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<p>DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu appeared headed for a clean sweep as it led in 35 of the 38 Lok Sabha seats in the state Thursday.</p>

<p>The ruling AIADMK, which had registered a landslide in the 2014 elections under the leadership of its supremo late Jayalalithaa, is trailing in most of the 20 seats it contested as also its allies, including the BJP.</p>

<p>The AIADMK-led NDA is ahead in only three constituencies, according to the latest Election Commission trends.</p>

<p>AIADMK's greenhorn and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's son P Raveendranath Kumar was leading over Congress veteran EVKS Elngovan in Theni.</p>

<p>NDA constituent Anbumani Ramadoss of PMK is leading in Dharmapuri over his nearest SPA candidate.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Trends show Congress heavyweights trailing</strong></p>

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<p>The votes polled in the April 18 elections held to 38 Lok Sabha seats in the state is underway in 45 centres across the state. Election in Vellore constituency has been countermanded.</p>

<p>DMK alone was leading in 22 seats while it key ally the Congress surged ahead in eight of the nine seats it fought, as a total reversal appeared on cards compared to the 2014 poll when the AIADMK had 37 seats.</p>

<p>Reacting to the early trends of DMK surge, its leader and Chennai Central constituency candidate Dayanidhi Maran attributed it to a "severe anti-Modi wave" in the state.</p>

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<p>Crediting DMK chief M K Stalin for cobbling up a "formidable alliance", he alleged NDA regime had neglected the state.</p>

<p>"Our leader Stalin has ensure a formidable alliance which has triumphed. Strategy adopted by him is the reason for our sweep in Tamil Nadu," he told PTI at a counting centre.</p>

<p>In an apparent bucking of the trend in the Lok Sabha polls, AIADMK was in a neck and neck race with DMK in the 22 Assembly seats which went for bypolls.</p>

<p>If the ruling party managed to hold on to the nine seats it was leading, it could ward off any threat to the K Palaniswami government.</p>

<p>The DMK was leading in 11 seats while AIADMK in nine, according to the EC trends.</p>

<p>In the Lok Sabha trends, Prominent DMK candidates, including Kanimozhi, sister of Stalin, former Ministers Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja, TR Baalu and SS Palanimanickam registered comfortable leads against their rivals, including those from AIADMK and BJP.</p>

<p>Congress' star candidates Karti P Chidambaram and former TNCC chief Su Thirunavukkarasar took comfortable leads in Sivaganga and Tiruchirappalli, respectively.</p>

<p>SPA allies CPI (M) and CPI were also leading in their respective seats.</p>

<p>Contrary to expectations, TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) and actor Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) failed to make any impact in their debut Lok Sabha polls.</p>

<p>So far, they were no reports of any untoward incidents as counting was proceeding smoothly, officials said.</p>

<p>For the AIADMK, stakes are higher in the assembly by-polls, as the outcome would determine its continuance in power.</p>


DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu appeared headed for a clean sweep as it led in 35 of the 38 Lok Sabha seats in the state Thursday. The ruling AIADMK, which had registered a landslide in the 2014 elections under the leadership of its supremo late Jayalalithaa, is trailing in most of the 20 seats it contested as also its allies, including the BJP.

DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu appeared headed for a clean sweep as it led in 35 of the 38 Lok Sabha seats in the state Thursday. The ruling AIADMK, which had registered a landslide in the 2014 elections under the leadership of its supremo late Jayalalithaa, is trailing in most of the 20 seats it contested as also its allies, including the BJP. The AIADMK-led NDA is ahead in only three constituencies, according to the latest Election Commission trends. AIADMK's greenhorn and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam's son P Raveendranath Kumar was leading over Congress veteran EVKS Elngovan in Theni. NDA constituent Anbumani Ramadoss of PMK is leading in Dharmapuri over his nearest SPA candidate. Watch: Trends show Congress heavyweights trailing The votes polled in the April 18 elections held to 38 Lok Sabha seats in the state is underway in 45 centres across the state. Election in Vellore constituency has been countermanded. DMK alone was leading in 22 seats while it key ally the Congress surged ahead in eight of the nine seats it fought, as a total reversal appeared on cards compared to the 2014 poll when the AIADMK had 37 seats. Reacting to the early trends of DMK surge, its leader and Chennai Central constituency candidate Dayanidhi Maran attributed it to a "severe anti-Modi wave" in the state. Get LIVE updates here. Crediting DMK chief M K Stalin for cobbling up a "formidable alliance", he alleged NDA regime had neglected the state. "Our leader Stalin has ensure a formidable alliance which has triumphed. Strategy adopted by him is the reason for our sweep in Tamil Nadu," he told PTI at a counting centre. In an apparent bucking of the trend in the Lok Sabha polls, AIADMK was in a neck and neck race with DMK in the 22 Assembly seats which went for bypolls. If the ruling party managed to hold on to the nine seats it was leading, it could ward off any threat to the K Palaniswami government. The DMK was leading in 11 seats while AIADMK in nine, according to the EC trends. In the Lok Sabha trends, Prominent DMK candidates, including Kanimozhi, sister of Stalin, former Ministers Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja, TR Baalu and SS Palanimanickam registered comfortable leads against their rivals, including those from AIADMK and BJP. Congress' star candidates Karti P Chidambaram and former TNCC chief Su Thirunavukkarasar took comfortable leads in Sivaganga and Tiruchirappalli, respectively. SPA allies CPI (M) and CPI were also leading in their respective seats. Contrary to expectations, TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) and actor Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) failed to make any impact in their debut Lok Sabha polls. So far, they were no reports of any untoward incidents as counting was proceeding smoothly, officials said. For the AIADMK, stakes are higher in the assembly by-polls, as the outcome would determine its continuance in power.

DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance appears on course for sweep in Tamil Nadu, leads in 35 seats

<p>The BJP and its ally Apna Dal (S) surged ahead of their rivals in 58 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading in Varanasi by a margin of 1.22 lakh votes, according to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/">Election Commission trends</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The BJP was ahead in 57 seats and Apna Dal (S) in one seat. The opposition alliance of the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party appeared to be performing well in 20 seats.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Modi was leading by more than 1.22 lakh votes in Varanasi over his nearest SP rival Shalini Yadav.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Congress president Rahul Gandhi was trailing in Amethi seat where Union minister and BJP's strong contender Smriti Irani marched ahead by over 5,000 votes.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-result-2019-foreign-media-reacts-as-vote-count-shows-an-outright-majority-for-bjp-220859">Foreign media reacts to vote count as results point to big victory for PM Modi</a></strong></p>

<p>SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was leading by over 13,000 votes in Azamgarh, while his father and SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav was ahead by nearly 12,000 votes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While Mayawati's BSP was ahead in 12 seats, Akhilesh's SP was leading in eight seats.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Congress, on the other hand, was leading on only one seat - Rae Bareli, where UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was ahead of Dinesh Pratap Singh of the BJP by over 20,000 votes.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-sunny-deol-hema-malini-leading-in-gurdaspur-mathura-220860">Lok Sabha election results 2019: Sunny Deol, Hema Malini leading</a></strong></p>

<p>SP stalwart Azam Khan was leading in Rampur by over 18,000 votes over BJP contender Jaya Prada, who switched sides from the SP to join the saffron party just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kunwar Danish Ali, who joined the BSP after leaving the JD(S) was leading by a handsome margin of over 22,000 votes in Amroha.<br />
BJP state unit chief Mahendra Nath Pandey was leading by more than 12,000 votes in Chadauli from where he is seeking re-election.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On the other hand, state Congress chief Raj Babbar was trailing behind his nearest BJP rival Rajkumar Chahar in Fatehpur Sikri.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>While Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Santosh Gangwar were leading in their respective seats Lucknow and Bareily, another Union minister Manoj Sinha was trailing in Ghazipur where mafia-turned-politician Afzal Ansari of the BSP was leading by over 3,000 votes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After leading initially in Sultanpur, Union minister Maneka Gandhi suffered reverses and was trailing by 900 votes as counting progressed.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In Gorakhpur and Phulpur, where the opposition had unseated the BJP in bypolls, the saffron party appeared to be taking a sweet revenge by leading at both the places.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Kairana was, however, an exception where sitting Samajwadi Party MP Tabassum Begum was maintaining a lead over the BJP, which had lost in a bypoll to Begum, who was then fielded jointly by the opposition.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sitting MP and BJP candidate Hema Malini leading by 22,893 votes against nearest rival and SP-BSP-RLD alliance candidate Kunwar Narendra Singh in Mathura.</p>


The BJP and its ally Apna Dal (S) surged ahead of their rivals in 58 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading in Varanasi by a margin of 1.

