Lok Sabha elections

10:29 AM
Allahabad HC issues notice to PM Modi on plea challenging his election to LS

Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with a petition challenging his election from Varanasi constituency in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

04:27 PM
Nadda: BJP will win the Delhi Assembly polls next year

Bharatiya Janata Party Working President J P Nadda on Saturday expressed confidence about winning the Delhi Assembly polls next year after the party's sweep of all the seven seats in the Lok Sabha elections.

04:51 PM
District Congress Committees in UP dissolved ahead of bye-election

All the District Congress Committees in Uttar Pradesh was dissolved on Monday following the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections and constituted a three-member discliplinary committee to go into complaints of "gross indispline" during the polls

12:24 PM
Mayawati: Will contest by-polls alone, but not permanent break from SP

Claiming that the Samajwadi Party's vote base did not support the alliance in the Lok Sabha elections, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday announced that she will fight the by-polls to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh alone, but said this

10:46 AM
PM Modi continues to receive congratulatory messages from world leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to receive congratulatory messages from leaders across the world for the sweeping victory of BJP-led NDA in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

10:21 AM
Congress may introspect poll debacle in CWC meeting today

After facing a humiliating defeat for the second time in the consecutive Lok Sabha elections, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet today to discuss the reason for party's debacle.

05:28 PM
#ResultsOnDynamite: BJP leads on 300 LS seats, looks set to retain power

As BJP led in 300 Lok Sabha seats and was set to form the government at the Centre for the second time along with its NDA allies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday termed it as a win for India.

04:44 PM
BJP, ally maintain lead over rivals in UP

The BJP and its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) are leading in 61 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, according to Election Commission trends.

04:41 PM
'Modi wave' became tsunami this time: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Thursday hailed BJP-led NDA's performance in the Lok Sabha elections saying the 'Modi wave' of the 2014 polls turned into a 'tsunami' this time.

03:13 PM
India wins yet again, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India has won again and together with everyone, a strong and inclusive nation will be built.

02:31 PM
LS Polls: Rajnath Singh lauds PM Modi, Amit Shah for BJP's "historic victory"

Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah for the performance in the Lok Sabha elections.

01:56 PM
Urmila Matondkar alleges discrepancy in signatures on EVM form

Congress' Mumbai-North Lok Sabha seat candidate Urmila Matondkar on Thursday alleged that there was a mismatch in signatures on an electronic voting machine (EVM) form.

01:30 PM
Modi's ministers congratulate him for BJP's landslide victory

As celebrations broke out across the BJP's headquarters on Thursday with the party leading in 294 seats, senior ministers and alliance partners congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the victory described variously as a tsunami and a landslid

01:24 PM
Congress fails to capitalise on assembly poll victories, trails in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh

The Congress Party, which won the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan in the assembly elections in December last year, is trailing in Lok Sabha polls in all the three states, as per official Election Commission trend

01:09 PM
Nationalism narrative played big part in BJP win: CPI

The CPI Thursday said BJP's poll narrative centred on nationalism worked for the party in a big way in the Lok Sabha elections.

12:32 PM
LS polls: BJP storming back to power comfortably, makes good gains in WB

The ruling BJP appeared to be storming back to power with a comfortable majority on its own for the second consecutive time and is set to cross the 300-mark along with its allies in the Lok Sabha.

11:00 AM
#ResultsOnDynamite: BJP surges ahead with more than 300 seats in trends, Congress trails far behind

The BJP appeared set for a resounding comeback on Thursday with leads in more than 300 seats while the Congress trailed far behind.

08:45 AM
#ResultsOnDynamite: BJP takes lead in UP with more than 50 seats

The counting of votes in 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday amidst tight security. BJP takes lead in the early trends.

08:36 AM
#ResultsOnDynamite: BJP takes lead in trends with majority

The Election Commission has started counting of votes for the general election on Thursday. Meanwhile BJP takes lead in trends with majority.

08:22 AM
Counting of votes underway at 77 centres in UP for 80 Lok Sabha seats

Counting of votes at 77 centres in Uttar Pradesh for 80 Lok Sabha seats commenced at 0800 hours amid unprecedented security cover.

08:02 AM
LS Poll counting begins: Fate of 8,040 candidates to be decided

The fate of as many as 8,040 candidates will be decided on Thursday when the counting of votes polled for the 17th Lok Sabha elections is done.

06:55 AM
LS results: Congress headquarters all geared up for D-day

The Congress party is all decked up for the D-day, that is May 23, as the grand old party is expecting a favourable result in the Lok Sabha polls.

06:35 PM
Congress will accept LS poll results with humility: Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Wednesday said the Congress will accept the Lok Sabha election results with "humility", but maintained that exit poll projections have been wrong several times.

04:54 PM
Stage set for counting of votes on Thursday

All is set for counting of votes in 542 Lok Sabha constituencies on Thursday as opposition parties mounted vigil around the counting centres across India where the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being kept in strong rooms.