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LOK SABHA ELECTION RESULTS 2019: DEDICATE WIN TO PEOPLE OF INDIA, SAYS NARENDRA MODI
Lok Sabha election 2019 has been a lengthy and intense battle for political supremacy in India. As counting progressed on Thursday, BJP secured a massive mandate to return to power.
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Lok Sabha election results 2019: Here are the winning figures of the parties as per the EC at 12 am
BJP--239
Congress--
TMC--14
AIADMK--0
Shivsena--10
AAP--1
AJSU--1
AIMIM--1
AIUDF--0
BSP--8
BJD--0
CPI--1
CPI(Marxist)--1
DMK--15
IUML--2
NC--2
JD(S)--1
JD(U)--15
JMM--1
LJSP--6
Kerala Congress (M)--1
Mizo National Front--1
Naga Peoples Front--0
National People's Party--1
Nationalist Congress Party--
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party--1
Revolutionary Socialist Party--1
Samajwadi Party--4
Shiromani Akali Dal--2
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha--0
Telangana Rashtra Samithi--9
Telugu Desam--0
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party--5
Other--6Lok Sabha election results 2019: Congress has won eight parliamentary seats in Punjab out of the total 13 seats in the state. The Akali Dal-BJP alliance won on four seats and the AAP was leading on one. SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, former Union ministers Manish Tewari and Preneet Kaur, and Ravneet Singh Bittu were among the prominent leaders who won in Punjab.
Lok Sabha election 2019: The YSR Congress Party decimated the Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and appeared on course for a landslide win in Andhra Pradesh with its candidates winning in 74 seats and leading in 76 others.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav wins Mainpuri seat by defeating BJP candidate Prem Singh Shakya with margin of over 94,000 votes.
Lok Sabha election 2019: DMK leader Kanimozhi, daughter of the late party patriarch M Karunadhi won the Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency by defeating her BJP rival by more than three lakh votes.
Lok Sabha election 2019: The Union Cabinet will meet on Friday evening to recommend the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha. After the Cabinet's recommendation is passed in the form of a resolution, President Ram Nath Kovind will dissolve the present Lok Sabha, the term of which is ending on June 3. The 17th Lok Sabha has to be constituted before June 3 and the process to form a new House will be initiated when the three Election Commissioners meet the President in the next few days to hand over the list of newly-elected members.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol fielded by the BJP from the Gurdaspur constituency won by defeating Congress heavyweight and sitting MP Sunil Jakhar. Deol, 59, defeated the Punjab Congress chief with a margin of 82,459 votes.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: BJP's state chief Dilip Ghosh said the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should no longer dream of becoming prime minister, rather she should be concerned about saving her chief minister's chair. "The people of Bengal has given a verdict against TMC and its misrule in Bengal. The TMC has lost the moral right to continue in office. The people want to get rid of this government," Ghosh said. He himself is headed for a victory from the Midnapore seat.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir wins East Delhi seat, defeats Congress' Arvinder Singh Lovely by margin of 3.91 lakh votes.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: PM Modi makes three promises to India after massive mandate in election.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: "I once again say that I will never to anything for myself personally," says PM Modi. "I will continue to dedicate myself to India."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: "Not many knew me in 2014 and yet people put their faith in me. In 2019, people got to know me better and have put even more faith in me. I understand the emotions behind it. I want to tell my fellow citizens that even in the days to come, I will never do any work with the wrong intentions," says PM Modi
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: PM Modi says all that was said (against him) during the election has been forgotten by him and that for the sake of India's progress, he would want to take everyone together in the path towards development.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: "This is a huge mandate, a mandate that has stunned the world," says PM Modi. "The population of India was a lot less in pre-independence times but still, our brave freedom fighters ended the rule of foreign powers. Time has now come for 130 crore Indians to come together once again and become determined to rid India of all its problems."