Maharashtra Chief Minister, government formation highlights: The final decision on who will be new Maharashtra CM will rest on a couple of factors. The BJP's massive tally is just one of them.
The results of the state election results emphasizes the necessity for Congress to implement welfare measures that appeal to most of the public, according to Professor Rajeev Gowda, former Rajya Sabha MP
Brand strategist provides insights on the factors influencing investor confidence, PM Modi's excepitonal execution skills with respect to welfare policies, and the image of Brand Modi.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the BJP won 31 of the 47 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs). It might be hoping to repeat that success, particularly in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan.
The former chief minister has got 13,213 votes so far, while Chouhan has got 6,188, ECI website showed
Exit polls tip the BJP to retain Tripura and return to power in Nagaland with its ally, the National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP). The state saw re-polling in four of its polling stations after the Election Commission declared them as void.
Pollsters have predicted a comfortable majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance in Nagaland and Tripura, while Meghalaya is predicted to witness a hung assembly.
The BJP and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) are in pre-poll alliance in Nagaland. Deputy Chief Minister and Nagaland BJP leader, Yanthungo Patton appreciated that Modi is the only prime minister of the country to have visited the north east 57 times in nine years.
Athawale said the RPI(A) is an ally of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, and the party candidates after winning elections in Nagaland would work with the BJP-NDPP in the state as well.
After a comfortable and big 92-seat lead after a few hours of counting, the AAP knew their position in Punjab was cemented.
Two-time chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress founder Amarinder Singh, who lost from his Patiala Urban seat, tweeted congratulations to AAP as the party is set to win Punjab in a landslide victory.
The BJP emerged as the single largest party in the recently-concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls, winning 105 seats, much below the 145 halfway mark in the 288-member House. The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress secured 56, 54 and 44 seats, respectively.
The assembly election results in Haryana and Maharashtra might have given the Congress a shot in the arm — but, it is yet to change its laidback attitude.
The BJP is set to form the government in Maharashtra and with the help of other parties could even come back to power in Haryana, but the results are not what it expected. It's a wake-up call for the ruling party.
Post the Assembly Election results, trends got clear, the market took off and it went past 5,600, says Udayan Mukherjee, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18. “But in the last 30-40 minutes of trade the market gave up quite a bit of those gains,” he adds.
Deven Choksey, managing director of KR Choksey Shares & Securities told CNBC-TV18 that election results are less likely to affect to the market unless they are extremely negative.