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After his electoral victory in Andhra Pradesh, Naidu faces the challenge of revitalising Amaravati while grappling with severe financial constraints.
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NDA Parliamentary Meeting: Earlier in the day, Modi was unanimously selected as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party.
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The women voter turnout was 64.72 percent while that of men was 63.11 percent. The turnout of persons of the third gender was 22.33 percent, the data showed.
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The Election Commission said as results of Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, along with some assembly bypolls have been declared, "model code of conduct has ceased to be in operation with immediate effect".
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Nitish Kumar's support has become crucial for NDA government formation at the Centre as the BJP has failed to attain a majority in the Lok Sabha on its own.
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At 38 per cent, the party's women MPs include investment banker Mohua Moitra; steadfast loyalists such as Sajda Ahmed and Mala Roy; professionals such as Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Sharmila Sarkar and actors such as June Maliah, Racha Banerjee, Satabdi Roy and Sayoni Ghosh.
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While the BJP fell short of the 272-seat halfway mark in the 543-seat Lok Sabha, it surpassed the threshold with the support of its allies.
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Addressing a press conference, the Congress leader said that for the first time during elections, PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commented on stock markets
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Among the triumphant TMC women, the spotlight shone brightly on Mahua Moitra, an investment banker-turned-politician, who, despite her expulsion from the Lok Sabha last year, secured a stunning victory in Krishnanagar by a margin of 56,705 votes
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) contested in 22 seats across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Assam in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, for the third time in a row, it only picked up seats in Punjab where three of its candidate won in 2024.
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Former chief ministers, Rajya Sabha members, entrepreneurs and even an ex-high court judge made their maiden entry into the 543-member Lower House of Parliament in the just concluded general elections.
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The general election took place in seven phases from April 26 to June 1 while the counting of votes took place on June 4. Reportedly, a total of 64.2 crore voters exercise their franchise
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Senthil who contested from Tiruvallur Lok Sabha seat, defeated BJP's V Pon Balaganapathy by a margin of 5,72,155 votes.
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Modi 3.0 will be about coalition compulsions, and as NDA allies jostle for the plum portfolios, the speaker’s post is in high demand, coming as it does with the power to determine Parliament's agenda.
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The Congress leader can only represent one constituency in Lok Sabha and will have to drop either Wayanad or Rae Bareli.
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While the AAP increased its vote share to 24.14% in 2024 from 18.2% in 2019, it failed to dislodge the BJP MPs in any seat.
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has convened and will chair the meeting, which will take place at 11 am at the Congress headquarters on June 8.
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The Congress dealt a body blow to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the opposition BJP and SAD, winning seven of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the high-stakes polls in Punjab even as two independents registered a surprise victory.
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Out of the 543 winning candidates, 504 are millionaires, the analysis found. The data showed that 42 percent of the candidates possess assets totalling Rs 10 crore and above.
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Once the heir apparent to Naveen Patnaik, Pandian is now the main scapegoat for the rout faced by BJD, a party that ruled the state for over two decades.
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On June 5, Modi tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, who accepted it and asked him to continue till the new government assumes office
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A section of voters has been upset over the Agniveer scheme. Our party wants those shortcomings which have been questioned by the public to be discussed in detail and removed, says JD(U) spokesperson KC Tyagi.
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Hundreds of Muslim women gathered at the Congress office in Lucknow on June 5 seeking guarantee cards promised during the election campaign- the cards guaranteed cash transfers to women.
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In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saw a significant change in their performance in Uttar Pradesh. The party received 36,267,072 votes, equating to a 41.37% vote share, which is a decline from the 49.98% vote share and 4,28,58,171 votes they secured in the 2019 elections.
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This is the highest number of candidates facing criminal charges to be elected to the Lower House.
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's defeat in Baharampur allows Congress to reconsider alliance with TMC in Bengal, mend ties with breakaway parties, and potentially strengthen INDIA bloc without his obstruction.
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Overall, the 2024 Lok Sabha results in Uttar Pradesh indicate a resurgence for Congress, as it not only retained its stronghold in Rae Bareli with Rahul Gandhi but also expanded its influence by winning five additional constituencies.
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All 121 candidates, who declared themselves illiterate, lost the polls.
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The BJP, for the first time in 10 years, fell short of the majority mark of 272 in the 543-member Lok Sabha but the NDA secured the magic number even as it did not cross the '400 paar' aim it had set for itself given the impressive performance by the opoosition
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Once the list is handed over to the President, the formal process to constitute the 18th Lok Sabha will commence.
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The NDA leaders had on June 5 unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the alliance.
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In the Punjab Lok Sabha Election 2024, 13 constituencies in Punjab went to the polls in a single phase on June 1 during the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Punjab witnessed a voting turnout of approximately 62%, with over 2.14 crore eligible electors casting their votes across the state's 13 Lok Sabha constituencies on Saturday.
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Akhilesh’s ‘PDA’ (Picchda Dalit Alpsankhyak) plank paid off and the party virtually swept the seats in Purvanchal where both non-Yadav OBCs and Dalits make a significant chunk of the electorate. SP also won 7 reserved seats.
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In the results declared on June 4, radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh won from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat while terror financing accused Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, bagged the Baramulla constituency in Jammu & Kashmir
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“This is going to end up being good for the Indian people,” Bremmer told Bloomberg TV’s Menaka Doshi in a webinar. “Frankly, the lack of checks and balances in India would have been a concern.”
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In the Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections 2024, voter turnout in the state was recorded at 61.33%, which was only slightly higher than the turnout in 2019.
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BJP lost in Faizabad-Ayodhya to INDIA bloc candidate Awadhesh Prasad. The Opposition countered with the slogan: “Na Ayodhya, na Kashi, ab ki baar Awadhesh Pasi,” emphasizing the Dalit identity of the SP candidate.
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The big loser tag certainly hurts but it’s an election, you win some you lose some and life goes on, says the National Conference leader.
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The company achieved EBITDA breakeven in the AHL business. Growth outlook remains solid
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The 2024 Lok Sabha election results highlight anti-incumbency in India, affecting leaders from Modi to Reddy. Despite exit polls predicting a BJP landslide, multiple factors reduced their parliamentary numbers.
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Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai. Banerjee's visit came after the INDIA bloc put up impressive performance in the Lok Sabha polls. Both the Sena (UBT) and Trinamool Congress are part of the Opposition alliance.
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India invited leaders of a number of its neighbouring countries, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghding, according to reports.
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Since 2014, D.K. Shivakumar’s brother, D.K. Suresh, has held the seat. In both 2014 and 2019, he won the seat with comfortable margins. D.K. Suresh’s victories reflected the Congress’s growing support base amongst Vokkaliga voters
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Jairam Ramesh highlighted Congress party's success in the state despite what he termed a "manipulated delimitation exercise".
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The 2024 elections were challenging for BJP in West Bengal, as they lost several key constituencies to TMC while retaining some of their previous strongholds.
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The 2024 elections brought a mix of victories and challenges for TMC in West Bengal, highlighting the dynamic political landscape of the state.
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This election was crucial for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JDU as Kumar was initially instrumental in proposing the concept of the INDIA bloc, aiming to unite anti-BJP parties nationwide.
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BJP has won 240 seats in the Lok Sabha election, which is 32 short of the majority mark of 272
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TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar's long-standing demand of special status for their respective states, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, are back in focus ahead of the formation of an NDA 3.0 government at the Centre
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Voting in Bihar took place across all 40 constituencies in seven phases, spanning from April 19 to June 1. Voter turnout across the state this year stood at 56.19 percent.
