Anindita Sanyal

Elections 2019: National, Not State Polls, Alliance Continues, Says Congress In Karnataka

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 24, 2019

The ruling coalition in Karnataka stands firm, the Congress declared today after an emergency meeting held to discuss the situation in the state following the BJP's stupendous victory in the national elections.

Congress Salvages Punjab, Amarinder Singh-Navjot Sidhu Battle Rages On

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 24, 2019

A day after its traumatic defeat to the BJP, the Congress has been called upon to firefight in Punjab. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh -- who delivered the party's only decisive victory in a state -- has contacted the senior leadership of the party, demanding a change in Navjot Singh Sidhu's portfolio. Mr Singh is attending tomorrow's meeting of the...

Election Results : In Victory Speech, Amit Shah Targets Congress, Chandrababu Naidu

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 24, 2019

BJP chief Amit Shah, at the moment of the partys most dazzling victory, hit out at and mocked the opposition parties the Congress, Chandrababu Naidu and Mamata Banerjee. The BJP is set to win 300-plus seats in the just-concluded elections, keeping the Congress close to the 44 seats it won five years ago. Together with allies, the BJP tally will to...

Elections Results 2019: "Every Cell Of My Body Dedicated To Nation," Says PM Modi After Big Win

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 23, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the people over the BJP's landslide win today, and said it was a victory of "democracy". The BJP has won a hugely decisive victory today, crossing the 300-seat mark as the single largest party. Overall, the NDA has won or is leading in nearly 350 seats - the counting is still on.

BJP Score In Madhya Pradesh May Spell Trouble For Kamal Nath

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 24, 2019

Five months after it lost three heartland states to the Congress, the BJP powered back there in the Lok Sabha elections - an outcome likely to give credence to its claim that its voter base in the state remains intact.

After BJP Victory, Ramdev Cites To-Do list: Ram Temple, Article 35A

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 23, 2019

Results of the national election yet to be formally announced, yoga teacher Ramdev today looked at the future with the BJP in saddle at the Centre once again. As BJP supporters celebrated across the country, Ramdev said the election also "made it clear that along with everything, national security, financial security, all security will be looked af...

Elections 2019: In Uttar Pradesh, BJP Drives Through Alliance Roadblocks

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 23, 2019

The alliance of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav has spectacularly failed to stop the march of the BJP through Uttar Pradesh, the state that sends the highest number of lawmakers to parliament. The BJP is leading in 62 of the state's 80 seats - 11 short of the 73 seats it won along with ally Apna Dal in 2014.

AP Election Results Trends: Andhra Pradesh Chooses Jagan Reddy, Chandrababu Naidu Decimated

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 23, 2019

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is heading for a landslide victory in the assembly elections and a spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha elections, leads from Andhra Pradesh indicate.

Election Results: Total BJP Sweep, India Chooses Modi 2.0: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 24, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP has scored a victory bigger than in 2014 - leads suggest the party will cross the 300 mark - besting last time's 282 - to emerge as the single largest party. The party has kept its core states - the Hindi heartland, Gujarat and Maharashtra - while posting fresh victories in West Bengal, Odisha and the northeast. I...

Election Results Today, Counting Of Votes Begins At 8 am: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 23, 2019

The people's verdict on who rules the world's largest democracy for the next five years, will soon be known as counting of votes begin today for the general elections, held after the most polarized campaign the country has seen. Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- whose BJP became the first party to gain majority on its own in three decades -- seeks a ...

Election Results: Total BJP Sweep, India Chooses Modi 2.0, Show Leads - 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 24, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP has crossed the halfway mark on its own steam and leads showed a NDA sweep in the national elections within two hours of counting of votes. The BJP is doing well in most states, including the three heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, wrested by the Congress in December. It is also ahead...

Amid Storm Over Voting Machines On Eve Of Counting, Amit Shah's 6 Queries

India News | Reported by Sanket Upadhyay, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 22, 2019

BJP chief Amit Shah ripped into the opposition today over its allegations of tampering of Electronic Voting Machines, alleging that the "noise got shriller after the exit poll results". The Election Commission has already turned down the opposition demand for tallying the slips from the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) slips with the Electr...

Elections 2019: Opposition Demand On VVPATs Rejected By Election Body Day Before Counting

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 22, 2019

The Opposition demand to tally the VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) slips with the Electronic Voting Machines before votes are counted tomorrow has been turned down by the Election Commission.

After Exit Poll Results, PM Modi, Amit Shah Prepare For NDA-2

India News | Reported by HImanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday signed off on a resolution meant to serve as a blueprint for an NDA-2 government.

Election 2019: All 5 VVPATs Should Be Counted First, 22 Opposition Parties Tell Election Commission

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Opposition parties turned out in strength at the Election Commission today with a list of demands that they said were "confidence-building measures" and questioned the movement of Electronic Voting Machines of five states, saying it reinforced their concerns ahead of the counting of votes in the national election on Thursday.