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Ahead of party emergency meeting at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's residence at Kalighat on Saturday, Trinamool Congress Friday suspended party MLA from Bijpur and son of BJP leader Mukul Roy, Subhrangshu Roy, from the party for six years.&nbsp;

The party general secretary Partha Chatterjee said that Roy was suspended for making anti-party remarks and breaching the party discipline.&nbsp;

“We are suspending Subhrangshu Roy for six years. The way he is talking, it is clear that he has breached the party discipline. He has made anti-party remarks despite being in the party. The party will not accept it hence he is being suspended,” said Chatterjee.&nbsp;

Earlier in the day, Roy addressed media and claimed that he had no regrets for failing to provide the lead to the Trinamool Congress candidate Dinesh Trivedi from the Barrackpore constituency.&nbsp;

Roy said, “I had said I’ll ensure lead in Bijpur Assembly seat but I couldn’t. I lost to my father Mukul Roy. Neither am I angry nor have any regrets. I gave my best to my party, my father gave his best to his party too. But people chose him over me.”&nbsp;

Without naming Trinamool Congress’ general secretary Partha Chatterjee for his Kachrapara boy (garbage) remarks on Mukul, Roy said, “People of Barrackpore couldn’t take the fact that some leaders insulted the Roy family. They would often refer to my father as Kachrapara’s Kachra boy. This is unfortunate that despite me giving my best, Trinamool Congress could not win.”&nbsp;

After learning of the party’s announcement on his suspension, Roy said, “It was suffocating to be in that atmosphere. I feel better now. The person (Partha Chatterjee) who made those allegations on me, he should be answerable to the party, as we lost in seats which he was in charge.”&nbsp;

Speculations are rife after Mukul Roy, who was a number two in the party, switched camps and joined the BJP that his son Subhrangshu Roy would also join the BJP. However, time and again Roy had claimed that he would continue to be a part of the Trinamool Congress.&nbsp;

However, Roy’s suspension from the party has given credence to such speculation.&nbsp;

Pooja Mehta Ahead of party emergency meeting at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's residence at Kalighat on Saturday, Trinamool Congress Friday suspended party MLA from Bijpur and son of BJP leader Mukul Roy, Subhrangshu Roy, from the party for six years.

Pooja Mehta Ahead of party emergency meeting at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's residence at Kalighat on Saturday, Trinamool Congress Friday suspended party MLA from Bijpur and son of BJP leader Mukul Roy, Subhrangshu Roy, from the party for six years. The party general secretary Partha Chatterjee said that Roy was suspended for making anti-party remarks and breaching the party discipline. “We are suspending Subhrangshu Roy for six years. The way he is talking, it is clear that he has breached the party discipline. He has made anti-party remarks despite being in the party. The party will not accept it hence he is being suspended,” said Chatterjee. Earlier in the day, Roy addressed media and claimed that he had no regrets for failing to provide the lead to the Trinamool Congress candidate Dinesh Trivedi from the Barrackpore constituency. Roy said, “I had said I’ll ensure lead in Bijpur Assembly seat but I couldn’t. I lost to my father Mukul Roy. Neither am I angry nor have any regrets. I gave my best to my party, my father gave his best to his party too. But people chose him over me.” Without naming Trinamool Congress’ general secretary Partha Chatterjee for his Kachrapara boy (garbage) remarks on Mukul, Roy said, “People of Barrackpore couldn’t take the fact that some leaders insulted the Roy family. They would often refer to my father as Kachrapara’s Kachra boy. This is unfortunate that despite me giving my best, Trinamool Congress could not win.” After learning of the party’s announcement on his suspension, Roy said, “It was suffocating to be in that atmosphere. I feel better now. The person (Partha Chatterjee) who made those allegations on me, he should be answerable to the party, as we lost in seats which he was in charge.” Speculations are rife after Mukul Roy, who was a number two in the party, switched camps and joined the BJP that his son Subhrangshu Roy would also join the BJP. However, time and again Roy had claimed that he would continue to be a part of the Trinamool Congress. However, Roy’s suspension from the party has given credence to such speculation.

TMC suspends BJP leader Mukul Roy’s son from party ahead of emergency meet  

The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied nearly 400 points early trade on Friday after a historic mandate won by the PM Narendra Modi government Lok Sabha polls 2019.

Election commission data showed Modi’s National Democratic Alliance has secured 350 seats, with BJP alone winning 303 seats in the 2019 general elections.&nbsp;

In 2014, the party won 282 seats, the NDA had won 336. It was the first time in more than three decades that a single party won the majority on its own.

At 9:20 am, the Sensex was up 285 points at 39,096, and the Nifty50 was trading 73 points higher at 11,731.

Yesterday, BSE Sensex surged over 1,000 points to touch the 40,000-mark for the first time ever following the BJP's thumping electoral show, but could not sustain the euphoria as investors chose to cash in on the gains.

In similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty ad crossed the historic 12,000-level after early trends gave the BJP a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha, but succumbed to profit booking towards the fag-end of the session.

Foreign institutional investors to believe that a stable government will lead to decisive governance and continuing reforms in the world`s fastest-growing economy.

Meanwhile, Asian stocks traded in the red as investor concerns grew over the escalating US-China trade tensions. Shares fell in the negative territory in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Seoul.&nbsp; 
 
(With inputs from agencies)

The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied nearly 400 points early trade on Friday after a historic mandate won by the PM Narendra Modi government Lok Sabha polls 2019. Election commission data showed Modi’s National Democratic Alliance has secured 350 seats, with BJP alone winning 303 seats in the 2019 general elections.

The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied nearly 400 points early trade on Friday after a historic mandate won by the PM Narendra Modi government Lok Sabha polls 2019. Election commission data showed Modi’s National Democratic Alliance has secured 350 seats, with BJP alone winning 303 seats in the 2019 general elections. In 2014, the party won 282 seats, the NDA had won 336. It was the first time in more than three decades that a single party won the majority on its own. At 9:20 am, the Sensex was up 285 points at 39,096, and the Nifty50 was trading 73 points higher at 11,731. Yesterday, BSE Sensex surged over 1,000 points to touch the 40,000-mark for the first time ever following the BJP's thumping electoral show, but could not sustain the euphoria as investors chose to cash in on the gains. In similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty ad crossed the historic 12,000-level after early trends gave the BJP a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha, but succumbed to profit booking towards the fag-end of the session. Foreign institutional investors to believe that a stable government will lead to decisive governance and continuing reforms in the world`s fastest-growing economy. Meanwhile, Asian stocks traded in the red as investor concerns grew over the escalating US-China trade tensions. Shares fell in the negative territory in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Seoul. (With inputs from agencies)

Sensex opens 300 points higher as India gives NDA a bigger mandate than 2014

Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav won Mainpuri and Azamgarh Lok Sabha Parliamentary seats, respectively.

The winning margin of Mulayam Singh Yadav, however, plummeted to 94,389 from 3,64,666 in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Akhilesh Yadav won by a margin of 2,59,874 seats.

The father-son duo polled 5,24,926 and 6,21,578 in their constituencies, respectively.

While Mulayam was pitted against Prem Singh Shakya of the BJP, Akhilesh contested against Dinesh Nirahua of the ruling party at the Centre.

Last time, Mulayam Singh had won from his son's constituency--Azamgarh, with a margin of 63,204 votes.

The counting of votes for the 542 Lok Sabha seats is currently underway.

Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav won Mainpuri and Azamgarh Lok Sabha Parliamentary seats, respectively. The winning margin of Mulayam Singh Yadav, however, plummeted to 94,389 from 3,64,666 in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav won Mainpuri and Azamgarh Lok Sabha Parliamentary seats, respectively. The winning margin of Mulayam Singh Yadav, however, plummeted to 94,389 from 3,64,666 in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Akhilesh Yadav won by a margin of 2,59,874 seats. The father-son duo polled 5,24,926 and 6,21,578 in their constituencies, respectively. While Mulayam was pitted against Prem Singh Shakya of the BJP, Akhilesh contested against Dinesh Nirahua of the ruling party at the Centre. Last time, Mulayam Singh had won from his son's constituency--Azamgarh, with a margin of 63,204 votes. The counting of votes for the 542 Lok Sabha seats is currently underway.

Lok Sabha election result 2019: Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh, Akhilesh Yadav register victory

The YSR Congress Party, led by Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on Thursday stormed to power in Andhra Pradesh with a landslide victory, winning 148 seats in the 175-member Assembly. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) was leading in two other constituencies. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which was in power, bit the dust across the state, only bagging 19 seats so far while being ahead in 5 other seats. Watch this video to know more.

India Votes: Jagan Reddy trumps Chandrababu Naidu

The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/in-up-bjp-gets-60-and-counting-sp-bsp-struggles-to-touch-15-221133">BJP has won seven seats</a> and is leading in two others, while the Congress bagged three and the AIUDF one of Assam's 14 Lok Sabha constituencies as the counting of votes continued well past midnight.

The saffron party retained the Jorhat and Dibrugarh constituencies while wresting the Silchar and Karimganj seats from the Congress and the AIUDF respectively.

Dibrugarh's sitting BJP MP Rameswar Teli won by the highest margin of 3,64,566 votes in the state over former Union minister and Congress candidate Paban Singh Ghatowar.

Gaurav Gogoi, the sitting Congress MP in Kaliabor constituency and son of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, won by a huge margin of 2,09,994 votes against Moni Madhab Mahanta of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally of the ruling BJP.

In Jorhat, state Power Minister Topon Kumar Gogoi defeated former Congress MLA Sushanta Borgohain by 82,653 votes.

The BJP snatched both the Silchar and the Karimganj seats in the linguistically and demographically sensitive Barak valley.

Watch:&nbsp;Wishes pour in for PM Modi

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All India Mahila Congress president and sitting MP from Silchar, Sushmita Dev faced defeat in the hands of BJP's first-timer Rajdeep Roy, who won by 81,596 votes.

AIUDF's sitting MP Radheshyam Biswas lost to Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Kripanath Mallah by 38,389 votes in the Karimganj seat in the Barak valley.

BJP candidate Pallab Lochan Das won the Tezpur seat, beating M G V K Bhanu of the Congress by 2,42,841 votes.

In the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency, Queen Oja of the BJP beat Bobbeeta Sharma of the Congress by 3,45,606 votes.

The BJP's Horen Sing Bey defeated Biren Singh Engti of the Congress in the Autonomous District by 2,39,626 votes.

The AIUDF won the Dhubri seat, with party candidate Badruddin Ajmal beating Congress' Abu Taher Bepari by a margin of 226258 votes.

Congress' Abdul Khaleque beat Kumar Deepak Das of the Asom Gana Parishad by a margin of 1,40,307 votes in the Barpeta Lok Sabha seat.

In the Nowgong parliamentary constituency, Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi won by a margin of 16,752 votes, defeating Rupak Sharma of the BJP.

The BJP is leading in Lakhimpur and Mangaldoi seats, while sitting Independent MP Naba Kumar Sarania is ahead in the Kokrajhar parliamentary constituency.&nbsp;

The BJP has won seven seats and is leading in two others, while the Congress bagged three and the AIUDF one of Assam's 14 Lok Sabha constituencies as the counting of votes continued well past midnight.

The BJP has won seven seats and is leading in two others, while the Congress bagged three and the AIUDF one of Assam's 14 Lok Sabha constituencies as the counting of votes continued well past midnight. The saffron party retained the Jorhat and Dibrugarh constituencies while wresting the Silchar and Karimganj seats from the Congress and the AIUDF respectively. Dibrugarh's sitting BJP MP Rameswar Teli won by the highest margin of 3,64,566 votes in the state over former Union minister and Congress candidate Paban Singh Ghatowar. Gaurav Gogoi, the sitting Congress MP in Kaliabor constituency and son of former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, won by a huge margin of 2,09,994 votes against Moni Madhab Mahanta of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), an ally of the ruling BJP. In Jorhat, state Power Minister Topon Kumar Gogoi defeated former Congress MLA Sushanta Borgohain by 82,653 votes. The BJP snatched both the Silchar and the Karimganj seats in the linguistically and demographically sensitive Barak valley. Watch: Wishes pour in for PM Modi All India Mahila Congress president and sitting MP from Silchar, Sushmita Dev faced defeat in the hands of BJP's first-timer Rajdeep Roy, who won by 81,596 votes. AIUDF's sitting MP Radheshyam Biswas lost to Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Kripanath Mallah by 38,389 votes in the Karimganj seat in the Barak valley. BJP candidate Pallab Lochan Das won the Tezpur seat, beating M G V K Bhanu of the Congress by 2,42,841 votes. In the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency, Queen Oja of the BJP beat Bobbeeta Sharma of the Congress by 3,45,606 votes. The BJP's Horen Sing Bey defeated Biren Singh Engti of the Congress in the Autonomous District by 2,39,626 votes. The AIUDF won the Dhubri seat, with party candidate Badruddin Ajmal beating Congress' Abu Taher Bepari by a margin of 226258 votes. Congress' Abdul Khaleque beat Kumar Deepak Das of the Asom Gana Parishad by a margin of 1,40,307 votes in the Barpeta Lok Sabha seat. In the Nowgong parliamentary constituency, Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi won by a margin of 16,752 votes, defeating Rupak Sharma of the BJP. The BJP is leading in Lakhimpur and Mangaldoi seats, while sitting Independent MP Naba Kumar Sarania is ahead in the Kokrajhar parliamentary constituency.

Lok Sabha election result 2019: BJP bags seven seats in Assam, Congress wins three

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday said he intended to change the portfolio of cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for his "inept" handling of local bodies department.

Singh said he would approach the Congress high command over Sidhu's remarks on the sacrilege issue during sacrilege. A day before polling, Sidhu had raised questions on the probe into the desecration of religious texts in 2015.

Singh claimed that the remarks "might have affected the party's performance in Bathinda".

He said the urban vote bank had been the backbone of the party in the state but Sidhu's failure to do any development work had impacted the Congress, which had performed well this time in rural areas.

"I intend to change Sidhu's portfolio for the inept handling of his department," the chief minister said in a statement here.

Singh said it was wrong on his part to make the controversial remarks and the minister evidently did not understand that a special investigation team (SIT) had been set up to probe the sacrilege issue.

Asked if the party high command would agree to change Sidhu's portfolio, Singh said he had raised the issue with them some months ago and it was agreed that any decision in the matter would be taken after the Lok Sabha elections.

The chief minister said he was confident that not just party president Rahul Gandhi but even Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was believed to have a soft corner for Sidhu, would agree in the interest of the state and for strengthening the party.

Singh said Sidhu, who was the minister for local government, had not been able to handle his department and the Congress had performed poorly in urban areas in Punjab.

The chief minister said he intended to take up the issue with the party high command once things settled down, after the election results.&nbsp;

The chief minister said Sidhu's "yari and jhappi" (friendship and hugs) with the Pakistani army chief would not be tolerated, especially by Army personnel, who were being killed by the ISI-backed terrorists.

