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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Bihar sees highest number of NOTA votes

According to the Election Commission's website, the NOTA vote share in the state stood at 2% of the total votes

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Bihar sees highest number of NOTA votes
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:52 PM IST

Story in numbers: Here's a look at the MPs of the 17th Lok Sabha

At least 716 women candidates contested the general election

Story in numbers: Here's a look at the MPs of the 17th Lok Sabha
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:44 PM IST

Left supporters helped BJP, says Trinamool Congress after poor show

Incidentally, the Left Front lost 22.21% of vote share in this year's general election

Left supporters helped BJP, says Trinamool Congress after poor show
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:31 PM IST

Anomaly in Facebook poll spend data; 'unknown' locations top chart

Experts say more transparency is required from social media and other digital giants

Anomaly in Facebook poll spend data; 'unknown' locations top chart
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:23 PM IST

PM Modi meets L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi; outgoing Cabinet resigns

BJP sources said the PM could take oath of office next week

PM Modi meets L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi; outgoing Cabinet resigns
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 11:08 PM IST

Ideology of Mahatma Gandhi's killer has won India: Congress' Digvijay Singh

The BJP won 303 seats in the just-concluded general election

Ideology of Mahatma Gandhi's killer has won India: Congress' Digvijay Singh
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 9:03 PM IST

Clash of titans in Odisha's big election fights turns up mixed results

Naveen, Achyuta Samanta, Aparajita win while Jay Panda, Sambit Patra end up losers

Clash of titans in Odisha's big election fights turns up mixed results
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 9:03 PM IST

Amethi: Smriti Irani has done what Maneka Gandhi couldn't 35 years earlier

Maneka's attempt to wrest 'Sanjay's seat' from Rajiv Gandhi ended in failure but three-and-a-half decades later Smriti Irani delivered her redemption song

Amethi: Smriti Irani has done what Maneka Gandhi couldn't 35 years earlier
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 8:14 PM IST

After a spectacular victory, Naveen Patnaik gears up for new innings

Patnaik is only the third chief minister in the country after Jyoti Basu and Sikkim's incumbent Pawan Kumar Chamling to retain power for the fifth successive term

After a spectacular victory, Naveen Patnaik gears up for new innings
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 7:30 PM IST

Palaniswami gets seats he needed, Stalin may have to work harder next term

AIADMK wins the crucial nine seats that will help it prove majority on the floor, despite the fact that DMK took the other 13 seats

Palaniswami gets seats he needed, Stalin may have to work harder next term
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 6:25 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi likely to be sworn in for second term on May 30

Before his swearing-in, Modi is likely to visit Varanasi to thank the people of the parliamentary constituency from where he has been elected for the second time

PM Narendra Modi likely to be sworn in for second term on May 30
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 6:15 PM IST

The Chessboard - Ep 8: When Narendra Modi changed Indian politics forever

Aditi Phadnis and Archis Mohan discuss the mandate with host Ankur Bhardwaj

The Chessboard - Ep 8: When Narendra Modi changed Indian politics forever
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 6:14 PM IST

Cong's Amethi unit chief resigns after Rahul loses in family bastion

The Congress suffered a major embarrassment with Rahul Gandhi losing from the party's stronghold here to BJP's Smriti Irani by 55,120 votes

Cong's Amethi unit chief resigns after Rahul loses in family bastion
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 5:36 PM IST

LS Polls 2019: NDA MPs to meet on Saturday to elect Modi as their leader

The meeting will take place in Parliament's Central Hall on Saturday during which the MPs will formally elect Modi as the leader

LS Polls 2019: NDA MPs to meet on Saturday to elect Modi as their leader
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 5:36 PM IST

UP elects 6 Muslim Lok Sabha MPs compared to nil in 2014 polls

SP Muslim candidates, who tasted electoral success, included Mohd Azam Khan (Rampur), S T Hasan (Moradabad) and Shafiqur Rehman Barq (Sambhal)

UP elects 6 Muslim Lok Sabha MPs compared to nil in 2014 polls
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 5:29 PM IST

Victory margins for BJP in 24 LS seats of Gujarat grew in 2019 from 2014

Only in Dahod and Porbandar parliamentary seats, the margin of victory of the BJP candidates went down when compared to 2014

Victory margins for BJP in 24 LS seats of Gujarat grew in 2019 from 2014
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 5:29 PM IST

LS Polls: BJP's decision to replace 6 sitting MPs pays off handsomely

All of the replacement candidates won by comfortable margins as the calculated risk seemed to have paid off

LS Polls: BJP's decision to replace 6 sitting MPs pays off handsomely
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 5:12 PM IST

Indian-Americans rejoice BJP's massive lok sabha election victory

President of The American India Public Affairs Committee Jagdish Sewhani said that the re-election of the Indian leader with a strong mandate is a reflection of the emergence of 'New India'.

Indian-Americans rejoice BJP's massive lok sabha election victory
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 4:58 PM IST

Gowda's grandson offers his Hassan LS seat after ex-PM loses in Tumkur

JD(S) had contested seven seats and everyone but Prajwal was swept away by the Modi wave Thursday.

Gowda's grandson offers his Hassan LS seat after ex-PM loses in Tumkur
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 4:56 PM IST

Saffron surge in WB forces Mamta to call emergency meeting of TMC leaders

BJP bagged a massive 40.25 per cent in the state of West Bengal winning 18 seats.

Saffron surge in WB forces Mamta to call emergency meeting of TMC leaders
Updated On : 24 May 2019 | 4:10 PM IST