 | Mamata Banerjee asks TMC leaders to return to grassroots before Assembly pollsThe TMC has hired the services of Kishor's Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) to shore up its popularity after it took a beating in the Lok Sabha polls. |
 | Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad charges Opposition of double standards on EVMsHe also pitched for one nation one poll and urged the Opposition to consider the proposal with an open mind. |
 | 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. |
 | We couldn't explain to people why they should vote for us: Kejriwal to AAP workersThe AAP suffered a crushing defeat in the Lok Sabha polls and won just one out of over 40 seats on which it fielded its candidates. |
 | Rahul adamant on resigning as Congress chief, party to meet again in four daysThe Congress chief refused to meet the newly-elected MPs and has cancelled all his meetings and appointments. |
 | 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. |
 | Rahul to continue as Congress chief, resignation 'unanimously' rejected by CWC membersCongress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, CWC has given Congress President the right to make changes to restructure the party, a plan for this will be brought soon. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Drums fall silent, prayers go unheard, Congress workers blame EVMsBy 10:30 AM, as the results emerged in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the mood at the Congress office became sombre. |
 | 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. |