He also said the performance of the state ministers would be reviewed in the backdrop of the Lok Sabha results.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday said he intended to change the portfolio of cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for his "inept" handling of local bodies department.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday said he intended to change the portfolio of cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for his "inept" handling of local bodies department. Singh said he would approach the Congress high command over Sidhu's remarks on the sacrilege issue during sacrilege. A day before polling, Sidhu had raised questions on the probe into the desecration of religious texts in 2015. Singh claimed that the remarks "might have affected the party's performance in Bathinda". He said the urban vote bank had been the backbone of the party in the state but Sidhu's failure to do any development work had impacted the Congress, which had performed well this time in rural areas. "I intend to change Sidhu's portfolio for the inept handling of his department," the chief minister said in a statement here. Singh said it was wrong on his part to make the controversial remarks and the minister evidently did not understand that a special investigation team (SIT) had been set up to probe the sacrilege issue. Asked if the party high command would agree to change Sidhu's portfolio, Singh said he had raised the issue with them some months ago and it was agreed that any decision in the matter would be taken after the Lok Sabha elections. The chief minister said he was confident that not just party president Rahul Gandhi but even Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was believed to have a soft corner for Sidhu, would agree in the interest of the state and for strengthening the party. Singh said Sidhu, who was the minister for local government, had not been able to handle his department and the Congress had performed poorly in urban areas in Punjab. The chief minister said he intended to take up the issue with the party high command once things settled down, after the election results. The chief minister said Sidhu's "yari and jhappi" (friendship and hugs) with the Pakistani army chief would not be tolerated, especially by Army personnel, who were being killed by the ISI-backed terrorists. He also said the performance of the state ministers would be reviewed in the backdrop of the Lok Sabha results.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh intends to change Sidhu's portfolio

In a first, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/flop-show-for-congress-rjd-in-bihar-says-pollsters-nda-to-win-big-219966">Rashtriya Janata Dal</a> (RJD) could not manage to win even a single seat in the 17th Lok Sabha elections which concluded on May 19.

The RJD, led by Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav, fought the election in alliance with the Congress and others. The party, which contested on 20 seats, didn't manage to win even a single seat this election and nose-dived from 27 in 2014 to nil in 2019.

Constituted in 1997, the RJD received the status of the recognised national-level party in 2008. In its first election in 1998, it had won 17 seats in Bihar.

Meanwhile, Congress, which is the part of the<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-up-numbers-show-mahagathbandhan-a-failed-experiment-221047"> RJD-led mahagathbandhan</a>, only managed to win one seat in Bihar.

The grand old party had fielded contestant on nine seats.

Besides, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), which contested on five and three seats respectively, also failed to open its account.

The ruling BJP-JDU-LJP alliance in Bihar achieved a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections with BJP winning 17 seats, while its allies Janata Dal-United (JDU) getting 16 seats and Ram Vilas Paswan`s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) winning six seats. In all, the alliance won 37 seats.

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In a first, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) could not manage to win even a single seat in the 17th Lok Sabha elections which concluded on May 19. The RJD, led by Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav, fought the election in alliance with the Congress and others.

In a first, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) could not manage to win even a single seat in the 17th Lok Sabha elections which concluded on May 19. The RJD, led by Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav, fought the election in alliance with the Congress and others. The party, which contested on 20 seats, didn't manage to win even a single seat this election and nose-dived from 27 in 2014 to nil in 2019. Constituted in 1997, the RJD received the status of the recognised national-level party in 2008. In its first election in 1998, it had won 17 seats in Bihar. Meanwhile, Congress, which is the part of the RJD-led mahagathbandhan, only managed to win one seat in Bihar. The grand old party had fielded contestant on nine seats. Besides, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), which contested on five and three seats respectively, also failed to open its account. The ruling BJP-JDU-LJP alliance in Bihar achieved a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections with BJP winning 17 seats, while its allies Janata Dal-United (JDU) getting 16 seats and Ram Vilas Paswan`s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) winning six seats. In all, the alliance won 37 seats. Watch: Nitish kumar secures all 17 LS seats in Bihar ×

Lok Sabha election result 2019: In a first, Lalu Prasad Yadav led-RJD draw a blank in Bihar

Elections in India has been summed up now, PM Modi led BJP+ gets massive mandate and surely done a serious damage to opposition. People choose 'chowkidaar' over 'Naamdaar' again for the next 5 years.

IEW: PM Modi: India's unifier in Chief

Delhi chief minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said he accepted the people's mandate, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-bjp-certain-of-a-clean-sweep-in-delhi-two-candidates-leading-by-huge-margin-220973">after his party lost on all seven seats</a> in the national capital and came third in most of the constituencies.

He also congratulated <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/this-is-a-mandate-to-form-new-india-pm-modi-delivers-first-address-after-lok-sabha-polls-result-221070">Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the "historic" win</a> of the NDA in the Lok Sabha election.

Except for North West and South Delhi seats, where the AAP is in the second spot, the ruling party in Delhi came at the third position in all the other five constituencies.

The AAP had fielded seven candidates in Delhi - Brijesh Goyal from New Delhi, Pankaj Gupta from Chandni Chowk, Raghav Chadha from South Delhi, Atishi from East Delhi, Dilip Pandey from North East Delhi, Gugan Singh from North West Delhi and Balbir Singh Jakhad from West Delhi.

In New Delhi, Goyal lost by over four lakh votes to BJP candidate Meenakshi Lekhi, Gupta lost by over three lakh votes to BJP candidate Harsh Vardhan, Chadha lost by over three lakh votes to BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri and Atishi lost by over four lakh votes to BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir.

On the other hand, Dilip Pandey lost by over five lakh votes to BJP candidate Manoj Tiwari, Singh lost by over six lakh to BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans and Jakhar lost by over six lakh votes to BJP candidate Parvesh Singh Verma.

The star performer of AAP, Atishi who is credited with revolutionising the education system of government schools, has come in third, after Gambhir and Congress candidate Arvinder Singh Lovely.

Kejriwal congratulated Modi for the BJP's victory.

"I congratulate Shri Narendra Modi for this historic win and look forward to working together for the betterment of the people of Delhi," Kejriwal tweeted.

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"We accept the mandate of the people. We fielded very good candidates and our party workers worked very hard during campaigning," he said in another tweet.

He also congratulated Bhagwant Mann, who won from Sangrur seat in Punjab, and the people of the constituency, saying Mann will continue to raise people's issues in Parliament.

The Delhi chief minister has been a vocal critic of Modi and has lashed out at him on several occasions during election campaigns, accusing the prime minister of indulging in politics of hatred.

Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said the party respects the mandate of people. "We will work together with the prime minister for the people of Delhi. We have provided our best candidates. Every party workers worked very hard in this election. We will continue our work for the people of Delhi," he said.

AAP East Delhi candidate Atishi congratulated her rival from BJP Gautam&nbsp;Gambhir, saying she would continue to work for her constituency.

"And many thanks to the people of East Delhi. Have been overwhelmed by the love and affection I got here. I will always be available for you and shall continue my work here for a safer, more educated and developed East Delhi," the Oxford graduate said.

She thanked the volunteers of the AAP "who gave their heart and soul" to her campaign.

"All of you are amazing! It gives me a great sense of hope that so many people from different walks have life have come together to bring change in this country," she said.

Chadha, in a long post on Facebook, said he respects the mandate of the people and congratulated all the winning MPs, including Bidhuri.

