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Back to homepageBJP and NDA wins Lok Sabha with 348 seats
NEW DELHI: India’s most powerful yet divisive leader, Narendra Modi is headed for another five-year term in the Lok Sabha as the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 348 seats. On its own, BJP won 303
Read MoreGandhi concedes INC defeat, loses Amethi but wins Wayanad
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, the president of the Indian National Congress (INC) and opposition leader has conceded defeat to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha polls. “The public has clearly given its decision. I had said clearly during
Read MorePolitical analyst: Rahul Gandhi’s failure led to BJP’s victory
PUCHONG: New Delhi based political scientist Harjeet Singh Arora blamed the failure of Rahul Gandhi and the Indian National Congress (INC) for the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led alliance today. “Narendra Modi ran for the elections based
Read MoreModi’s return a cause for concern
PUCHONG: While Narendra Modi’s BJP poised for a second term in office, their ally in Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) is set to pull an upset on the All India Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (AIDMK) state government. A total of
Read MoreBJP reaches halfway mark, INC trailing
NEW DELHI: The BJP led NDA has achieved its goal of winning half of the total of number of seats with 272 seats as opposed to the Indian National Congress and its allies in the United Progressive Alliance which has
Read MoreHow are votes counted in India?
The election was conducted in 7 phases for 543 constituencies of Lok Sabha. Election Commission of India (ECI) uses Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) to conduct elections. Since 2000, ECI has conducted 113 assembly elections and three general elections using EVMs.
Read MoreIndia polls: Rich and famous vote in India’s election
Billionaires and Bollywood stars urged Indians to go out and vote as they took their turn with Mumbai’s millions of slum dwellers Monday to cast ballots in the world’s biggest election. India‘s film and finance capital took centre stage in the fourth of
Read MoreIndia Polls: Holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir itself is a big deal
Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir are “very satisfied” that elections have been held, that too without any major incident, in the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency despite the dismal voter turnout. The much-awaited second phase of the Lok Sabha polls in
Read MoreIndia Polls: Tamil Nadu to elect 38 MPs
CHENNAI: People in Tamil Nadu are voting in the Indian polls today. The southern tip state contributes 38 MPs in Lok Sabha. The vote counting would be held on May 23. While national parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party
Read MoreIndia Polls: Focus on Maharashtra – 48 MP seats at stake
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra sends the second highest number of MPs to the Lok Sabha (48) after Uttar Pradesh (80) and is polling in four phases. The state’s politics have traditionally been dominated by the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party and the Bharatiya
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