The BJP and its ally Apna Dal (S) surged ahead of their rivals in 58 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading in Varanasi by a margin of 1.22 lakh votes, according to Election Commission trends. The BJP was ahead in 57 seats and Apna Dal (S) in one seat. The opposition alliance of the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party appeared to be performing well in 20 seats. Modi was leading by more than 1.22 lakh votes in Varanasi over his nearest SP rival Shalini Yadav. Congress president Rahul Gandhi was trailing in Amethi seat where Union minister and BJP's strong contender Smriti Irani marched ahead by over 5,000 votes. Also Read: Foreign media reacts to vote count as results point to big victory for PM Modi SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was leading by over 13,000 votes in Azamgarh, while his father and SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav was ahead by nearly 12,000 votes. While Mayawati's BSP was ahead in 12 seats, Akhilesh's SP was leading in eight seats. The Congress, on the other hand, was leading on only one seat - Rae Bareli, where UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was ahead of Dinesh Pratap Singh of the BJP by over 20,000 votes. Also Read: Lok Sabha election results 2019: Sunny Deol, Hema Malini leading SP stalwart Azam Khan was leading in Rampur by over 18,000 votes over BJP contender Jaya Prada, who switched sides from the SP to join the saffron party just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Kunwar Danish Ali, who joined the BSP after leaving the JD(S) was leading by a handsome margin of over 22,000 votes in Amroha. BJP state unit chief Mahendra Nath Pandey was leading by more than 12,000 votes in Chadauli from where he is seeking re-election. On the other hand, state Congress chief Raj Babbar was trailing behind his nearest BJP rival Rajkumar Chahar in Fatehpur Sikri. × While Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Santosh Gangwar were leading in their respective seats Lucknow and Bareily, another Union minister Manoj Sinha was trailing in Ghazipur where mafia-turned-politician Afzal Ansari of the BSP was leading by over 3,000 votes. After leading initially in Sultanpur, Union minister Maneka Gandhi suffered reverses and was trailing by 900 votes as counting progressed. × In Gorakhpur and Phulpur, where the opposition had unseated the BJP in bypolls, the saffron party appeared to be taking a sweet revenge by leading at both the places. Kairana was, however, an exception where sitting Samajwadi Party MP Tabassum Begum was maintaining a lead over the BJP, which had lost in a bypoll to Begum, who was then fielded jointly by the opposition. Sitting MP and BJP candidate Hema Malini leading by 22,893 votes against nearest rival and SP-BSP-RLD alliance candidate Kunwar Narendra Singh in Mathura.

BJP ahead in 57 seats in UP; Modi leading in Varanasi, Rahul trails in Amethi

<p>Tech giant Google Thursday said it is bringing live updates on the Indian elections live across Search and YouTube.</p>

<p>"We are showing live election results, sourced from Election Commission of India through Nielsen, on Search and on the Assistant (across Android, iOS and KaiOS). You can find national level results as well as constituency level results," Google said in a blog post.</p>

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<p>On YouTube, over 150 news channels are bringing live election results coverage through the day, it added.</p>

<p>These include NDTV, AajTak, ABP Majha, ABP Ananda, TV9 Telugu Live, Puthiyathalaimurai TV, Public TV, Asianet News, OTV News and News18 Urdu, among others, the blog post said.</p>

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<p>"For the 2019 Indian Elections, Doordarshan is bringing inclusive live result experience to users on YouTube... Live audio news will be available on News on AIR YouTube Channel," it said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The BJP appeared set for a resounding comeback on Thursday with leads in 319 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 105, according to trends available with the Election Commission for 495 of 542 Lok Sabha seats.</p>


Tech giant Google Thursday said it is bringing live updates on the Indian elections live across Search and YouTube. "We are showing live election results, sourced from Election Commission of India through Nielsen, on Search and on the Assistant (across Android, iOS and KaiOS).

Tech giant Google Thursday said it is bringing live updates on the Indian elections live across Search and YouTube. "We are showing live election results, sourced from Election Commission of India through Nielsen, on Search and on the Assistant (across Android, iOS and KaiOS). You can find national level results as well as constituency level results," Google said in a blog post. Get LIVE updates here. On YouTube, over 150 news channels are bringing live election results coverage through the day, it added. These include NDTV, AajTak, ABP Majha, ABP Ananda, TV9 Telugu Live, Puthiyathalaimurai TV, Public TV, Asianet News, OTV News and News18 Urdu, among others, the blog post said. Watch: WION Exclusive | In conversation with Amit Malviya | Lok Sabha Elections Results 2019 | Counting Day 2019 "For the 2019 Indian Elections, Doordarshan is bringing inclusive live result experience to users on YouTube... Live audio news will be available on News on AIR YouTube Channel," it said. The BJP appeared set for a resounding comeback on Thursday with leads in 319 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 105, according to trends available with the Election Commission for 495 of 542 Lok Sabha seats.