"As the Lok Sabha elections come to a close, people have spoken and we respect their mandate. I congratulate the BJP on its victory and do hope the seven elected MPs suitably reciprocate Delhiites for the trust placed in them. I hope the spirit of federalism moves them to work with the state government for a better Delhi, for all.&nbsp;

"Even as I congratulate Ramesh Bidhuri of BJP on his victory, I hope in the next five years he serves people of South Delhi constituency better than he has in the past five years," he said.

Watch:&nbsp;PM Modi addresses BJP workers at BJP HQ, New Delhi&nbsp;

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Right from slapping of Kejriwal during a road show to the Delhi chief minister claiming that Modi would murder him and even the issue related to distribution of obscene and derogatory pamphlets against Atishi, the AAP was in the midst of a number of controversies this election season.

The AAP was expecting to form an alliance with the Congress but the matter turned sour with a public war of words between Kejriwal and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

The speculation became rife after Gandhi and Kejriwal, along with other 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) leaders, shared stage during a farmers' rally last year.

While the AAP, on one hand, was looking to form an alliance on 33 seats in Delhi, Punjab, Goa, Haryana and Chandigarh with the grand old party, the Congress proposed a tie-up only in the national capital which proved to be a deal breaker for the Aam Aadmi Party.

Both the BJP and the Congress had started their campaign in the last two weeks before the voting in Delhi on May 12, but the AAP had begun its campaign right from March.

The AAP had divided their Lok Sabha poll campaign in three phases.

The first phase was from March 10 to April 7 while the second phase was from April 10 to 25. In the first phase, 'jan sabhas' were conducted while in the second phase, door-to-door campaigning was done. The third phase of AAP's campaigning started from May 1-10.

Delhi chief minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said he accepted the people's mandate, after his party lost on all seven seats in the national capital and came third in most of the constituencies.

Delhi chief minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said he accepted the people's mandate, after his party lost on all seven seats in the national capital and came third in most of the constituencies. He also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the "historic" win of the NDA in the Lok Sabha election. Except for North West and South Delhi seats, where the AAP is in the second spot, the ruling party in Delhi came at the third position in all the other five constituencies. The AAP had fielded seven candidates in Delhi - Brijesh Goyal from New Delhi, Pankaj Gupta from Chandni Chowk, Raghav Chadha from South Delhi, Atishi from East Delhi, Dilip Pandey from North East Delhi, Gugan Singh from North West Delhi and Balbir Singh Jakhad from West Delhi. In New Delhi, Goyal lost by over four lakh votes to BJP candidate Meenakshi Lekhi, Gupta lost by over three lakh votes to BJP candidate Harsh Vardhan, Chadha lost by over three lakh votes to BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri and Atishi lost by over four lakh votes to BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir. On the other hand, Dilip Pandey lost by over five lakh votes to BJP candidate Manoj Tiwari, Singh lost by over six lakh to BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans and Jakhar lost by over six lakh votes to BJP candidate Parvesh Singh Verma. The star performer of AAP, Atishi who is credited with revolutionising the education system of government schools, has come in third, after Gambhir and Congress candidate Arvinder Singh Lovely. Kejriwal congratulated Modi for the BJP's victory. "I congratulate Shri Narendra Modi for this historic win and look forward to working together for the betterment of the people of Delhi," Kejriwal tweeted. I congratulate Sh Narendra Modi for this historic win and look forward to working together for the betterment of the people of Delhi. — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 23, 2019 × "We accept the mandate of the people. We fielded very good candidates and our party workers worked very hard during campaigning," he said in another tweet. He also congratulated Bhagwant Mann, who won from Sangrur seat in Punjab, and the people of the constituency, saying Mann will continue to raise people's issues in Parliament. The Delhi chief minister has been a vocal critic of Modi and has lashed out at him on several occasions during election campaigns, accusing the prime minister of indulging in politics of hatred. Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said the party respects the mandate of people. "We will work together with the prime minister for the people of Delhi. We have provided our best candidates. Every party workers worked very hard in this election. We will continue our work for the people of Delhi," he said. AAP East Delhi candidate Atishi congratulated her rival from BJP Gautam Gambhir, saying she would continue to work for her constituency. "And many thanks to the people of East Delhi. Have been overwhelmed by the love and affection I got here. I will always be available for you and shall continue my work here for a safer, more educated and developed East Delhi," the Oxford graduate said. She thanked the volunteers of the AAP "who gave their heart and soul" to her campaign. "All of you are amazing! It gives me a great sense of hope that so many people from different walks have life have come together to bring change in this country," she said. Chadha, in a long post on Facebook, said he respects the mandate of the people and congratulated all the winning MPs, including Bidhuri. "As the Lok Sabha elections come to a close, people have spoken and we respect their mandate. I congratulate the BJP on its victory and do hope the seven elected MPs suitably reciprocate Delhiites for the trust placed in them. I hope the spirit of federalism moves them to work with the state government for a better Delhi, for all. "Even as I congratulate Ramesh Bidhuri of BJP on his victory, I hope in the next five years he serves people of South Delhi constituency better than he has in the past five years," he said. Watch: PM Modi addresses BJP workers at BJP HQ, New Delhi Right from slapping of Kejriwal during a road show to the Delhi chief minister claiming that Modi would murder him and even the issue related to distribution of obscene and derogatory pamphlets against Atishi, the AAP was in the midst of a number of controversies this election season. The AAP was expecting to form an alliance with the Congress but the matter turned sour with a public war of words between Kejriwal and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. The speculation became rife after Gandhi and Kejriwal, along with other 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) leaders, shared stage during a farmers' rally last year. While the AAP, on one hand, was looking to form an alliance on 33 seats in Delhi, Punjab, Goa, Haryana and Chandigarh with the grand old party, the Congress proposed a tie-up only in the national capital which proved to be a deal breaker for the Aam Aadmi Party. Both the BJP and the Congress had started their campaign in the last two weeks before the voting in Delhi on May 12, but the AAP had begun its campaign right from March. The AAP had divided their Lok Sabha poll campaign in three phases. The first phase was from March 10 to April 7 while the second phase was from April 10 to 25. In the first phase, 'jan sabhas' were conducted while in the second phase, door-to-door campaigning was done. The third phase of AAP's campaigning started from May 1-10.

Will work with PM Modi for betterment of people of Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal after losing on all 7 seats

Rahul Gandhi concedes his defeat in a press conference. He also congratulated PM Modi as well as Smriti Irani for winning from Congress bastion Amethi. #GeneralElections2019 #LokSabhaElectionResults #PMModi #BJP #ResultsOnWion

India Votes: Rahul Gandhi loses Congress bastion Amethi

Narendra Modi relected as India's PM with a heavy mandate. The stats are very huge and sweeps away each and every opposition party in India. Looks like today India shows that they had choose development over the 'Dynasty' rule.

IEW: BJP scripts history, wins over 300 seats

Wishes from all across the world poured-in for Narendra Modi for his re-election for the second consecutive term in the country.

From tweets to phone calls to letters, global leaders made a beeline to congratulate Prime Minister Modi.&nbsp;

Over 20 world leaders congratulated PM Modi for his victory.

The prime minister received calls from 13 leaders including Bangladesh, Bhutan (the king and the PM), Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Russia, France, Japan, Australia, Mauritius, UAE and Israel after his landslide victory.

Leaders from all South Asian countries extended wishes to PM Modi with Sri Lankan leadership being the first and Pakistan being the last via a tweet from Pak PM Imran Khan.

Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the first foreign leader to call PM Modi and congratulate him.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs readout, during the conversation, "Both leaders noted the advances made in the bilateral relationship in the last five years"

The Japanese foreign ministry readout said PM Abe stated that "He would like to closely work with Prime Minister Modi hand in hand toward strengthening Japan-India relations and realising a free and open Indo-Pacific"

PM Modi will be in Japan in the last week of June for the G20 Osaka Summit while Japanese PM will come to India later this year for the next India-Japan Annual Summit.

