September 16, 2024 6:41 PM

US President Joe Biden wishes Modi, NDA on election win

US President Joe Biden congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on their victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He highlighted the strengthening friendship between India and the US and their shared future of unlimited potential. In a post on X, Biden said, "Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance on their victory, and to the nearly 650 million voters in this historic election. The friendship between ou...

September 16, 2024 6:43 PM

Union Cabinet to meet today, both NDA and INDIA bloc to strategise after results

The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet on Wednesday, a day after the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Prime Minister, on Tuesday evening, said the NDA would form the next government. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc are set to hold meetings on Wednesday to chalk out strategies for future courses of political action. By posting the result of votes polled in Beed constituency in Mahrashtra on the Election Commission websit...

September 16, 2024 6:43 PM

Lok Sabha Results 2024:  NDA secures absolute majority with BJP emerging single largest party with 240 seats

The BJP- led NDA has secured absolute majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by winning 292 seats. Results of all 543 Lok Sabha seats have been declared. The BJP alone has won 240 seats. Telugu Desam has secured 16 seats and JD(U) 12. The I.N.D.I.A bloc has bagged 233 seats. Others have won 18 seats in the lower house of Parliament. The Congress secured 99 seats. Samajwadi Party got 37 seats while Trinamool Congress 29. DMK managed to win 22 seats.   Prominent candidates who have won includ...

September 16, 2024 6:44 PM

“Unprecedented moment in India’s history”: PM Modi expresses gratitude as NDA poised to form government

As counting continues for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and leads favouring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA over the opposition alliance - INDIA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to all workers of the party as the NDA alliance, led by the BJP, is poised to return to power at the Centre. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "The people of the country have expressed their trust in the NDA for the third consecutive time. This is an unprecedented moment in the history of India. I t...

June 4, 2024 5:48 PM

“We will take part in NDA meeting on Wednesday”: LJP chief Chirag Paswan

After his party leads in all five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan said on Tuesday that the Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated him on his party's performance and a meeting of NDA will take place tomorrow. "We contested for 5 seats and won all of them. The Union Home Minister congratulated me on the party's performance and also mentioned about NDA meeting tomorrow. We will take part in this meeting. The credit for this performance goes to our...

September 16, 2024 5:34 PM

Congress set to retain Rae Bareli seat; Rahul Gandhi leads by over 2 lakh votes

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is leading with 283615 votes from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency and is set to retain the seat for the party. This victory cements the Gandhi family's grip on a constituency that has been their stronghold for generations. Rae Bareli, which went to the polls on May 20 during the fifth phase of India's marathon seven-phase election, was one of the most closely watched contests. Its significance lies not just in its status as a high-profile seat but ...

June 4, 2024 10:00 AM

Sensex, Nifty fall 2% as Lok Sabha vote counting begins

The BSE Sensex and Nifty fell on Tuesday after a sharp rally in the previous session as early vote-counting trends showed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA alliance leading in over 272 seats, but the extent of the victory was unclear. The Nifty 50 was down 2.2% to 22,779 as of 9:15 a.m. IST, and the Sensex fell 1.8% to 75,163. Both Sensex and Nifty rallied more than 3% on Monday, hitting record highs and logging their best session in nearly 40 months after exit polls projected that the NDA wo...

September 16, 2024 5:57 PM

Lok Sabha election: Six prominent faces to watch in first phase of polling on Friday

With just a day left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, let’s take a look at the key contenders in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat is set to witness a high-stakes battle, featuring Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, DMK leader Ganapathy P Rajkumar, and AIADMK's Singai Ramachandran. Annamalai faces tough competition from parties like the DMK and AIADMK, which have considerable influence among voters in the souther...

April 15, 2024 9:23 AM

Senior BJP leader and PM Modi to address rallies in central and south Kerala today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address public rallies in Kerala on Monday as part of the BJP's electoral campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi will take part in the public meeting at Kunnamangalam in the Alathur constituency in Thrissur District. He will attend the election campaign for NDA candidates TN Sarasu and Suresh Gopi, contesting in Alathur and Thrissur, respectively. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had fielded actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi from Thris...

September 16, 2024 4:37 PM

Prime Minister Modi to hold rally in Nagpur today in support of NDA’s Ramtek candidate

After holding election rallies in Chhattisgarh's Bastar and Chandrapur in Maharashtra, in addition to taking out a colourful roadshow down South, in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Nagpur on Wednesday for an election rally in the Ramtek constituency in support of the Shiv Sena (ruling Eknath Shinde faction) candidate Raju Parwe. The rally is bolstering public support for the Shiv Sena candidate. Earlier on March 24, senior state Congress leader and Umred MLA, Raju Parwe, joi...