Election

Lucknow: The results of the Lok Sabha polls were a mixed bag for the Yadav clan as except Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh other members of the family failed to re-enter the lower house of Parliament this time. While Akhilesh...

Paradip: Setting to rest all speculation that had been doing the rounds after the expulsion of top leader Damodar Rout from the party, the BJD has once again emerged victorious in the Paradip Assembly segment. This has worked simply because of the party’s idea of...

Bijepur: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has emerged winner in Bijepur assembly seat, defeating his nearest opponent BJP’s Sanat Kumar Gartia by a huge margin of 57, 122 votes. Apart from the CM and Gartia, Congress’ Ripunath Seth, Bahujan Samaj Party’s Ashok Kalet...

Lucknow: In the wake of the Congress’ dismal performance in the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, state party president Raj Babbar has sent his resignation to Rahul Gandhi, spokesperson of the party’s state unit Rajiv Bakshi informed Friday. Babbar tweeted Friday in Hindi, “The...

New Delhi: Sealing its phenomenal electoral victory, the Narendra Modi-led BJP crossed the 300 mark and was leading in one seat as counting for votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats neared its end on Friday. The massive exercise began Thursday morning with early trends establishing...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Friday the world leaders and personalities as their congratulatory messages kept pouring in after he led his Bharatiya Janata Party to a super-sized victory for a second term in office. Thanking American Vice-President Mike Pence, who congratulated him...

Patna: The rout of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which led the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, has been the biggest shock in these elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has swept the state, bagging 39 of the 40 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan parties...

New Delhi: After a humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, top Congress leaders will deliberate on party losses at a meeting of the Congress working committee (CWC) slated Saturday where party chief Rahul Gandhi is likely to offer his resignation. The meeting is likely...

Chennai: A total of 541,150 voters, or about 1.8 per cent of the electorate, in Tamil Nadu have picked NOTA (None of the Above) in the Lok Sabha elections, according to the Election Commission. A total of 822 candidates contested the elections in Tamil Nadu...

Bhubaneswar: Amid celebrations in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) camp for the stupendous victory in the Lok Sabha elections, two of its high-profile leaders lost in Odisha. Former MP Baijayant Panda, who was contesting from the Kendrapara Parliament constituency, lost to actor-turned Rajya Sabha MP...