Israel

Calling PM Modi a friend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted in Hindi and congratulated him.&nbsp;

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He lauded PM Modi's mandate and said, "The election results further reaffirm your leadership of the world's largest democracy."

UAE

Another leader from West Asia to congratulate PM other than Israel was the United Arab Emirates. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made a phone call to PM Modi. UAE in April had honoured PM Modi with Zayed Medal, the highest civil honour of the country.

France

French President Emmanuel Macron also made a congratulatory phone call to PM Modi wherein Prime Minister Modi thanked France for its steadfast support to India on critical issues, MEA stated. President Macron described "PM Modi as one of the foremost leaders of the democratic world", the government readout added.&nbsp;

PM Modi will visit France in August 2019 for a bilateral meeting and will also attend the G7 Summit at Biarritz.

China

China was quick to congratulate PM Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping writing a letter to him. While congratulating PM Modi for re-election, Jinping said, "China-India relations have shown strong momentum of development under the joint efforts of both sides".&nbsp;

In the letter, President Xi noted the great importance he attached to the development of Indo-Chinese relations and his desire to work with Prime Minister Modi to take "Partnership between the two countries to a new height."

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Congratulation letter from H.E. Mr. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XiJinping?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XiJinping</a>, President of the People’s Republic of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#China</a>, addressed to Shri. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NarendraModi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NarendraModi</a> for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NationalDemocraticAlliance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NationalDemocraticAlliance</a> winning the 17th Lok Sabha election of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#India</a>. <a href="https://t.co/FKFduaDarM">pic.twitter.com/FKFduaDarM</a>
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and PM Modi met four times in 2018 starting with the famous informal summit in Wuhan in April 2018. Jinping will be visiting India this year for the second informal summit.

Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin also wrote a letter to PM Modi wherein he said, "As the Prime Minister of the Republic of India you will further contribute to strengthening the centuries-old friendship between our people". He further reiterated his "readiness to continue fruitful personal contacts".

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May last year saw the first informal summit between PM Modi and Vladimir Putin in the resort town of Sochi. Later that year, Putin visited India for the annual summit.

US

The US also congratulated PM Modi on his victory.

"Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm" Trump tweeted on Modi's victory.

The US envoy &nbsp;Ken Juster while congratulating PM Modi said, "The United States looks forward to working closely with our strategic partner India in the years to come."

Australia&nbsp;

PM Modi also received calls from Australian PM Scott Morrison who got re-elected a few days back.

In a tweet, Australian PM said, "Australia and India enjoy a strong, vibrant and strategic partnership" and he looks forward to meeting him.

South Asia congratulates PM Modi

Sri Lanka

In fact, it was a South Asian leader to first congratulate PM Modi with a tweet. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the first world leader to tweet congratulations at 12.34 pm IST.&nbsp;

In a tweet, he said, "Congratulations to @narendramodi on a magnificent victory! We look forward to working closely with you".&nbsp;

By 1 PM IST, all three top leaders of Sri Lanka - The President, PM and Leader of opposition had tweeted congratulations.

President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena tweeted his country "looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future".

While the opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said, "Both our nations will build on the existing strong bilateral relationship that we share".

The Sri Lankan Prime Minister also wrote a letter to PM Modi in which he extended "warmest congratulations" and "sincere best wishes on the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party at the recent general elections of India and your reassumption of the high office of Prime Minister of India".

Bhutan

PM Modi received calls from King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina and Nepal's PM &nbsp;K P Sharma Oli.

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Nepal

On PM Oli's call to PM Modi, Ministry of External Affairs in a readout said, " PM Modi thanked PM Oli for his warm words of felicitations and reaffirmed India’s commitment to strengthen the bonds of India-Nepal friendship."

Bangladesh

In her congratulatory message to Narendra Modi, Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina said, “I strongly believe that with the renewed mandate given to both of us by our respective peoples, Bangladesh-India ties, which have already been termed as a role model of good neighbourliness, will be further consolidated and our relations will scale newer heights”.&nbsp;

Hasina herself got landslide victory herself during elections in her country in December of 2018.

Maldives

Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and foreign minister also congratulated PM Modi. The Maldivian President said the re election of Narendra Modi "is a strong affirmation of the Indian people's confidence in the BJP/led government"

Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid sent a message of congratulations to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in which he said the "win is a decisive endorsement of the sound development policies and active foreign policy of the Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past five years"

Afghanistan

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani while congratulating PM Modi said, "The government and the people of Afghanistan look forward to expanding cooperation between our two democracies in pursuit of regional cooperation, peace and prosperity for all of South Asia."

Pakistan

Pakistani Prime Minister was the last South Asian leader to congratulate PM Modi. In a tweet, he said, "I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies." Adding that he looks "forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia".&nbsp;

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PM Modi and Pakistani PM will be under the same roof in their present capacity for the first time during next month's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan.

During his oath-taking ceremony in his first tenure in 2014, PM Modi had invited all the leaders of SAARC countries.

Other global leaders

Other leaders who reached out to PM Modi include Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong, PM of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc who sent a letter to PM Modi and PM of Portugal António Costa who tweeted congratulations to PM Modi.

President of Tanzania Dr John Magufuli was the first African leader to congratulate PM Modi.

Wishes from all across the world poured-in for Narendra Modi for his re-election for the second consecutive term in the country. From tweets to phone calls to letters, global leaders made a beeline to congratulate Prime Minister Modi.

