NEW DELHI: Has Haryana election results neutralised the “psychological advantage” which the Congress-led opposition had claimed to gain after Lok Sabha polls? Rahul Gandhi had in his recent speeches claimed that the opposition had broken PM Modi “psychologically”, citing the fact that his government was dependent on the support of allies in Lok Sabha for…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, whose viral image with his political rival Nitish Kumar triggered wild speculations ahead of government formation, refused to divulge what transpired between them on their flight from Patna to Delhi. Reacting to his viral picture Tejashwi Yadav said that both of them greeted…
NEW DELHI: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their alliance leader. 21 NDA leaders signed the letter to elect PM Modi as leader.In the resolution, the leaders underlined alliance government’s commitment to serving poor, women, youth, farmers and deprived sections of society. “We…
NEW DELHI: The verdict is out. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is set to form the government at the Centre for the third consecutive term. But what would usually be termed a clear victory, in turn, feels like a defeat for the BJP after the opposition INDIA bloc‘s stellar show. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will…
NEW DELHI: In 2014, Smriti Irani was the giant killer of Lok Sabha elections and made national headlines after defeating Rahul Gandhi in the Congress bastion of Amethi. Five years later, the constituency has a new giant killer – Kishori Lal Sharma, a Congressman who has worked closely with the Gandhi family for decades. K…
Stock market crash today: In a stunning turn of events, the Indian stock market experienced a massive meltdown on Tuesday as vote-counting trends indicated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alliance might fall short of the anticipated landslide victory. The benchmark BSE Sensex plunged over 4,300 points, marking its worst performance in four years and erasing…
NEW DELHI: In a dramatic change of fortunes, the BJP, which had dominated the National Democratic Alliance for the last 10 years, will now have to depend on allies Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu to form the next government at the Centre. Ironically, both the regional leaders became a part of the ruling alliance only…
The counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is still under way and the trends till now point to setback for the BJP-led ruling NDA, which is hovering around the 300-mark, way below its poll cry of “abki baar 400 paar” and the hype created by the exit poll predictions. The INDIA bloc,…
NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA which had made “abki baar 400-paar” its poll pitch for the Lok Sabha elections is hovering around the 300-mark with the the INDIA bloc putting up a very strong show in the key states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. In Uttar Pradesh, the INDIA bloc and the NDA are…
All eyes are on the results of the Lok Sabha elections set for Tuesday, featuring numerous high-profile electoral battles. The voting for the 543-member Lok Sabha (with Surat and Indore seats uncontested) was conducted over seven phases from April 19 to June 1.The election phases were held on April 19 (Phase 1), April 26 (Phase…
