Election

Split voting favoured BJP in 2019 polls

Bhubaneswar:  Even though the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections were held simultaneously, people have voted in favour of one party in the Parliamentary poll and for another in the state election in many places -  a key factor behind BJP attaining a respectable tally...

Final list of winners for Odisha Assembly elections 2019

Bhubaneswar: Elections are over. Here we bring you the final list of winners for Odisha Assembly elections 2019.   Const. No. Constituency Winning  Candidate Winning Party Trailing Candidate Trailing Party Margin 1 Padampur BIJAYA RANJAN SINGH BARIHA Biju Janata Dal PRADIP PUROHIT Bharatiya Janata Party...

Pradhan thanks Odisha people for upsurge in vote share

New Delhi, May 24: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) increased its presence in Odisha, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday thanked people of the state for voting for the saffron party and ensuring second term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The...

Modi follower threatens to rape Anurag Kashyap’s daughter

Mumbai: How does a father deal with an Instagram user celebrating the BJP’s election win with a rape threat to his daughter, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi while congratulating him on his party’s massive Lok Sabha victory. The troll, whose Instagram...

Muslim MP numbers go up in 17th Lok Sabha

New Delhi: The number of Muslim MPs in the Lok Sabha has increased to a decade high of 27, up from 23 the last time with a dozen of them winning from Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, AIMIM’s outspoken chief...

Shocked Mamata calls emergency meeting

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called an emergency meeting of leaders of her party Saturday at her home following the stunning saffron surge in the state in the Lok Sabha polls. “Our party supremo will be meeting...

Mixed response from Pak media on Modi’s triumph

Islamabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election for a second five-year term drew a mixed response from the media in Pakistan with some calling it an emphatic mandate based on national security while others terming it a global trend of right-wing populists sweeping to victory. Surprisingly...

 

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