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Union Cabinet to meet on Friday to pass resolution on the 16th Lok Sabha

The 17th Lok Sabha has to be constituted by June 3 after which the process to form a new house will be initiated

Pragya Singh Thakur, Azam Khan, Giriraj Singh set to enter parliament

Pragya Singh Thakur, a terror accused, won by over 300,000 votes from Bhopal defeating Congress candidate Digvijay Singh. Azam Khan made sexist remarks against Jaya Prada who was fighting against him.

LS polls 2019: 45,000 Delhi voters opt for NOTA, up by 6,200 from 2014

North West Delhi saw the highest number of votes for NOTA with over 10,000 voters opting for it

By ousting Naidu, Jaganmohan Reddy carries forward his father's legacy

Y S Rajasekhara Reddy had elbowed the TDP chief out of power in 2004, Jaganmohan Reddy has achieved the same 15 years later

No jobs, economic slowdown: Modi govt has its tasks cut out

BJP won more than 300 seats in the latest polls, bettering its performance in 2014. But the victory has come amid agrarian distress, youth unemployment, and anemic growth.

'Great things in store for ties', says US while congratulating Modi for win

US president Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Modi, while others remarked with marvel at the scale of the Indian elections

Modi, Shah meet veteran leaders Advani, Joshi day after poll victory

The Prime Minister, on Twitter, credited the party's successes to Advani's hard work over the decades and seeked Joshi's blessings

BJP fails to make inroads into Kerala again despite Sabarimala agitation

BJP cadre had set its hopes on the prestigious Thiruvananthapuram seat which it lost to incumbent Congress leader Shashi Tharoor by a margin of almost 1,00,000 votes

61/65: BJP score in 3 Hindi heartland states that Cong won five months ago

MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh voted overwhelmingly for the BJP with Congress' tally in the three states standing at a total of 3 seats

Tamil Nadu poll results: DMK wins big with 13 seats, AIADMK retains power

While the DMK enjoyed a 45.1% voteshare in the by-polls, that of AIADMK's stood at 38.2%

Gujarat firmly behind Modi, Congress fails to carry 2017 polls momentum

The Bhartiya Janta Party repeated its 2014 performance when it also won 26 seats in Gujarat.

Amit Shah may debut, Jaitley's role uncertain in Modi's new cabinet

Shah, who has debuted in the Lok Sabha, could join the Cabinet Committee on Security of the second Modi government

Rupee strengthens post Modi's landslide victory, set for weekly gain

Modi's thumping win puts his nationalist party on course to increase its majority on a mandate of business-friendly policies

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi likely to resign at CWC meeting tomorrow

Top Cong leaders have called for a meeting to deliberate over the losses in the Lok Sabha Polls

NDA 2.0: The new government has its task cut out

The government needs to think innovatively to relieve the country of the prevailing liquidity crisis in general, as also alleviating the distress prevalent in the real estate sector

BJP tally touches 28 in MP after they win Rewa and Bhind lok sabha seats

The BJP, which lost assembly elections just six months ago, made a comeback in the Lok Sabha polls, winning 28 of the 29 seats at stake.

Lok sabha polls: Gadkari, Bhamre win from Maharashtra, Ahir, Geete lose

The BJP suffered a setback in Chandrapur, where Union minister Hansraj Ahir lost to Suresh alias Balu Dhanorkar of the Congress by a margin of 44,763 votes.

BJP-Shiv Sena sweep 41 seats in Maharashtra; Congress bags 1, NCP 4

Congress candidates, including former Union minister Sushilkumar Shinde, state president Ashok Chavan and Mumbai unit chief Milind Deora, lost the polls

'The North Remembers', tweets Smriti Irani after defeating Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi's defeat is considered as historic as Irani defeated Gandhi in Amethi which was considered as Congress bastion.

Perfect 10 for BJP in Haryana, Congress routed; Hooda loses by thin margin

Among other senior Congress leaders who lost included Kumari Selja, who went down to sitting MP Rattan Lal Kataria from Ambala reserved segment.