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: PM Modi also attacks Opposition. "For the first time, opposition parties in the country were unable to level even a single charge of corruption against the government. For the first time ever, the issue of price rise was never raised by opposition parties," he says. "Governments will come and governments will go but people of the country have put a new narrative for the unity of and harmony in India. There will be only two castes in the country. In 21st century India, there's one caste of people who want to come out of poverty and the second is of people who want to help remove poverty. Both these need to be empowered, this should be our dream."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: PM Modi also thanks BJP workers. "Your selfless work and dedication has helped us get such a huge mandate."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: "If there is a winner today, it is India, it is democracy, it is the people of this country," says PM Modi. "We dedicate this win to the people of India."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: PM Modi thanks Election Commission for conducting Lok Sabha election in a free and fair manner. He also says the result shows people of India have voted for India's progress. "When Lord Krishna was asked whose side he was on during Mahabharata, he said he was for Hastinapur. I believe that 130 crore Indians took the avataar of Lord Krishna and stood for India."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Chants of 'Modi, Modi' boom as the PM makes his way to the podium to address the gathering and the country. "We went to people and asked for support for a 'New India'. Today, we see that scores of people in the country put their faith in me. I bow my head and pay respect to all the citizens of the country. The world has to recognise the democratic powers of India."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: "This is a historic victory. After 50 years someone has won an absolute majority for the second time in a row," says Amit Shah.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Amit Shah flays Opposition. "India continues to reject dynastic politics and politics of negativity. People in the country have shown that their faith is only in those who can ensure the development and welfare of all. Even in West Bengal where every tactic was used to stop BJP, we are winning in 18 seats."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Amit Shah thanks BJP workers and voters for a massive mandate. "This is the biggest electoral win since independence. This is a win for Modi ji's extreme patience and of your hard work."
Lok Sabha election result 2019: BJP leaders including Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh and Keshav Prasad Maurya on stage currently. PM Modi and Amit Shah also on stage, waving towards a massive crowd of party workers and supporters.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches BJP HQ, is showered by flower petals. He - along with Amit Shah - flashes the 'Victory' symbol as thousands of well-wishers cheer for him.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP has confirmed wins in 42 seats so far and leading in 260 more seats so far. Congress has so far won in 11 seats and is leading in 40.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Winner! Ravi Kishan of BJP takes Gorakhpur seat by a margin of 3,01,664 votes.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Nitin Gadkari's flight to Delhi from Nagpur diverted to Lucknow due to bad weather.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Nitish Kumar thanks people for the verdict in Lok Sabha election. "The faith of people in us also puts a lot of responsibilities on us," he says.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issues a statement: The CPI(M) has suffered a severe setback in these elections. We shall introspect the reasons for this and draw proper lessons for the future. The CPI(M) thanks all those people who have voted for its candidates. The PB salutes all those who worked in carrying forward the CPI(M)’s message in these elections to the people.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Winners! In Ajmer, BJP's Bhagirath Chaudhary defeated Congress' Riju Jhunjhunwala by 4,16,424 votes. In Barmer, the saffron party's Kailash Choudhary defeated Congress' Manvendra Singh, son of veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh, by 3,23,808 votes. BJP's Subhash Chandra Baheria, Ranjeeta Koli and Devaji Patel also win from Bhilwara, Bharatpur and Jalore constituencies, respectively.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Winner! LJP's Chirag Paswan claims win in Bihar's Jamui seat.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: PM Narendra Modi announces he will now remove 'Chowkidar' from his Twitter handle but adds the spirit of 'Chowkidar' will be an integral part of his life.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Sources say Rahul Gandhi has offered to resign as Congress president. He is learnt to have offered his resignation to Sonia Gandhi.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Priyanka Gandhi wishes BJP for its win. "It is the will of the people and we respect it. I congratulate the BJP workers, party leaders and Narendra Modi."
Lok Sabha election 2019 result: Winner! BJP's Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria defeats Congress' Namonarayan in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan).
