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Smriti Irani to Rajnath Singh: Modi ministers score big victories

Several union ministers gained from the Narendra Modi wave to win Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, leaving out Hardeep Puri and KJ Alphons.

BJP holds against mahagathbandhan in UP; Rahul loses Amethi to Smriti Irani

The critical takeaway is the indication of a tactical shift in the voting pattern, away from caste, community considerations

40-minute winning speech: PM Narendra Modi talks about unity, humility

'People are chanting Modi, Modi. But this is not a victory of Modi, it is the victory of people who are desperate for honesty in the system,' Modi said

How two steps East, two steps South helped BJP cross the 300 mark

Modi garners nearly 37% votes nationally, courtesy massive gains in West Bengal, Odisha, Karnataka, and Telangana

NDA has no need for 'kingmakers': TRS, BJD, YSR Cong lose bargaining chip

The BJP has now emerged as the principal opposition in Telangana

Top bureaucracy set for major reshuffle as Modi returns with bigger mandate

Talk of a new national security advisor at the Prime Minister's Office is also gaining momentum

New govt should provide fiscal stimulus, with the very first budget

The new government however does come with a long new term, a mandate to get growth back up

Jagan in control as Naidu routed; KCR on top, but TRS loses sheen

YSRC chief says his priority would be to secure special status for Andhra

Markets end lower despite Modi sweep, Sensex sheds 1,300 pts from 40k mark

Profit-taking emerged at higher levels amid weak global cues as investors had largely priced-in NDA victory after the exit polls, said experts

Change of guard: #Chowkidaar prefix to make way for new campaign

After Modi dropped the prefix, about 32% people had dropped it too, including Piyush Goyal, Arun Jaitley, and Smriti Irani

Narendra Modi has turned conventional wisdom on its head and reshaped India

No other political chieftains are holding the balance of power; only Modi matters

Number of Muslim lawmakers in Lok Sabha to increase marginally, trends show

Farooq Abdullah from Kashmir and Assauddin Owaisi from Hyderabad will be among prominent Muslim MPs in Lok Sabha.

Ravi Prasad tastes his first success, defeats Shatrughan in Patna Sahib

Prasad garnered 6.07 lakh votes while Sinha, a former Bollywood star who joined Congress earlier this year, managed only 3.22 lakh votes

New BJP MPs likely to meet Saturday, party passes resolution hailing Modi

The oath-taking of the new government is likely to be held on May 29, say sources

Second historic victory: A moment for Narendra Modi and BJP to savour

Mr Modi had made this claim in his last campaign rally, but most of us treated it as mere propaganda hyperbole

Terror-accused Pragya Thakur trumps Congress veteran Digvijay in Bhopal

With this, the BJP has retained the high-profile seat, which it has been winning since 1989

In 5 months, BJP's fortunes take a sharp turn for the better in Rajasthan

BJP's strong campaign built around military actions in Pulwama and Balakot clicked the most in Rajasthan

Caste out of Bihar equation as NDA wins state; Tejashwi's rise stalled

The once kingmaker of national politics, Lalu Prasad and his Muslim-Yadav line has completely gone off track

BJP set to post best-ever tally in Bengal on orthodox Hindu, tribal votes

TMC was leading in only 23 seats due to factors like anti-incumbency, anti-Muslim sentiments and displeasure of voters at the grassroot level. It had sent 34 legislators in 2014

BJP proves exit polls wrong in Telangana, wins four Lok Sabha seats

BJP nominees emerged victorious in Adilabad (neighbouring Maharashtra), Karimnagar, Nizamabad and Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituencies