Election Results 2014

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  "First Time In Haryana A Party Is Coming Back For Third Term": PM Modi

  Haryana has scripted history by giving a third consecutive term to the BJP in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BJP headquarters today while congratulating party workers for the unprecedented victory.

• Ab Ki Baar, Modi Sarkaar: BJP Sweeps, Narendra Modi Wins Both Seats

  The BJP and its allies will form the next government under Narendra Modi, who is headed to the Prime Minister's residence at 7 Race Course Road, Delhi. They now have a runaway lead with 328 seats and do not need any support to run a stable government. The Congress has been wiped out and has admitted defeat.

• Top 10 Economic Challenges for Modi's New Government

  Narendra Modi is all set to be the next prime minister of India and the BJP is headed for the country's most resounding victory in 30 years. Mr Modi has promised to unblock stalled investments in power, road and rail projects to revive economic growth that has fallen to a decade low of below 5 per cent.

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  After Markets Rally, BJP to Face Key Investor Tests

  The BSE Sensex and the broader Nifty surged to record highs while the rupee strengthened to an 11-month peak against the dollar on Friday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Narendra Modi, swept to a resounding majority in the world's largest election.

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  PM Modi Didn't Watch TV, Took Calls Only After Noon on Lok Sabha Poll Result Day: Book

  On the morning of May 16, 2014, when counting of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections was on, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was alone in his room meditating with no television on and took telephone calls only after 12 noon.

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  2014, Undoubtedly The Year of Modi

  Star campaigner who voters believe, writes Nalin S Kohli.

• BJP Makes Inroads in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, Trinamool Scoffs

  In West Bengal, after a 15-year drought, the BJP now has an MLA in the state Assembly. The party's Samik Bhattacharya has won Dakshin Bashirhat. In 1999, the BJP had won the Ashoknagar assembly seat in alliance with the Trinamool.

• AAP Has Much to Cheer About

  Captain Gopinath on why the AAP story is not over.

• Not A Single Woman Representative from Haryana in Lok Sabha

  Women candidates from Haryana failed to clinch even a single seat to the Lok Sabha in the recently concluded elections.

• Arun Jaitley Compares Ramdev to Mahatma Gandhi

  Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley has compared yoga teacher Ramdev to Mahatma Gandhi, praising him for "awakening" the country's voters.

• Election Barbs Behind Them, Modi and Jayalalithaa Talk on Phone

  They traded barbs during the general election, but now, as they both bask in huge victories, it is time for bonhomie again between Narendra Modi and J Jayalalithaa.

• Buddhist Monk Hangs Himself in South Delhi

  A 47-year-old Buddhist monk from Arunachal Pradesh allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his sister's house in Vasant Kunj in South Delhi.

• West Starts Awkward Embrace of Triumphant Narendra Modi

  Narendra Modi's crushing victory in India's elections presents an awkward task for Western powers who shunned the Hindu nationalist leader for years but see New Delhi as a crucial partner.

• Clamour for Congress Revamp Likely in Congress Working Committee Meet

  Hours before the Congress' highest decision making body, its Working Committee or CWC meets today to take stock of the party's humiliating defeat in the general elections, its seniormost MP in parliament Kamal Nath called for immediate internal elections.

• In Kerala, Usual Post-Poll Fireworks Begin Within Congress

  Whether the Congress wins or loses, one thing the party leaders in Kerala do not miss out on after the elections is washing dirty linen in public.