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Winner! Smriti Irani wins Amethi after Congress president Rahul Gandhi concedes defeat at his press conference. "I congratulate her on her win. I would like to tell her to take care of the people there."
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Rahul Gandhi, at a press conference, congratulates Narendra Modi and BJP for winning the election. "Our thought process and ideologies are completely different but we have to respect what people of the country want. I congratulate Narendra Modi ji and the BJP for their win," he says. "I don't want to comment right now on what went wrong for us. I only want to congratulate the PM for now. We fought well and Congress workers worked extremely hard."
Lok Sabha election results 2019: BJP supporters burst crackers on Kolkata's iconic Howrah bridge.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Winner! BJP candidate Jagannath Sarkar defeats TMC's Rupali Biswas in Ranaghat.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Winner! Shiv Sena candidate Rahul Shewale wins from South Central Mumbai seat. He defeats Congress' Eknath Gaekwad by over 1.50 lakh votes.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Pakistan PM Imran Khan sends his wishes to Narendra Modi. ""I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Winner! BJP's Aksharbai Lal claims Bahraich Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Winner! KP Yadav of BJP defeats Congress' Jyotiradtiya Scindia by more than one lakh votes.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Winner! Sadhvi Pragya defeats Digvijaya Singh by over 3.50 lakh votes to win Bhopal Lok Sabha seat.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Gautam Gambhir thanks people of India for their fate in BJP. "Neither it’s a ‘Lovely’ cover drive and nor it is an ‘Atishi ballebaazi'. It’s just the BJP’s ‘Gambhir’ ideology which people have supported."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Captain Amarinder Singh takes a jab at Navjot Singh Sidhu. "Indians, especially servicemen, will not tolerate hugging the Pakistani Army Chief," he says at a press conference. Asked about Rahul Gandhi, he said that the Congress President cannot be faulted. "The results are not what we wanted (but) asking him for his resignation is not correct. He is a good leader."
Lok Sabha election 2019 results. "A solid slap on my face," tweets Prakash Raj. He contested from Bengaluru Central seat as an Independent and is currently trailing BJP, Congress.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: LK Advani wishes BJP. "Heartiest congratulations to Shri Narendrabhai Modi for steering the BJP towards this unprecedented victory in the elections. Shri Amitbhai Shah as the BJP President and all the dedicated workers of the party have put in enormous effort in making sure that the message of BJP reaches every voter of the country. It is such a wonderful feeling that in a country as large and diverse as India, the electoral process has been so successfully completed and for that, my compliments to the electorate and all the agencies involved.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: West Bengal is hotting up like never before. BJP is leading in 20 seats while TMC is leading in 21 seats in what is a nail-biting contest.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Amit Shah reaches BJP HQ in Delhi.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Yogi Adityanath hails BJP's triumph. "The results show that BJP is a successful party at all levels. The negative politics of the opposition has been outrightly rejected," he says.
Lok Sabha election result 2019: Winner! Mohan Kundariya takes Rajkot seat for BJP.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: "India wins yet again," tweets Narendra Modi.
Lok Sabha election 2019: A meeting of JD(S) leaders is going on at the residence of party chief HD Deve Gowda in Bengaluru.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Subhash Chandra, Rajya Sabha MP, congratulates Narendra Modi and Amit Shah for BJP's emphatic performance.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Last cabinet meet tomorrow at 5pm, say sources.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Smriti Irani widens her lead margin by over 11,000 votes against Rahul in Amethi.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Amit Shah shatters LK Advani's record, is currently leading by close to five lakh votes.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Rajinikanth wishes Narendra Modi.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: BS Yeddyurappa hails BJP's solid showing in Karnataka while attacking the state government here. "First time this record has been created with 54 per cent votes to BJP, for the first time a non-Congress party has gained so many seats. Most hilarious that Deve Gowda Muniyappa and other stalwarts have been defeated."
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Sources tell Zee News that the swearing-in ceremony could take place after May 26. BJP's parliamentary board to meet on May 26 and the ceremony may take place only after that.
