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.

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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.

• Narendra Modi Grapples With First Challenge - Filling His Cabinet

  India's prime minister-to-be Narendra Modi was huddled in discussions with close aides and advisers on Sunday, finalising the names of people to join his cabinet and grappling with the crucial decision of who will be his finance minister.

• Indians in Trinidad and Tobago Hail Narendra Modi's Victory in Elections

  The victory of the BJP, led by Narendra Modi, in the Indian election has been hailed by a large section of the people of Trinidad and Tobago where the Indian diaspora accounts for nearly 40 percent of its 1.3 million population of the twin islands.

• Dalai Lama Congratulates Narendra Modi

  Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today congratulated PM-elect Narendra Modi for BJP's decisive victory in the general elections.