 | Congress team to study Rahul's defeat in AmethiThe team will interact with party workers and residents and submit a report to the Congress President later this week. |
 | PM Modi transformed Kashi in five years, says Amit ShahShah said when Modi visited the party workers on the day he filed his nomination papers, it became clear that he was going to win. |
 | Varanasi visit: Everyone became Modi and led BJP campaign, says PMEarlier, flanked by BJP president Amit Shah and Adityanath, Modi entered Vishwanath temple paid obeisance to the deity as priests recited 'shlokas'. |
 | Nearly 80 per cent candidates lose security deposit in LS polls in Jammu and KashmirIncidentally, forty-five candidates had secured far less votes than NOTA which had got a total of 21,724 votes across the state. |
 | After saffron surge in West Bengal, Mamata calls for emergency meetingBengal witnessed a saffron surge on Thursday as the BJP inflicted a body blow to Trinamool Congress by winning 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, up from just two in 2014. |
 | Lok Sabha elections 2019: How BJP's Aparajita Sarangi stabbed right in BJD's heartCoastal Odisha, the fortress of the ruling outfit, remained almost impregnable for the saffron party, a reason BJP could not make a dent in the regional party’s stronghold. |
 | BJP's Lok Sabha elections 2019 sweep shows saffron party's rising vote shareThe BJP’s loss of nine seats in Uttar Pradesh was more than offset by the big gains it made in West Bengal and Karnataka as compared to the 2014 elections. |
 | A withering stat: Congress drubbing in 2019 came despite increased vote shareNine states where the party won one or two seats was owing to personal reputation. In West Bengal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury won from Baharampur where Rahul did not hold any rallies or meetings. |
 | Despite BJP sweep, regional parties to play key role in 17th Lok SabhaCongress fails to qualify for LOP post, will need support of other non-NDA parties |
 | Maharashtra Lok Sabha verdict an eye-opener for all partiesThe BJP-Shiv Sena’s tie-up has not only heralded victory for the alliance but has also served as a lesson for all political parties in Maharashtra. |
 | Bengal BJP leader Saumitra Khan wins Bishnupur Lok Sabha seat despite campaign banKhan was barred from entering Bankura, where his Lok Sabha constituency is located by Kolkata High Court, in connection with criminal cases. Khan is facing four criminal cases. |
 | Sri Lankan leaders unite in congratulating Narendra Modi as BJP heads to major poll winSri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and main Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa congratulated Modi. |
 | Amethi election results: Smriti Irani extends lead over Rahul Gandhi to about 6000 votesThe SP-BSP Mahagathbandhan did not field a candidate here, making it a straight fight between Gandhi and Irani. |
 | Lok Sabha elections 2019 results: Modi's work has defeated negative politics of Opposition, says BJPThe BJP, on its own, was leading in 291 seats much as against its main rival Congress which was ahead in 52 seats in the 543 seat Lok Sabha. |
 | Mumbai Congress candidate Urmila Matondkar alleges discrepancy in signatures on EVM formThe actor, who was trailing against BJP's Gopal Shetty by over 1,45,991 votes, said a complaint was filed with the Election Commission in this connection. |
 | 'Confident about fairness, integrity of Indian elections': US on Lok Sabha elections 2019US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus praised India and its people for carrying out such a massive exercise peacefully, describing it as fascinating. |
 | VVPAT-EVM tallying will be the last step, not the first, says ECJustifying the decision, EC officials said there has been no case of mismatch in the past. Also, VVPAT verification before EVM counting could delay the final results further. |
 | MHA alerts states, Union Territories of possible violence across countryIn a statement, the ministry said it has asked the states and UTs to maintain law and order, peace and public tranquillity. |
 | Lok Sabha elections 2019: SC grants protection from arrest to Bengal BJP candidate Arjun SinghA vacation bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and M R Shah made it clear that Singh will not be arrested by the state police till May 28 in connection with around 20 criminal cases. |
 | Don't be disheartened by fake exit polls, Rahul tells Congress workers ahead of Thursday's countingGandhi's appeal to workers came a day after opposition parties raised concerns over reports of alleged tampering of EVMs and asked the Election Commission to ensure transparency in counting. |