Lok Sabha election 2019: Mehbooba Mufti congratulates BJP. "Today surely belongs to BJP and its allies," she tweets.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Omar Abdullah slams Congress.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Mamata Banerjee expresses her views on counting day. "Congratulations to the winners. But all losers are not losers. We have to do a complete review and then we will share our views with you all. Let the counting process be completed fully and the VVPATs matched."
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Rahul Gandhi to address a press conference at 4.30PM.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: BJP's Council of Ministers to meet tomorrow.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates 'Dear friend Narendra Modi.'
Lok Sabha election results 2019: WINNER! Farooq Abdullah of National Conference takes Srinagar seat.
Lok Sabha election result 2019: BJP supporters celebrate at party office in Mumbai. BJP is leading in both constituencies here with Urmila Matondkar trailing by over a 1.60 lakh votes while Milind Deora is behind by almost 50,000 currently.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Wishes pouring in from other countries as well. Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe tweets his congratulatory message.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Omar Abdullah congratulates Narendra Modi, agrees that the exit poll predictions have come true.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Ram Madhav, BJP national general secretary, lists out why people have chosen to give another mandate to Narendra Modi. "The Modi government worked for the benefit of all and without any ulterior motives. It was always going to be a decisive win for us. This time, we are poised to even better our result from 2014 Lok Sabha election," he tells Zee News. "Look at the results in states where we were not always strong. Look at Telangana, West Bengal, Odisha and the states in the north-east. It shows support for the NDA."
Lok Sabha election result 2019: Amit Shah's lead in Gandhinagar is now more than 3.27 lakh votes.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Should minorities be afraid with Modi 2.0 in India? Speaking to Zee News, BJP's Muktar Abbas Naqvi rejects all such notions.
"Narendra Modi has always believed in development without discrimination, empowerment without appeasement. He has worked relentlessly for the benefit for all in these last five years."
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Supporters and well-wishers of BJP start to gather in huge numbers at the party headquarter in New Delhi. The mood is upbeat and crackers and sweets are being distributed by them among each other.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: BJP's parliamentary board's meeting to be held at 5.30pm today. All roads leading to BJP HQ have been blocked.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Sadhvi Pragya is leading in Bhopal seat against Congress' Digvijaya Singh. "People have once again put their faith in the BJP and I am grateful for it," she says.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: Vivek Oberoi, who had campaigned for BJP in Lok Sabha election 2019, tells Zee News that the current trend shows people have put their faith in Narendra Modi.
"It is clear that the vision and development of PM Modi have found favour among people in India. I would also like to tell Rahul Gandhi that if he introspects instead of targets PM Modi and runs a campaign of lies against him, it could benefit him and his party."
Lok Sabha election results 2019: High-profile candidates currently trailing include Rahul (Amethi), Jyotiradtiya Scindia (Guna), Manoj Sinha (Ghazipur), Maneka Gandhi (Sultanpur), Mallikarjun Kharge (Gulbarga) and Veerapa Moiley (Chikkvallapur).
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Narendra Modi's mother greets people outside her residence. She smiles and waves at people gathered and is joined by other family members.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Actor-turned-politician Mimi Chakraborty is currently in the lead for TMC in Jadavpur Lok Sabha seat. Anupam Hazra, who crossed to BJP from TMC, is in second position.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Sushma Swaraj opens up on BJP's current position of strength. She tweets that Narendra Modi has played a big role in how the election has shaped up and has thanked people of India for showing their faith in NDA.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Amit Shah has now opened up his lead to over 125,000 in Gandhinagar. He had replaced LK Advani to make his debut in Lok Sabha election 2019.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP now eyes the 300-seat mark. The party is currently leading in 294 seats.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: The Left is faring almost as poorly as was widely predicted in the exit polls. Currently, CPI and CPI (M) only leading in two seats each.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Sensex skyrockets to 40,000 mark as leads point to a massive mandate for NDA.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy's son, Nikhil, is trailing Independent candidate Sumanlatha Ambaressh in Mandya.