Wishes from all across the world poured-in for Narendra Modi for his re-election for the second consecutive term in the country. From tweets to phone calls to letters, global leaders made a beeline to congratulate Prime Minister Modi. Over 20 world leaders congratulated PM Modi for his victory. The prime minister received calls from 13 leaders including Bangladesh, Bhutan (the king and the PM), Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Russia, France, Japan, Australia, Mauritius, UAE and Israel after his landslide victory. Leaders from all South Asian countries extended wishes to PM Modi with Sri Lankan leadership being the first and Pakistan being the last via a tweet from Pak PM Imran Khan. Japan Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the first foreign leader to call PM Modi and congratulate him. According to the Ministry of External Affairs readout, during the conversation, "Both leaders noted the advances made in the bilateral relationship in the last five years" The Japanese foreign ministry readout said PM Abe stated that "He would like to closely work with Prime Minister Modi hand in hand toward strengthening Japan-India relations and realising a free and open Indo-Pacific" PM Modi will be in Japan in the last week of June for the G20 Osaka Summit while Japanese PM will come to India later this year for the next India-Japan Annual Summit. Israel Calling PM Modi a friend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted in Hindi and congratulated him. मेरे दोस्त @narendramodi आपके प्रभावशाली चुनावी जीत पर हार्दिक बधाई! ये चुनावी नतीजे एक बार फिर दुनिया के सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र में आपके नेतृत्व को साबित करते हैं। हम साथ मिलकर भारत और इज़राइल के बीच घनिष्ट मित्रता को मजबूत करना जारी रखेंगे । बहुत बढ़िया, मेरे दोस्त 🇮🇱🤝🇮🇳 — Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) May 23, 2019 × He lauded PM Modi's mandate and said, "The election results further reaffirm your leadership of the world's largest democracy." UAE Another leader from West Asia to congratulate PM other than Israel was the United Arab Emirates. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made a phone call to PM Modi. UAE in April had honoured PM Modi with Zayed Medal, the highest civil honour of the country. France French President Emmanuel Macron also made a congratulatory phone call to PM Modi wherein Prime Minister Modi thanked France for its steadfast support to India on critical issues, MEA stated. President Macron described "PM Modi as one of the foremost leaders of the democratic world", the government readout added. PM Modi will visit France in August 2019 for a bilateral meeting and will also attend the G7 Summit at Biarritz. China China was quick to congratulate PM Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping writing a letter to him. While congratulating PM Modi for re-election, Jinping said, "China-India relations have shown strong momentum of development under the joint efforts of both sides". In the letter, President Xi noted the great importance he attached to the development of Indo-Chinese relations and his desire to work with Prime Minister Modi to take "Partnership between the two countries to a new height." Congratulation letter from H.E. Mr. #XiJinping, President of the People’s Republic of #China, addressed to Shri. #NarendraModi for the #NationalDemocraticAlliance winning the 17th Lok Sabha election of #India. pic.twitter.com/FKFduaDarM — Luo Zhaohui (@China_Amb_India) May 23, 2019 × Chinese President Xi Jinping and PM Modi met four times in 2018 starting with the famous informal summit in Wuhan in April 2018. Jinping will be visiting India this year for the second informal summit. Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin also wrote a letter to PM Modi wherein he said, "As the Prime Minister of the Republic of India you will further contribute to strengthening the centuries-old friendship between our people". He further reiterated his "readiness to continue fruitful personal contacts". #Russian President Vladimir #Putin made a telephone call to Prime Minister of #India @narendramodi to congratulate him on the resounding victory of #BJP in the general parliamentary elections. 🌐 https://t.co/CFPgO3Ww8T pic.twitter.com/67bGQqDcYG — Russia in India (@RusEmbIndia) May 23, 2019 × May last year saw the first informal summit between PM Modi and Vladimir Putin in the resort town of Sochi. Later that year, Putin visited India for the annual summit. US The US also congratulated PM Modi on his victory. "Great things are in store for the US-India partnership with the return of PM Modi at the helm" Trump tweeted on Modi's victory. The US envoy Ken Juster while congratulating PM Modi said, "The United States looks forward to working closely with our strategic partner India in the years to come." Australia PM Modi also received calls from Australian PM Scott Morrison who got re-elected a few days back. In a tweet, Australian PM said, "Australia and India enjoy a strong, vibrant and strategic partnership" and he looks forward to meeting him. South Asia congratulates PM Modi Sri Lanka In fact, it was a South Asian leader to first congratulate PM Modi with a tweet. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the first world leader to tweet congratulations at 12.34 pm IST. In a tweet, he said, "Congratulations to @narendramodi on a magnificent victory! We look forward to working closely with you". By 1 PM IST, all three top leaders of Sri Lanka - The President, PM and Leader of opposition had tweeted congratulations. President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena tweeted his country "looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future". While the opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa said, "Both our nations will build on the existing strong bilateral relationship that we share". The Sri Lankan Prime Minister also wrote a letter to PM Modi in which he extended "warmest congratulations" and "sincere best wishes on the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party at the recent general elections of India and your reassumption of the high office of Prime Minister of India". Bhutan PM Modi received calls from King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering, Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina and Nepal's PM K P Sharma Oli. I, on behalf of the people of Bhutan, offer heartiest congratulations to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi @PMOIndia and his team on the election victory. As we look forward to working closely in years to come, we pray India achieves greater success under your leadership. — PM Bhutan (@PMBhutan) May 23, 2019 × Nepal On PM Oli's call to PM Modi, Ministry of External Affairs in a readout said, " PM Modi thanked PM Oli for his warm words of felicitations and reaffirmed India’s commitment to strengthen the bonds of India-Nepal friendship." Bangladesh In her congratulatory message to Narendra Modi, Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina said, “I strongly believe that with the renewed mandate given to both of us by our respective peoples, Bangladesh-India ties, which have already been termed as a role model of good neighbourliness, will be further consolidated and our relations will scale newer heights”. Hasina herself got landslide victory herself during elections in her country in December of 2018. Maldives Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and foreign minister also congratulated PM Modi. The Maldivian President said the re election of Narendra Modi "is a strong affirmation of the Indian people's confidence in the BJP/led government" Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid sent a message of congratulations to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in which he said the "win is a decisive endorsement of the sound development policies and active foreign policy of the Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past five years" Afghanistan Afghan President Ashraf Ghani while congratulating PM Modi said, "The government and the people of Afghanistan look forward to expanding cooperation between our two democracies in pursuit of regional cooperation, peace and prosperity for all of South Asia." Pakistan Pakistani Prime Minister was the last South Asian leader to congratulate PM Modi. In a tweet, he said, "I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies." Adding that he looks "forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia". I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 23, 2019 × PM Modi and Pakistani PM will be under the same roof in their present capacity for the first time during next month's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan. During his oath-taking ceremony in his first tenure in 2014, PM Modi had invited all the leaders of SAARC countries. Other global leaders Other leaders who reached out to PM Modi include Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong, PM of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc who sent a letter to PM Modi and PM of Portugal António Costa who tweeted congratulations to PM Modi. President of Tanzania Dr John Magufuli was the first African leader to congratulate PM Modi.

World leaders congratulate PM Modi on re-election, 13 leaders call him

Elections in India has been summed up now, PM Modi led BJP+ gets massive mandate and surely done a serious damage to opposition. People choose 'chowkidaar'over 'Naamdaar' again for the next 5 years, but have a look on how Pakistani Media covered PM Modi's win.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: How Pakistani Newspapers covered Modi's Victory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again choosen with a historic madate. But what's his next moves over Nation building? Job creation, foreign policies and economy are the major concens.

What's next for PM Modi? Economy, job creation, foreign policies in queue

The BJP repeated it <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/nothing-is-impossible-giantslayer-smriti-irani-topples-rahul-gandhi-in-amethi-221132">superlative performance</a> in five key Hindi-speaking states of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/in-up-bjp-gets-60-and-counting-sp-bsp-struggles-to-touch-15-221133">Uttar Pradesh,</a> Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, as the party along with its allies not only bagged or was leading in 165 out of 185 Lok Sabha seats, but also enjoyed a massive vote swing in its favour.

The NDA's strike rate of nearly 90 per cent was similar to 2014 when it won 166 of 185 seats, including 73 (BJP 71, Apna Dal 2) out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh.

The NDA won 63 seats&nbsp;in Uttar Pradesh, despite facing the formidable caste arithmetic of SP-BSP-RLD alliance. The party also increased its vote share to a whopping 49.5 per cent in the state, where it won the prized trophy of Amethi, a pocket borough of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

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The party also proved wrong the political observers who were of the view that the BJP will find it difficult to repeat its 2014 success in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after losing power in the three states to the Congress in 2018.

It again swept all 25 seats in Rajasthan, improved its tally by one in Madhya Pradesh by winning or leading in 27&nbsp;out of 29 seats. In Chhattisgarh, it was ahead in nine of the 11 seats.

BJP leaders have insisted that the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/this-is-a-mandate-to-form-new-india-pm-modi-delivers-first-address-after-lok-sabha-polls-result-221070">support for Modi </a>combined with the three state governments' "unimpressive" performance swung the electoral pendulum in the saffron party's favour.

BJP president Amit Shah had asserted that his party will repeat its sweep of the three states and also do better in Uttar Pradesh.

In Bihar, where the BJP joined hands with the JD(U) this time and sacrificed its winning seats, the party won all 17 seats it contested. The JD(U) bagged 16 while the Lok Janshakti Party got six seats, leaving just one for the rival Congress. The NDA had won 31 out of 40 seats in 2014.

