 | Facebook staff abused PM, senior ministers: Ravi Shankar Prasad in letter to Mark ZuckerbergThe letter has emerged at a time when the social media platform is in the middle of a raging controversy and has received flak for being biased towards the ruling BJP |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Mass EVM tampering difficult to do: US expertDespite assurance from the Election Commission, there were allegations from some parties about EVM tampering. |
 | 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. |
 | K Chandrashekar Rao congratulates PM Modi, YS Jagan on their electoral successSimilarly, KCR congratulated YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on emerging as a winner in AP assembly polls and the parliamentary polls. Rao telephoned Reddy and congratulated him. |
 | 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. |