There had been a massive row over the decision to give Nikhil a ticket to contest in the election which eventually led to him, father Kumaraswamy and grandfather HD Deve Gowda publicly crying in a bid to get support. The main allegation against them were that they were promoting dynastic politics.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: It is a rollercoaster ride in Amethi where Rahul and Smriti are in a topsy-turvy contest. Currently, the BJP candidate is leading by a slender margin.
Lok Sabha election 2019: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is in the lead in Azamgarh, wife Dimple Yadav ahead in Kanauj and patron Mulayam Singh continues to hold lead in Mainpuri. Apart from these, there is not much to cheer about for the party - in alliance with Bahujan Samaj Party - elsewhere in UP. In Rampur, Jaya Prada of BJP is currently in the lead against SP's Azam Khan. The two leaders - former party colleagues in SP - had a bitter battle through the course of Lok Sabha election 2019.
Lok Sabha election 2019: States and UTs where BJP is eyeing a clean sweep include Delhi, Uttarakhand and Himachal. States and UTs where the party is leading in a big way include UP, MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar (NDA) and Karnataka, among others. The party is leading in over ten seats in West Bengal.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP storms past the halfway mark on its own in trends. The party currently leads in 277 seats.
Lok Sabha election 2019 updates: Can BJP hit the majority mark on its own once again? In Lok Sabha election 2014, the party had won 282 seats and is currently leading in 269 seats.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Narendra Modi leading in Varanasi by over 20,000 votes. Amit Shah showing his complete dominance in Gandhinagar and leads by 50,000 votes.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: In West Bengal, BJP in a neck-and-neck battle against TMC. The saffron party is leading in 10 seats while Mamata Banerjee's party is leading in 13.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP's Maneka Gandhi is trailing from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh although her son, Varun, is leading from Pilibhit.
Did you know? Maneka and Varun swapped seats this year after both won - Maneka from Pilibhit and Varun from Sultanpur - in Lok Sabha election 2014.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Delhi could see a complete saffron sweep with BJP leading in almost every constituency here. Among the big gainers here are Ramesh Bidhuri (South Delhi) and Parvesh Verma (West Delhi), apart from Gambhir.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP crosses the 200-seat mark in trends. NDA now ahead in over 300 seats.
Today's proceedings so far have been a complete NDA show of strength as most alliance members under it have shown their dominance.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Sensex up by 528 points, Nifty up by 174 points as BJP+ hits the halfway mark in trends. (Read full and updated report here)
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP+ now ahead in 272 seats, the number required to form the next government in the country.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: In West Bengal, TMC's Dr. Ratna De (Nag) and Sultan Ahmed are ahead of BJP's Locket Chatterjee and Joy Banerjee from Hooghly and Uluberia constituencies respectively.
BJP's Babul Supriyo, however, is ahead in Asansol with a lead of 8,500 votes.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Smriti Irani opens a sizeable lead over Rahul Gandhi in Amethi. The BJP candidate currently is ahead by 2000 votes. Could this be the biggest news of the day?
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Among the high-profile BJP candidates currently in the lead are Amit Shah (Gandhinagar), Hema Malini (Mathura), Gautam Ganbhir (East Delhi) and Sadhvi Pradhya (Bhopal).
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: EC official data now has BJP in the lead in 60 seats. Congress ahead in 17.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Rahul Gandhi may be leading in Wayanad but he is currently behind Smriti Irani in Amethi. Smriti had given Rahul a tough fight in the previous edition of Lok Sabha election as well.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: EC's official data shows BJP leading in 21 seats while Congress is ahead in 11.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: TMC now leading in nine seats in West Bengal, BJP is ahead in two.