The NDA's vote share also neared 50 per cent in the state with BJP, JD(U) and LJP accounting for 23.6 per cent, 21.8 per cent and 7.9 per cent of votes respectively.

The BJP's vote share jumped to a whopping 58 per cent in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and 50.7 per cent in Chhattisgarh.

The party also swept the three states of Haryana (10 seats), Uttarakhand (5) and Himachal Pradesh (4).

The BJP's vote share in Haryana surged to nearly 60 per cent this year. In 2014, its vote share was 34.7 per cent.

The BJP repeated it superlative performance in five key Hindi-speaking states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, as the party along with its allies not only bagged or was leading in 165 out of 185 Lok Sabha seats, but also enjoyed a massive vote swing in its favour.

The BJP repeated it superlative performance in five key Hindi-speaking states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, as the party along with its allies not only bagged or was leading in 165 out of 185 Lok Sabha seats, but also enjoyed a massive vote swing in its favour. The NDA's strike rate of nearly 90 per cent was similar to 2014 when it won 166 of 185 seats, including 73 (BJP 71, Apna Dal 2) out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh. The NDA won 63 seats in Uttar Pradesh, despite facing the formidable caste arithmetic of SP-BSP-RLD alliance. The party also increased its vote share to a whopping 49.5 per cent in the state, where it won the prized trophy of Amethi, a pocket borough of the Nehru-Gandhi family. The party also proved wrong the political observers who were of the view that the BJP will find it difficult to repeat its 2014 success in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after losing power in the three states to the Congress in 2018. It again swept all 25 seats in Rajasthan, improved its tally by one in Madhya Pradesh by winning or leading in 27 out of 29 seats. In Chhattisgarh, it was ahead in nine of the 11 seats. BJP leaders have insisted that the support for Modi combined with the three state governments' "unimpressive" performance swung the electoral pendulum in the saffron party's favour. BJP president Amit Shah had asserted that his party will repeat its sweep of the three states and also do better in Uttar Pradesh. In Bihar, where the BJP joined hands with the JD(U) this time and sacrificed its winning seats, the party won all 17 seats it contested. The JD(U) bagged 16 while the Lok Janshakti Party got six seats, leaving just one for the rival Congress. The NDA had won 31 out of 40 seats in 2014. The NDA's vote share also neared 50 per cent in the state with BJP, JD(U) and LJP accounting for 23.6 per cent, 21.8 per cent and 7.9 per cent of votes respectively. The BJP's vote share jumped to a whopping 58 per cent in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and 50.7 per cent in Chhattisgarh. The party also swept the three states of Haryana (10 seats), Uttarakhand (5) and Himachal Pradesh (4). The BJP's vote share in Haryana surged to nearly 60 per cent this year. In 2014, its vote share was 34.7 per cent.

BJP proves sceptics wrong with stunning performance in Hindi heartland

Two-time BJP MP C R Patil Thursday came close to surpassing the all-time victory margin in Lok Sabha polls as he won the Navsari seat in Gujarat by garnering 6.89 lakh more votes than his rival -- the highest margin in 2019 polls.

So far, the highest victory margin of 6.96 lakh votes in Lok Sabha polls belongs to Pritam Munde, who won the by-election to Beed seat in Maharashtra in October 2014. The by-poll was necessitated after the death of her father and senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde.

Patil has party colleagues Sanjay Bhatia, Krishan Pal and Subhash Chandra Baheria in the 6 lakh-plus clubs, while about a dozen other candidates have won by over 5 lakh margin.

Prime Minister <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-modi-wave-sweeps-india-again-nda-poised-to-win-lok-sabha-elections-221034">Narendra Modi widened his victory margin</a> to 4.79 lakh votes when he defeated his nearest rival of Shalini Yadav of Samajwadi Party in Varanasi parliamentary constituency. In 2014, he had defeated Arvind Kejriwal by 3.71 lakh votes.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/the-rise-and-rise-of-amit-shah-his-journey-to-becoming-bjps-most-successful-president-221101">Amit Shah won his maiden Lok Sabha election</a> by a huge margin of 5.57 lakh votes from Gandhinagar in Gujarat this election, bettering senior party leader L K Advani's margin of 4.83 lakh votes in 2014.

The party got winners with huge margins primarily in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh which it swept defeating nearest Congress rivals.

In the results declared by the Election Commission on Thursday, Sanjay Bhatia won the Karnal constituency in Haryana by a margin of 6.56 lakh votes, while his party colleague Krishan Pal won Faridabad in the same state by 6.38 lakh votes.

With his party sweeping Rajasthan, Subhash Chandra Baheria of the BJP won the Bhilwara seat in the state by 6.12 lakh votes.

Shankar Lalwani, who contested from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on BJP ticket after Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan opted out of the race, defeated his nearest Congress rival by a margin of 5.47 lakh votes. Mahajan, an eight-time Lok Sabha MP, had in 2014 had won the seat by 4.67 lakh votes.

Contesting for the first time, Ramakant Bhargava, standing in from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj opted out, won by 5.03 lakh votes, a lakh vote higher than victory margin in 2014 elections.

In Gujarat's Vadodara, BJP Ranjanben Bhatt won by 5.87 lakh votes while in neighbouring Surat Darshana Vikram Jardosh won by 5.48 lakh votes.

In Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad constituency, Uday Pratap Singh returned to the Lok Sabha by a margin of 5.53 lakh votes.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-bjp-certain-of-a-clean-sweep-in-delhi-two-candidates-leading-by-huge-margin-220973">Of the seven constituencies in the national capital</a>, two BJP candidates emerged victorious by over 5 lakh votes -- Hans Raj Hans in North West Delhi (5.53 lakh) and Parvesh Verma in West Delhi (5.78 lakh).

CP Joshi of BJP won Chittorgarh seat in Rajasthan by a margin of 5.76 lakh and his colleague Diya Kumari from Jaipur royal family won by 5.51 lakh in Rajsamand constituency. General (Retd) V K Singh also won Ghaziabad seat by over 5 lakh votes.

During the 2014 general elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi won his Vadodara seat with the highest margin. He defeated his nearest rival by a huge margin of 5,70,128 votes. He, however, resigned from the seat and retained Varanasi parliamentary constituency where victory margin was 3,71,784.

The second-biggest victory margin was of General V K Singh (BJP) from Ghaziabad constituency with winning difference of 5,67,260 votes. The former army chief was followed by C R Patil (BJP), who won Navsari seat in Gujarat, with a margin of 5,58,116 votes.

Another BJP candidate Ramcharan Bohara won Jaipur seat with a vote margin of 5,39,345. Darshana Vikram Jardosh (BJP) won Surat, Gujarat, seat with a difference of 5,33,190 votes.

The sixth-highest victory margin crown was with CPM candidate Sankar Prasad Datta of Tripura West. He won the seat with a difference of 5,03,486 votes. Jitendra Chaudhury followed him by winning Tripura East seat by 4,84,358 votes.

BJP patriarch L K Advani won Gandhinagar, Gujarat, seat with a margin of 4,83,121. He was followed by another senior BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan, who defeated her rival by 4,66,901 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

The tenth biggest victory margin was of Krishan Pal (BJP), who defeated his opponent by 4,66,873 votes in Faridabad, Haryana. 
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Two-time BJP MP C R Patil Thursday came close to surpassing the all-time victory margin in Lok Sabha polls as he won the Navsari seat in Gujarat by garnering 6.89 lakh more votes than his rival -- the highest margin in 2019 polls.

