rajdeep Roy Bengali is leading in Silchar constituency; Congress' Sushmita Dev trails
Updated : May 23, 2019

Silchar Election Result 2019: BJP's Rajdeep Roy Bengali ahead, Congress' Sushmita Dev trails

Election results: The saffron party has fielded Rajdeep as its candidate for the first time. Before this, Purkayastha had represented the party for the 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha Polls, consecutively.

Updated : May 23, 2019

Congratulations to Narendra Modi for steering BJP towards this unprecedented victory, says LK Advani

Heartiest congratulations to Shri Narendrabhai Modi for steering the BJP towards this unprecedented victory, said Advani