General Election 2019

Next UK Parliament May Be Most Diverse With Many Indian MPs In Contest

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 8, 2019

With just days to go before the UK General Election on Thursday, the new Parliament set to be voted in is expected to be the most diverse in Britain''s history based on projections and what experts believe has been a late surge in diversity from the country's main political parties.

Donald Trump To Attend NATO Summit In London, Days Before UK Vote

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 16, 2019

US President Donald Trump will visit Britain for NATO's 70th anniversary summit next month, the White House said Friday, in a trip that falls days before the country votes in a general election.

BJP Fares Well In "Minority-Concentration" Districts, Wins Over 50% Seats

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2019

The BJP has managed to puncture opposition's claims that the party is anti-minority by winning more than 50 per cent of the Lok Sabha seats in 90 "minority-concentration" districts identified in 2008 by the then UPA government.

General Election 2019: BS Yeddyurappa Says He Is Ready For Fresh Assembly Elections

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2019

Amid speculation that JDS-Congress coalition may collapse following its drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka BJP Chief BS Yeddyurappa Sunday said his party favoured fresh assembly elections in such an event, ruling out partnering with the regional party to form a new government.

Election Results 2019: BJP's Sambit Patra Loses To BJD Heavyweight Pinaki Mishra In Puri

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday May 24, 2019

In the general election 2019, the BJD won 12 seats while BJP won 8 seats and Congress got one seat in Odisha.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019- "People Across The Country Have Rejected Negative Politics": Yogi Adityanath

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

As the BJP marched towards a grand victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said alert voters have rejected the "opportunistic and casteist" politics of mahagathbandhan forged by the opposition parties.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019- "Narendra Modi Is Blessed With God-Like Powers": Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India News | Thursday May 23, 2019

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said that Lok Sabha elections results reflect that there is a tsunami of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country.

India Election Results Till 2 pm: BJP, Allies Lead On 350 Seats

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Thursday May 23, 2019

Indian General Election 2019: The BJP and its allies are leading on 350 seats, the trends at 2 pm show.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019- "Roshan Baig Tried To Help BJP And Sabotage My Campaign": Rizwan Arshad

India News | ANI | Thursday May 23, 2019

Congress's Bengaluru Central candidate Rizwan Arshad today hit out at his party's miffed lawmaker Roshan Baig stating that he has tried to help the BJP and attempted to sabotage his campaign.

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: "With You All The Way": Robert Vadra To Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 23, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband, Robert Vadra, earlier found himself trolled on Twitter after mistakenly posting the Paraguayan flag instead of the Indian when posing for the traditional post-election selfie

Lok Sabha Elections 2019- "Results Will Be In Favour Of Congress, Rahul Will Be Next PM": Ajay Maken

India News | ANI | Thursday May 23, 2019

The Congress party candidate from New Delhi parliamentary constituency Ajay Maken today said that Rahul Gandhi will be the next prime minister of the country.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: "Confident In Fairness Of Indian Elections, Will Work With Winner": US

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

The United States on Wednesday said that it was confident in the fairness and integrity of the Indian elections and would work with whoever is the victor.

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 | Monday October 21, 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...

Voter Turnout In Lok Sabha Polls 2019 Highest Ever: Election Commission

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 23, 2019

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections, which spanned over six weeks and the votes for which are being counted today, have registered the highest ever voter turnout in the history of Indian parliamentary elections.