Zee News correspondent reports that cops stopped a Trinamool agent, holding a mobile phone, trying to forcefully enter a counting center in Kolkata's Dum Dum. The man also allegedly tried to enter Gurunanak Institute of Dental Science in Panihati.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP+ now leading in 130 seats while Congress+ ahead in 57.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: In battle of Olympians, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore of BJP is leading from Jaipur Rural against Krishna Poonia of Congress.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP's Sadhvi Pragya is leading in Bhopal constituency. Here, she went up against Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh. Digvijaya was flayed by the BJP for not contesting his vote in this election as he chose to put his focus on winning the constituency.
Sadhvi Pragya too has been under fire and was temporarily banned from campaigning due to her spate of controversial remarks. After voting, she opted to take a vow of silence which ends today.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Rahul Gandhi is leading in Kerala's Wayanad. The Congress president had chosen to also contest from here - apart from the Gandhi bastion of Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) after party workers in the state had requested him.
Sonia Gandhi too is leading from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP is showing a dominant performance in Rajasthan in the initial trends. The party here is leading in 17 seats.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP leading in one Delhi seat. The battle for Delhi has been a three-way fight between BJP, AAP and Congress.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: West Bengal was always going to be a fierce contest and here, initial trends show BJP leading in one seat while TMC is leading in five.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Trends in 64 seats available so far have BJP+ leading in 41, Congress+ in 11 and Others in 12.
Prominent among those in the lead currently is Narendra Modi from Varanasi seat and Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lucknow.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: BJP+ opens an early lead, is ahead in 29 seats. Congress+ is ahead in eight.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Get set, count! EC has begun with the process that would ultimately decide which party and alliance could form the next government in the country.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Counting of votes to begin shortly.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Special attention could be on West Bengal today as counting takes place here after intense violence in each of the seven phases of voting.
Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Preparations for celebrations have already started at the residence of Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Congress' Ajay Maken confident of winning from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. He says he is also confident of Congress forming the next government with Rahul Gandhi as the PM.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Tight security outside polling centres across the country with the Ministry of Home Affairs having asked states and UTs to ensure maximum vigil for a fair and peaceful counting process.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: A majority of exit polls have predicted the NDA to storm back to power with more than 300 seats. The UPA could be halted at under 120 while regional parties not aligned under either NDA or UPA may together account for the remaining numbers. And even as opposition parties have rejected these predictions and put up a confident face, it is the BJP that is smiling the widest so far.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Congress has readied a Karnataka-style plan in case Lok Sabha election results 2019 are different from the exit polls. The party have decided to name it as Secular Democratic Front. Congress legal team has prepared three sets of letters in case the party feels it can give a fight to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in forming the next government. The plan includes bring together parties which are not part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) currently like Trinamool Congress (TMC), Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Left Front led by the Communist Party of India Marxist.
Lok Sabha election 2019 results: Political leaders make a beeline for temples early Thursday morning.
Rajasekharan, BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram constituency offers prayer at Ayyaguru Ashram. JD(S) Mandya candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy offers prayers at Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysore. Actor Ravi Kishan, contesting from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket. offers prayer at his residence.
Unlike elections in the past, Lok Sabha election 2019 has been extremely intense with several parties indulging in a vilified campaign which reeked of their desperation to win. There were also several incidents of violence with an overwhelming majority occurring in West Bengal. Allegations and counter-allegations have been the electoral flavour these last few months, voters will have the final say in who will win.
Over 90 crore voters were eligible to cast their vote in Lok Sabha election 2019 - a jump of about seven crore from five years ago. The Election Commission of India has been relentlessly working to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections across the country and will now be tasked with the counting of these votes in a systematic and unbiased manner as it has done for several decades.
After months of campaigning and weeks of voting under a scorching summer sun in Lok Sabha election 2019 - the world's largest democratic exercise, the BJP-led NDA received an overwhelming majority to ensure another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi will now be the only non-Congress PM to get two successive terms in office. Congress, on the other hand, has been decimated in almost every state - barring Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu where it was in alliance with DMK.
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