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10:16
TMC's New Town office vandalised on late Friday night. The party has accused BJP workers behind it. A police investigation is underway.
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10:08
"Winning & losing is a part of life. My best wishes to Congress leaders & workers.There was plenty of hard work that went into elections. No doubt, it's disheartening but let's keep the fight on.I congratulate PM Mr. Narendra Modi,BJP & NDA," tweets Robert Vadra.
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09:55
The BJP has won 298 seats and leading on five others while the Congress has won 52 seats, as per latest the EC Election trends. The Trinamool Congress and the DMK bagged 22 and 23 seats respectively. In all, the result has been declared for 527 seats. The counting for remaining 15 seats is still underway. Biju Janata Dal has bagged five seats and leading on seven others. Janata Dal-United, an ally of BJP in Bihar, won 16 seats. BJP ally Shiv Sena has won 18 seats while TRS won nine seats. YSRCP has won 21 seats and is still leading on one. BSP and National Conference are leading on one each.
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09:45
Congress Working Committee to meet at 11 am on Saturday to discuss the party's performance in Lok Sabha election results 2019.
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09:39
Indian shares jumped 300 points on Friday morning, as the euphoria surrounding BJP's landslide victory in the general election drove the bull run, with financials leading gains. The NSE Nifty was up 0.77% at 11,747, while the benchmark BSE Sensex was 0.79% higher at 39,116.78.
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09:36
Wishes from Kuwait! Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, sends congratulatory message to PM Modi.
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09:35
Election Commission declares complete election results for West Bengal. Trinamool has won 22 seats while the BJP bagged 18 seats and Congress two seats. The Left, which ruled Bengal for three decades, failed to open its account in the state.
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09:14
UP Congress chief Raj Babbar tenders his resignation to chief Rahul Gandhi after the party suffered a massive defeat in the state, said sources.
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08:57
In West Bengal, incidents of violence are being reported from Cooch Behar's Tufanganj. Clashes erupted between Trinamool and BJP workers in Deocharai and Baksshirhat areas. As per reports, BJP supporters were celebrating the party's victory when TMC workers allegedly attacked them. Twelve BJP workers were injured in the incidents. After news of the incident spread, BJP workers allegedly attacked TMC members, injuring many.
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08:52
The BJP has won 294 seats and leading on nine others while the Congress has won 52 seats, as per EC Election trends. The Trinamool Congress has won 20 seats and leading on two while the DMK bagged 23 seats. In all, the result has been declared for 520 seats so far. The counting for remaining 22 seats is still underway. Janata Dal-United, an ally of BJP in Bihar, won 16 seats. The Shiv Sena -- another BJP ally -- has won 18 seats, YSRCP has won 21 seats and is still leading on one. In Telangana, TRS won nine seats, as per details updated by the ECI at 8:50 am.
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08:26
BJP's Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, enjoyed an ice-cream in Bhopal's New Market. The 49-year-old, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case currently on bail, contested her maiden election and defeated Congress' Digvijaya Singh by a staggering margin of over 3.6 lakh votes.
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08:13
Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy calls an informal cabinet meeting at 12.30 pm on Friday. He has called Janata Dal Legislature Party (India) meeting tomorrow at 1 PM in Bangalore. Janata Dal (S) party office will review the results of Parliamentary elections, says party spokesperson Ramesh Babu.
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08:07
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau congratulated PM Modi for his party's resounding victory in the world’s largest democracy. In a statement, he says, “On behalf of the Government of Canada, I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election.Over 39 days of polling, a record number of Indian citizens cast their votes and more women voted than ever before in the world’s largest democracy."
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08:06
Donald Trump congratulates PM Modi on Twitter: "Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi and his BJP party on their BIG election victory! Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm. I look forward to continuing our important work together!"
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07:56
Smriti Irani, the 'Giantslayer' of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, polled over 4.6 lakh votes to register a win in the political hotbed of Amethi, a constituency which was considered a bastion of the Gandhi family for decades. Irani tweeted, "A new morning for Amethi, a fresh resolution. Thank you, Amethi. You placed your faith in development, let the lotus bloom. Thanks, Amethi #PhirEkBaarModiSarkaar #VijayiBharat to Amethi"
