Smriti Irani on defeat from Amethi: Such is life… A decade of my life going from one village to another, building lives, nurturing hope & aspirations, working on infrastructure ― roads, naali, khadanja, bypass, medical college and more. To those who stood by me through loss and victory, I am forever grateful. To those celebrating today, congratulations. And to those asking, “How's the josh?” I say- it’s still high, Sir.

PM Modi wins the Varanasi seat by a margin of 1.52 lakh votes, while Rahul Gandhi wins Rae Bareli by 4 lakh votes.

“Everyone has been campaigning for him and despite that PM Modi was trailing for last three hours. Winning by a margin of 1,50,000 was tough for him. The people of Kashi have shown that their support is with their brother (me)…,” says Ajay Rai, who contested against Modi as Congress candidate.

LJP (Ram Vilas) chief and leading candidate from Hajipur, Chirag Paswan says, ” I want to congratulate My Prime Minister Modi because, for the third time under his leadership, NDA govt is going to be formed. This 3rd term under the leadership of PM Modi will take the country to new heights, which he has promised the country…”

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu celebrates with his family after his party registers sweeping victory in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections

BJP MP and party's candidate from North East Delhi, Manoj Tiwari says, “I would like to thank PM Modi, top leadership and the people of the constituency. They all have blessed me well. We are winning all the seven seats of Delhi. We are forming the govt in the country as well. Certainly, it's not something that we have expected but this tally will increase and we will cross 300…NDA is united and will move forward together in the service of the people of the country.”

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Brijbushan Sharan Singh's son Karan Bushan Singh is leading with a margin of 69949 votes in Kaiserganj.

Delhi: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Mumbai North, Piyush Goyal says, “I want to thank the voters of North Mumbai for blessing us. As per the trends, BJP is leading by around 1.25 lakh votes and if this continues, we will surely win the North Mumbai seat and in India, BJP-led NDA will form its govt and serve the people of the country…”

NDA candidate Prajwal Revanna, who is accused of “mass rapes”, is trailing in Hassan.

West Bengal: TMC National General Secretary and candidate from Diamond Harbour seat, Abhishek Banerjee leading from the seat with a margin of 2,42,064 votes.

West Bengal: Veteran actor and TMC candidate from Asansol Lok Sabha seat, Shatrughan Sinha leading from the seat with a margin of 26,197 votes.

BJP set to sweep Delhi as its candidates lead in all seven constituencies.

Praveen Khandelwal: 3,895

Harsh Malhotra: 9,201

Bansuri Swaraj: 18,480

Manoj Tiwari: 47,968

Yogender Chandoliya: 65,344

Ramvir Singh Bidhuri: 20,868

Kamaljeet Sehrawat: 35,817

Kolkata, West Bengal: TMC workers celebrate outside party office as initial trends show massive victory for the party candidates.

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BREAKING NEWS: BJP's Smriti Irani, who was leading in early trends, is now trailing behind Congress’s Kishori Lal Sharma by 3,916 votes in Amethi.

Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh says, “These trends show that the present (PM) is going to become former. This is his moral and political defeat…It has never happened before that the Prime Minister trails from his own constituency. The trends in Varanasi are just the trailer…”

Odisha Assembly Elections: As per initial trends by ECI, BJP is leading on 13 seats, BJD leading on 6 seats in the Odisha Assembly elections.

BREAKING NEWS: Sensex slumps by over 2500 points; currently trending at 73,775.70 and down by 2693.098 points.

BREAKING NEWS: BJP crosses the 150-mark, Congress betters 2019 tally as per the initial Election Commission of India trends.

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Naga Peoples Front – NPF is leading in one seat in Nagaland, while Jammu & Kashmir National Conference – JKN is ahead in one seat. SKM is also leading on one seat in Sikkim.

Zoram People’s Movement – ZPM is leading in the Mizoram Parliamentary constituency, according to the Election Commission of India.

As per the Election Commission of India guidelines, postal ballots will be counted in the first half hour. Counting of EVM votes will begin at 8:30 am.

BJP leader Shaina NC says, “It is a matter of great pride that we have a Prime Minister who is trusted, respected and who has worked flawlessly for 10 years. In that context, there is no anti-incumbency, there is pro-incumbency and we hope that the maximum majority goes to the Bharatiya Janata Party so that it can work actively for 'Viksit Bharat'…”

Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP and candidate from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan offers prayers at Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple in Gorakhpur

watch | Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP and candidate from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan offers prayers at Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple in Gorakhpur pic.twitter.com/2WzQEEij0I

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