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Elections 2019: BJP's Popularity Has Not Declined, Says Kailash Vijayvargiya

Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019, Indore

BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Friday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other opposition leaders need not have any "misunderstanding" about the BJP's popularity after poll results in Maharashtra and Haryana, both places where the BJP was in power.

Haryana Results 2019: Controversial MLA Gopal Kanda Does Not Get To Play Kingmaker After All

Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 25, 2019, New Delhi

Gopal Kanda, the controversial MLA who pledged his unconditional support to the BJP to form government in Haryana, may not get to play kingmaker after all.

BJP Legislative Party Meet Tomorrow As Leaders Claim Majority In Haryana

Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019, New Delhi

The BJP today appeared to have clinched the support of a majority of MLAs in the Haryana Assembly as Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar held deliberations with party leaders ahead of staking claim to form the next government.

Elections 2019: Strong Presence Of Regional Parties Led To AAP's Defeat: Sanjay Singh

Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019, New Delhi

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Friday said the crushing loss of the party in the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls was due to a strong presence of regional parties in the two states.

Election Results 2019: AAP Slams BJP For Seeking Support Of MLA Gopal Kanda In Haryana

Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019, New Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday slammed the BJP for seeking the support of controversial MLA Gopal Kanda to form the government in Haryana, saying the saffron party is aligning with a rape accused in a state where it launched the ''Beti Bachao Beti Padhao'' scheme.

Haryana Election Results: Congress Or BJP? Haryana's Dushyant Chautala Says "Neither Untouchable"

Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 25, 2019, New Delhi

Dushyant Chautala, who hopes to play kingmaker in Haryana after a fractured verdict that gave no party a majority, said today that the "key" to a stable government was still with his party.

Election Results 2019: "Is This <i>Beti Bachao</i>?": Airhostess's Brother Slams BJP Over Gopal Kanda

Election Results 2019: "Is This Beti Bachao?": Airhostess's Brother Slams BJP Over Gopal Kanda

Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday October 25, 2019, New Delhi

Gopal Kanda, the controversial Haryana MLA is back in the headlines after he won the Haryana election and almost turned kingmaker, promising to back the BJP to form a government in the state. The 53-year-old faces trial in the suicide of Geetika Sharma, a former air hostess with his now-defunct airline - MDLR - seven years ago. The girl's mother had also committed suicide later.

"Let's Not Forget...": On Gopal Kanda, Uma Bharti's Request To BJP

Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 25, 2019, New Delhi

The ruling BJP has been called out by one of its senior leaders, Uma Bharti, for taking the support of controversial MLA Gopal Kanda to form the government in Haryana after it fell short of a majority.

Election Results 2019: "We Support BJP," Say Haryana Independents After Meetings: 10 Points

Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday October 25, 2019, New Delhi

The BJP is set to retain power in Haryana, where it fell short of a majority, with Haryana Lokhit Party's Gopal Kanda declaring today that six independent MLAs were ready to give unconditional support to the ruling party. The announcement comes after a series of meetings held since yesterday following a hung verdict in the Haryana election as the BJP, which emerged as the largest party, reached out to eight independent MLAs. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, in Delhi to meet the BJP leadership, had said he was optimistic about forming government soon. A meeting at Home Minister Amit Shah's home that started late at night continued into the early hours of Friday. The BJP, which set itself a target of 75 seats in the 90-member Haryana Assembly, ended up with 40 seats after votes were counted yesterday. The Congress, with 31 seats, reached out to Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) for an alliance, but it will need more than JJP's 10 MLAs to score a majority.

Election Results 2019: Gopal Kanda, Controversial MLA With Lone Seat, Key To BJP's Haryana Plans

Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 25, 2019, Chandigarh

A controversial politician who was once the target of BJP protests could help the ruling party form government after it failed to win a majority in the Haryana election. Gopal Kanda, one of the eight MLAs that the BJP is looking to for support, has turned kingmaker with one seat.

Assembly Election Results 2019: Ashok Gehlot Terms Assembly Election Results As "Moral Defeat" For BJP

Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019, Jaipur

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday termed the poll verdict in Haryana and Maharashtra as a "moral defeat" of the BJP.

"Not Lost Hope But...": Bhupinder Hooda On Congress Prospects In Haryana

Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday October 24, 2019, NEW DELHI

Haryana Election Results: Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the man in the middle of the Congress's unexpected surge in Haryana, says he has not "given up hope" despite BJP assertions of forming the next government in the state as the single largest party and no response to Congress feelers from JJP chief Dushyant Chautala. At the same time, he said he was a "practical man" who was ready for the unexpected.

Less Than NOTA For Aam Aadmi Party In Haryana, Maharashtra Assembly Polls

Press Trust of India | Thursday October 24, 2019, NEW DELHI

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got less votes than those cast in favour of NOTA in the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly polls today and is set to lose in all the 70 seats it had contested in the two states.

Haryana Election Results 2019: Dushyant Chautala Looks To Play 'Kingmaker' In Hung Haryana Assembly

Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday October 24, 2019, New Delhi

Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), with the "key" as its poll symbol, made an impressive debut today in Haryana, less than a year after its launch.

"Moral Defeat For BJP": Congress' Takeaway From Assembly Elections

Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday October 24, 2019, New Delhi

The Congress today cited statistics released by the Election Commission to claim a "moral defeat" for the BJP in the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly polls, maintaining that its "insensitivity" towards the poor has finally begun to have an impact on its electoral performance.