Positioning ahead of election results reveals that retail investors were betting on a positive election outcome, but it’s hard to tell if retail traders made money.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday thanked all the partners of the INDIA bloc for contesting the Lok Sabha elections unitedly against BJP and said that the opposition coalition welcomes all parties that share a fundamental commitment to the values enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution. The Congress President also said INDIA block will continue to fight against the fascist rule of the BJP, led by Modi.
All the accusations of Election Commission bias seem to have fallen flat, there is very little evidence on anything along those lines, says the noted sociologist.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Writing on X (formerly Twitter), BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover said that the general elections reinforced that there was parliamentary democracy in India.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal xpressed amazement at the mandate, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, where the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) alliance won 43 seats.
They expect the NDA to form the government but added that in an extreme scenario such as if the opposition wrests the alliance's key allies, their investment approach to India will change "materially".
Even though the region has a DMK stronghold, for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in T-Nagar to rally support for party candidates, while TN CM MK Stalin also campaigned in various residential neighbourhoods of the constituencies.
The saffron party’s aim is not an immediate win but to emerge as the principal rival of the DMK over the longer term. Even one or two seats more will serve the BJP's purpose.
India’s capital Delhi have voted to send seven parliamentarians to the 18th Lok Sabha. In contest is majorly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on one hand, a party that has been winning all seats for the last 10 years, and the Congress in a pre-poll alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
In the Jat significant constituencies in Haryana, NDA had a vote share of 53.06 percent in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, in which BJP’s share was 53.00 percent.
Traditionally, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), have been the dominant forces in Thoothukudi's electoral landscape.
BJP’s Ramvir Singh replaces two-time winner Ramesh Bidhuri who in 2019 maintained his strong hold over the South Delhi seat, defeating AAP's Raghav Chadha by a significant margin of 3,67,043 votes (30.23 percent). Bidhuri secured 6,87,014 votes, while Chadha garnered 3,19,971 votes.
Delhi has a total of seven lok sabha seats, these seats play a key for the ruling party being the capital of the country.
The Indian National Congress (INC) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have joint hands in Delhi to contest seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, with congress sending its contestant in Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi and North West Delhi and AAP contesting the remaining four seats in the national capital.
In 2019, NDA had put up a dominant show in the state, winning 5 out of 5 seats.
The West Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, one of the 7 parliamentary constituencies in New Delhi, falls under the General category.
Historically, left parties have dominated the region, with the DMK failing to secure the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat since 1996. This constituency has been known for its swing nature, frequently changing representatives.
Raju Bista of the BJP had won the Darjeeling Lok Sabha election in 2019 with 750,067 votes
In 2024, Union minister Krishan Pal Gurjar was again fielded by the BJP against Congress veteran Mahender Pratap Singh. Gurjar won from Faridabad in 2014, and 2019 as well.
At a press conference in New Delhi, the Commission salutes all voters for their vital role in the world's largest elections, ensuring a resounding success. Watch the video to know more!
Stocks influenced by the government's economic agenda have risen sharply over the past year, and the trend is likely to continue.
Despite a slight decline in equity fund inflows since January, Balasubramanian said that the SIP inflows remain strong.
Mamata Banerjee’s tactic of one foot in INDIA block and the other outside, and her talk of ‘outside’ support to the INDIA block government might have confused the voters, if the results are in keeping with the exit polls projections.
The brokerage estimates that with the ruling parties' win, markets could stabilize and return to a fundamentals-driven approach.
Looking ahead, Khemka remains optimistic, predicting that if economic growth remains strong, earnings could double over the next five years even if market multiples stay the same.