Two-time BJP MP C R Patil Thursday came close to surpassing the all-time victory margin in Lok Sabha polls as he won the Navsari seat in Gujarat by garnering 6.89 lakh more votes than his rival -- the highest margin in 2019 polls. So far, the highest victory margin of 6.96 lakh votes in Lok Sabha polls belongs to Pritam Munde, who won the by-election to Beed seat in Maharashtra in October 2014. The by-poll was necessitated after the death of her father and senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde. Patil has party colleagues Sanjay Bhatia, Krishan Pal and Subhash Chandra Baheria in the 6 lakh-plus clubs, while about a dozen other candidates have won by over 5 lakh margin. Prime Minister Narendra Modi widened his victory margin to 4.79 lakh votes when he defeated his nearest rival of Shalini Yadav of Samajwadi Party in Varanasi parliamentary constituency. In 2014, he had defeated Arvind Kejriwal by 3.71 lakh votes. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah won his maiden Lok Sabha election by a huge margin of 5.57 lakh votes from Gandhinagar in Gujarat this election, bettering senior party leader L K Advani's margin of 4.83 lakh votes in 2014. The party got winners with huge margins primarily in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh which it swept defeating nearest Congress rivals. In the results declared by the Election Commission on Thursday, Sanjay Bhatia won the Karnal constituency in Haryana by a margin of 6.56 lakh votes, while his party colleague Krishan Pal won Faridabad in the same state by 6.38 lakh votes. With his party sweeping Rajasthan, Subhash Chandra Baheria of the BJP won the Bhilwara seat in the state by 6.12 lakh votes. Shankar Lalwani, who contested from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on BJP ticket after Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan opted out of the race, defeated his nearest Congress rival by a margin of 5.47 lakh votes. Mahajan, an eight-time Lok Sabha MP, had in 2014 had won the seat by 4.67 lakh votes. Contesting for the first time, Ramakant Bhargava, standing in from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj opted out, won by 5.03 lakh votes, a lakh vote higher than victory margin in 2014 elections. In Gujarat's Vadodara, BJP Ranjanben Bhatt won by 5.87 lakh votes while in neighbouring Surat Darshana Vikram Jardosh won by 5.48 lakh votes. In Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad constituency, Uday Pratap Singh returned to the Lok Sabha by a margin of 5.53 lakh votes. Of the seven constituencies in the national capital, two BJP candidates emerged victorious by over 5 lakh votes -- Hans Raj Hans in North West Delhi (5.53 lakh) and Parvesh Verma in West Delhi (5.78 lakh). CP Joshi of BJP won Chittorgarh seat in Rajasthan by a margin of 5.76 lakh and his colleague Diya Kumari from Jaipur royal family won by 5.51 lakh in Rajsamand constituency. General (Retd) V K Singh also won Ghaziabad seat by over 5 lakh votes. During the 2014 general elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi won his Vadodara seat with the highest margin. He defeated his nearest rival by a huge margin of 5,70,128 votes. He, however, resigned from the seat and retained Varanasi parliamentary constituency where victory margin was 3,71,784. The second-biggest victory margin was of General V K Singh (BJP) from Ghaziabad constituency with winning difference of 5,67,260 votes. The former army chief was followed by C R Patil (BJP), who won Navsari seat in Gujarat, with a margin of 5,58,116 votes. Another BJP candidate Ramcharan Bohara won Jaipur seat with a vote margin of 5,39,345. Darshana Vikram Jardosh (BJP) won Surat, Gujarat, seat with a difference of 5,33,190 votes. The sixth-highest victory margin crown was with CPM candidate Sankar Prasad Datta of Tripura West. He won the seat with a difference of 5,03,486 votes. Jitendra Chaudhury followed him by winning Tripura East seat by 4,84,358 votes. BJP patriarch L K Advani won Gandhinagar, Gujarat, seat with a margin of 4,83,121. He was followed by another senior BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan, who defeated her rival by 4,66,901 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The tenth biggest victory margin was of Krishan Pal (BJP), who defeated his opponent by 4,66,873 votes in Faridabad, Haryana.

Lok Sabha election result 2019: Biggest victory margin in 2019 elections, BJP's CR Patil wins by 6.89 lakh votes

Lok Sabha election 2019 results re-elected BJP to rule again for 5 years. The massive mandate BJP won had put the whole opposition in a great depression for sure. 354 seats out of 543 broke all records from the last election results in 2014. But have a look on some of the major loosers and winners in these polls.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Watch out some winners and Loosers in these polls

Get set, count! EC has begun with the process that would ultimately decide which party and alliance could form the next government in the country. BJP Parliamentary to meet on Sunday.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: BJP Parliamentary to meet on Sunday

Narendra Modi re-elected as India's PM with a heavy mandate. The stats are very huge and sweeps away each and every opposition party in India. Looks like today India shows that they had choose development over the 'Dynasty' rule.

India says no to entitlement politics; Choose development ideology

Since beginning of the Lok Sabha polls the nation is witnessing a question that 'If not Modi, then who?'; The way to PM is always led from Uttar Pradesh as it consists 80 seats. The cold war between SP-BSP that fragmented the dalits and muslims voters in UP came together when the chiefs of both party announces an alliance in UP, and too is considered as a turning point in this election. Results shows nothing but a reoil in Uttar Pradesh.

What went wrong for SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh these polls?

The dysnasty rule fails too from the Royal seat of Amethi. BJP's candidate Smriti Irani mangages to do so. Rahul Gandhi ain't saw that coming that turned every single vote in favour of Mrs. Irani. All those campaings of Mrs. Irani in Amethi makes people to trust her more rather choosing the 'Missing prince'.

BJP's Smriti Irani manages to let Rahul's bastions down

The 2019 Lok Sabha election is the worst possible memory oppostion will ever remember. It broked dreams of many MP's to become Prime MInister but one thing more what these results broked are the records. The Modi-wave this time maybe inaudible but hits harder than 2014 elections.

PM Modi led BJP breaks 2014 election records; Silent wave turns crisis for oppostion this time

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday congratulated PM Narendra Modi on his landslide election victory.

In a statement, Hasina said that the resounding victory of BJP-led NDA in the polls is a reflection of the trust and confidence reposed on PM Modi by the people of the world's largest democracy.&nbsp;

Bangladesh attaches highest importance to its multi-faceted relations with India which is driven by genuine goodwill, mutual trust and respect, the statement said and called India's critical role in support of Bangladesh's war of Independence in 1971 as ''watershed moment'' in the relations between the two countries.

''I strongly believe that with the renewed mandate given to both of us by our respective peoples, Bangladesh-India ties, which have already been termed as a role model of good neighbourliness will be consolidated and our relations will scale newer heights,'' the statement added.&nbsp;

Hasina also extended an invitation to Modi to visit her country.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday congratulated PM Narendra Modi on his landslide election victory. In a statement, Hasina said that the resounding victory of BJP-led NDA in the polls is a reflection of the trust and confidence reposed on PM Modi by the people of the world's largest democracy.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday congratulated PM Narendra Modi on his landslide election victory. In a statement, Hasina said that the resounding victory of BJP-led NDA in the polls is a reflection of the trust and confidence reposed on PM Modi by the people of the world's largest democracy. Bangladesh attaches highest importance to its multi-faceted relations with India which is driven by genuine goodwill, mutual trust and respect, the statement said and called India's critical role in support of Bangladesh's war of Independence in 1971 as ''watershed moment'' in the relations between the two countries. ''I strongly believe that with the renewed mandate given to both of us by our respective peoples, Bangladesh-India ties, which have already been termed as a role model of good neighbourliness will be consolidated and our relations will scale newer heights,'' the statement added. Hasina also extended an invitation to Modi to visit her country.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulates PM Modi on election victory 