At the swearing-in ceremony of the new government, leaders from various walks of life gathered at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday to witness the historic event. Several Bollywood stars were also present including actors Shahid Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, Kangana Ranaut and Rajinikanth.

Asha Bhosle praises Smriti Irani, says 'she cares and that's why she won'

The results for Lok Sabha elections are out and PM Narendra Modi-led BJP broke its own record for an election performance in 2019, bettering the results from the last general elections in 2014 The Indian voters have decided that who will administer the country for the next five years.

Lok Sabha polls 2019: PM Modi made the election a referendum on his leadership and it paid off, says foreign media

Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election, the United States has said that the just-concluded elections in India, the largest democratic exercise in human history, is an inspiration for people around the world.

Elections in India an inspiration around the world: US

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.

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

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.

BJP proves sceptics wrong with stunning performance in Hindi heartland

The results for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections are out. BJP is back with a thumping majority and Prime Minister Narendra Modi striding back to power with a staggering mandate, the anticipation is now on when his government would be sworn in.

Lok Sabha polls 2019: Narendra Modi likely to take oath as Prime Minister on May 30

The BJP appeared set for a resounding comeback on Thursday with leads in 328 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 101, according to trends available with the Election Commission for 495 of 542 Lok Sabha seats.

BJP surges ahead with 328 seats in early trends, Congress trails far behind with 101

Proving exit polls right, the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appeared set to retain power as its candidates alone led in 294 of the 541 Lok Sabha seats with its allies faring equally well across the country, stunning the opposition.

NDA leads on 38 out of 40 seats in Bihar as Modi guns for second term

The BJP appeared set for a resounding comeback on Thursday with leads in 328 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 101, as the counting of the votes polled in India's 17 Lok Sabha election was underway.

Lok Sabha election result 2019: Foreign media reacts to vote count as results point to a big victory for PM Modi

As counting of the ballot for 542 Lok Sabha seats for the world's largest democracy is underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his way to be the first non-Congress prime minister to return to power.

Narendra Modi to become first non-Congress PM to return to power 

Congress workers expected Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to turnaround the fortunes of the party in Uttar Pradesh with the swish of a magic wand, yet her combative and calculative campaign failed to lift the grand old party from the abyss of political irrelevance in the state.

No Priyanka 'magic' in Uttar Pradesh

As the counting for the 42 Lok Sabha seats is underway in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee is leading from Diamond Harbour constituency against Bharatiya Janata Party's Nilanjan Ray, initial Election Commission trends showed.

Lok Sabha election result 2019: Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee leads in Diamond Harbour; BJP ahead in Coochbehar

The YSR Congress on Thursday appeared on course for an overwhelming victory in Andhra Pradesh with its candidates leading in 150 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy on the "remarkable" win in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls.

'Remarkable win in Andhra Pradesh,' PM Modi congratulates YSRC chief Jagan

Elections Commission on Thursday began counting of votes polled for 17th Lok Sabha elections today, early trends showed Bharatiya Janata Party leading with 63 seats.

Lok Sabha election result 2019: BJP-led NDA sails ahead in vote count backed by north Indian parliamentary constituencies

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday congratulated PM Modi as the Bharatiya Janata Party exhibited a massive lead in Lok Sabha 2019 result. In his congratulatory message, Khan said that he looks forward to working with PM Modi "for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia".

Look forward to working for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia: Imran Khan congratulates PM Modi 

India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election today at 8:00 am, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party already preparing to form the next government.

Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: Counting of votes underway at over 4,000 counting centres across country

The ruling BJP-JDU-LJP alliance in Bihar looks all set for a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections as suggest the counting trends. BJP is leading on 16 seats, while its allies Janata Dal (United) (JDU) on 15 seats and Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on six seats.

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Ruling coalition surges towards massive victory in Bihar

Expressing gratitude over the overwhelming leads secured by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the electors for placing trust in the party once again.

Thank you India! Faith placed in our alliance is humbling: PM Modi on poll result

Counting of votes began Thursday for 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra where trends are likely to start coming in by afternoon while the final results are expected in the evening, officials said.

Maharashtra: Counting begins, results of 48 seats likely by evening

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he respects people's verdict as he conceded defeat in the Lok Sabha election. Addressing a press conference as Modi's government returned to power with a thumping majority, Rahul Gandhi said people of India decided Narendra Modi will be the Prime Minister and ''I respect their verdict''.

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Rahul Gandhi concedes defeat, asks Congress workers not to lose hope

The BJP and its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) are leading in 61 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, according to Election Commission trends at 3.30 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading by a huge margin of over 4 lakh votes in Varanasi against Samajwadi Party candidate Shalini Yadav.

Lok Sabha election results 2019: BJP, ally maintain lead over rivals in Uttar Pradesh

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has lost the family bastion Guna Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh to BJP's KP Yadav in his The 48-year-old Congress leader successfully challenged the Modi wave in 2014 and was able to hold on to Guna by defeating BJP's Jaibhansingh Pawaiya by a margin of more than one lakh votes.

Jyotiraditya Scindia loses Guna Lok Sabha seat to BJP's KP Yadav

The Shiv Sena Thursday lavished praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the BJP-led NDA appeared to be retaining power comfortably, saying nobody would be able to pose a challenge before him for the next 25 years.

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Nobody can counter Modi for next 25 years, says Shiv Sena

Certain of clinching all the seven seats in the national capital, the BJP continued to dominate the trends with two of its candidates taking the lead by a margin of over 3.

Lok Sabha election results 2019: BJP certain of a clean sweep in Delhi, two candidates leading by huge margin