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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 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 ...

Odisha Congress Candidate Critical After Being Shot At By Men On Bike

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2019

A Congress candidate from Odisha's Aska assembly seat was critically injured on Wednesday after four unidentified people shot at him, the police said.

Kerala Lok Sabha Election Results: How To Check Election Result

Richa Taneja | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Lok Sabha Election Results in Kerala, along with all other states, will be declared tomorrow. The counting of votes will begin at 8 am and the final result tally is expected by evening. Kerala voted in the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 with voter turnout of 70.63 per cent. United Democratic Front (UDF) which includes the Congress, Left De...

Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results: How To Check Election Result 

Food | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP and Congress are in contest for 29 parliamentary seats in the state.

Elections 2019-"Enfeebled Commission": Congress Attacks Poll Body Over VVPAT Decision

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2019

The Congress today launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission after it rejected a demand by opposition parties to tally Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) with Electronic Voting Machines. The opposition party referred to the poll body as "Enfeebled Commission" and said it was a "black day" for democracy.

Donald Trump Engaged In "Cover-Up", Says US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2019

As Democrats in the U.S. Congress debated possibly impeaching Republican President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday, about an hour before a White House meeting with him, that Trump is engaged in a "cover-up."

Senior NCP Leader Joins Shiv Sena, Blames Sharad Pawar For His Cross Over

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2019

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former minister Jaydutta Kshirsagar on Wednesday joined the Shiv Sena, saying he felt "suffocated" in the NCP.

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Results: How To Check Election Result

Entertainment | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party are in contest for 48 parliamentary seats in Maharashtra.

"BJP Never Demanded Floor Test In Madhya Pradesh": Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2019

As Congress and BJP are involved in a spat over allegations of toppling the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that the party has not demanded a floor test in the Assembly.

South Africa Lawmakers Re-Elect Cyril Ramaphosa As President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2019

South African lawmakers on Wednesday re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the nation's president, two weeks after the ruling ANC party returned to power in legislative elections.

Opposition Putting On "Horror Show" Over Poll Defeat: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Attacking the Congress and other opposition parties for raising concerns about EVMs, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said they want to "discredit" democracy as they are unable to digest "defeat of the dynasty".

Elections 2019: Big Test For Over 720 Women, 4 Transgender Candidates Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Congress fielded the maximum of women candidates (54) while the ruling BJP fielded 53 women this election.

Election 2019 - "Don't Be Afraid": Rahul Gandhi's Message To Party On "Fake Exit Polls"

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 22, 2019

A day before the counting of votes, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has urged party men to be "alert in the next 24 hours" and be fearless in a tweet similar to his sister Priyanka Gandhi's audio message on Sunday, when exit polls predicted a dismal scenario for the party. He also called the exit polls fake.

Opinion: Sidhu, Yeddyurappa, Madhya Pradesh - Congress Alarms Are Ringing

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Anyone who tracks the Congress should be equally unsurprised that it appears totally unprepared for the BJP's ambush.