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Congress reduced to two seats amid saffron storm in West Bengal
Riven with intra-party squabbles and defections in its ranks, Congress’ tally from in West Bengal was reduced from four to two seats in this state as the results of the 17th Lok Sabha election was declared on Thursday. The winds of change blowing in favour of BJP were the proverbial last straws under which Congress …
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May 24, 2019 -
Punjab defies Narendra Modi magic again, goes with Congress
In terms of vote share, the Congress got 40.17 per cent votes even the SAD, which contested on 10 seats, got 27.66 per cent votes.
May 23, 2019 -
Time for Congress to get an Amit Shah: Mehbooba Mufti
She also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Lok Sabha election result trends clearly indicated that the BJP-led NDA was on its way to form a government with a clear majority.
May 23, 2019 -
Naveen Patnaik led BJD seems to negate Modi wave in Odisha
In Odisha, the Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) looks all set to win the mandate hands down and form the government for a fifth straight term.
May 23, 2019 -
Urmila Matondkar of Congress alleges signature mismatch on EVM form
"On the form of EVM 17C from Magathane, the signatures and the machine numbers are different. A complaint has been filed with the EC," tweeted Matondkar.
May 23, 2019 -
Meanwhile, BJP loses late Manohar Parrikar’s Panaji Assembly seat to Congress
BJP candidate Sidharth Kuncalienkar lost to Atanasio Monserrate of the Congress by 1,758 votes as Monserrate polled 8,748 votes against Kuncalienkar's 6,990.
May 23, 2019 -
Day before results, Rahul Gandhi slams ‘fake’ exit polls, asks Congress workers to stay alert
Rahul Gandhi's tweet comes at a time when the BJP-led NDA government is flying high on confidence of a comfortable majority in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.
May 22, 2019 -
First casualty of exit polls
Gurdaspur was so excited about having a celebrity in its midst that even Congress workers were charged up.
May 22, 2019 -
Curiously timed
As a former President, Mr Mukherjee could not have been expected to join in the criticism, least of all at a function to mark the release of a book, yet he must be fully aware of prevailing political realities and for him to say the poll was “perfectly” managed would invite criticism of a widely respected Elder Statesman for over-stepping his brief.
May 22, 2019 -
Karnataka Cong MLA abuses KC Venugopal, party top brass, asked to explain in 7 days
After the exit polls predicted a majority of Karnataka seats going to the BJP, Roshan Baig triggered a massive row saying that the portfolios in the JD(S)-Congress govt were 'sold' and minorities were 'ignored'.
May 21, 2019 -
Committed to release Rajiv Gandhi’s killers: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
A recommendation for the release of the seven persons convicted of killing Rajiv Gandhi was made to Governor Banwarilal Purohit in September 2018.
May 20, 2019 -
Exit polls used to create false impression, alleges Kumaraswamy
Exit polls are being used to create an impression that there is still a Modi wave in the country. This artificially engineered or manufacutred Modi wave is being used by the BJP to lure regional parties well in advance to fill any shortfall after the results on May 23, said HD Kumaraswamy.
May 20, 2019 -
Sensex surges over 950 points to 38,892 after exit polls predict NDA victory
The rupee rose to a two-week high of 69.36 against the US dollar, as compared to its Friday’s close of 70.23.
May 20, 2019 -
Amarinder Singh seeks Congress high command action against Navjot Sidhu’s ill-timed comments
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had a few days back accused the CM of being responsible for the denial of ticket to his wife, Navjot Kaur, from Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat.
May 19, 2019 -
BJP mastered WhatsApp elections in India: Shashi Tharoor
"The upcoming elections will be fought on the mobile phone... In a way, you could say they would be ‘WhatsApp elections'."
May 19, 2019 -
EC’s Silencer
The truncated campaign is now the cardinal issue before the electorate as well as the parties and politics in the Bengal court, decidedly more fractious than any other.
May 19, 2019 -
Sunny Deol gets EC notice for poll code violation
A notice was served to Sunny Deol for holding a public meeting in Pathankot town after the campaigning came to an end at 5 pm on Friday.
May 18, 2019