Election

New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board Thursday passed a resolution hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and thanking people for endorsing the party's agenda. All the newly-elected BJP MPs may meet Saturday to elect Modi as their leader, following which he will meet President Ram...

Hyderabad: The ruling Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) suffered a setback in the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, winning lower-than-expected nine seats as a resurgent BJP sprang a surprise emerging victorious in four constituencies Thursday. The Congress also put up a decent show, securing three seats...

US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were among dozens of world leaders who congratulated Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his impressive victory in the general elections as they vowed to work with...

Amaravati: The YSR Congress virtually decimated Thursday the Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and appeared on course for a landslide win in Andhra Pradesh with its candidates winning in 74 seats and leading in 76 others. The ruling Telugu Desam Party won in 12 seats and was...

New Delhi: Jumping parties did not augur well for ‘turncoats’ as most of the 76 such prominent candidates are facing defeat on their respective seats, according to the Election Commission data. Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha election, lost by...

London: The UK government Thursday welcomed India’s election results and the re-election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said he looked forward to visiting India soon as he congratulated Modi after an inspiring election campaign. “Congratulations to Narendra Modi on...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina telephoned Thursday her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his victory in the general elections during which the two leaders pledged to raise the India-Bangladesh relationship to unprecedented new heights. During the telephonic conversation, which lasted over...

Kolkata: The Lok Sabha poll results have sounded the death knell for Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal and Mamata Banerjee’s party has lost the moral right to continue in office, BJP’s state unit chief, Dilip Ghosh said Thursday. In a dig, he said...

Bhubaneswar: Women Self Help Group (SHG) leader and a class-II drop out— Pramila Bisoi –  is all set to ensure a seat reserved for women in the 17th Lok Sabha as she is leading over a margin of 1, 60,000 votes till the latest trend....

Bhubaneswar: The dreams of a number of senior leaders and former legislators who shunned the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to join the saffron brigade seemed to have shattered Thursday as election results showed them their last minute decision was a not a fruitful attempt. As...