Google showing Indian elections across search, Assistant and YouTube

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+ leading in first trends with 59 seats over Congress+ with 21 initially. Watch this video to know more.

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<p>There’s nothing quite like the election fever as India’s general election reaches its final chapter with the counting of votes having started as of now. Indian author Chetan Bhagat took to his Twitter account to express his excitement for the results.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In a first of his tweets, he wrote, “Extraordinary day! Who's up and waiting already? #ElectionResults2019. ”</p>

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<p>He further tweeted that he got up pretty early in the morning as he wanted to be a part of the discussions around “winning, losing, analysing”. He wrote, “Woke up 4:45 am in over excitement. Numbers. Politics. India. People. Winning. Losing. Analysing. Celebrating. Democracy. Power - this day has it all. World, welcome to the climax of the greatest and biggest democracy in the world!”</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Woke up 4:45 am in over excitement. Numbers. Politics. India. People. Winning. Losing. Analysing. Celebrating. Democracy. Power - this day has it all. World, welcome to the climax of the greatest and biggest democracy in the world! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ElectionResults2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ElectionResults2019</a></p>
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/1131382987570917376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Chetan Bhagat also tweeted, “Until today, the experts spoke. Today, the people will speak. And that will be the final word.”</p>

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— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/1131384944876408832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>In another news, barely five days ahead of the results to country's general election on May 18, Chetan Bhagat was in Chennai to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/ahead-of-lok-sabha-polls-result-chetan-bhagat-launches-non-fiction-book-titled-india-positive-219707">launch</a> his latest non-fiction work ‘India Positive’.&nbsp;</p>


There’s nothing quite like the election fever as India’s general election reaches its final chapter with the counting of votes having started as of now. Indian author Chetan Bhagat took to his Twitter account to express his excitement for the results.

There’s nothing quite like the election fever as India’s general election reaches its final chapter with the counting of votes having started as of now. Indian author Chetan Bhagat took to his Twitter account to express his excitement for the results. In a first of his tweets, he wrote, “Extraordinary day! Who's up and waiting already? #ElectionResults2019. ” Extraordinary day! Who's up and waiting already? #ElectionResults2019 — Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) May 23, 2019 × He further tweeted that he got up pretty early in the morning as he wanted to be a part of the discussions around “winning, losing, analysing”. He wrote, “Woke up 4:45 am in over excitement. Numbers. Politics. India. People. Winning. Losing. Analysing. Celebrating. Democracy. Power - this day has it all. World, welcome to the climax of the greatest and biggest democracy in the world!” Woke up 4:45 am in over excitement. Numbers. Politics. India. People. Winning. Losing. Analysing. Celebrating. Democracy. Power - this day has it all. World, welcome to the climax of the greatest and biggest democracy in the world! #ElectionResults2019 — Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) May 23, 2019 × Chetan Bhagat also tweeted, “Until today, the experts spoke. Today, the people will speak. And that will be the final word.” Until today, the experts spoke. Today, the people will speak. And that will be the final word. #electionresults2019 — Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) May 23, 2019 × In another news, barely five days ahead of the results to country's general election on May 18, Chetan Bhagat was in Chennai to launch his latest non-fiction work ‘India Positive’.

Chetan Bhagat shares excitement for Lok Sabha election results, tweets 'today the people will speak'

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Star winners and losers

<p>Lok Sabha election 2019&nbsp;results will come out today as counting of vote&nbsp;begins.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan is contesting from Gorakhpur seat of Uttar Pradesh that has been the stronghold of the UP CM Yogi Adityanath.</p>

<p>The actor-turned-politician had earlier contested on the ticket of Congress in 2014 from his hometown Jaunpur, a city in eastern UP. He was supposed to have a strong fan base in Jaunpur.&nbsp;In 2017, he joined the BJP and is now contesting from Gorakhpur.</p>

<p>Ravi Kishan was earlier in the morning spotted offering prayers.</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, here is a<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/indian-actors-who-are-contesting-in-lok-sabha-elections-2019-213726"> list of&nbsp;Indian actors who are contesting in Lok Sabha elections 2019.&nbsp;</a></p>

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Lok Sabha election 2019 results will come out today as counting of vote begins. Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan is contesting from Gorakhpur seat of Uttar Pradesh that has been the stronghold of the UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

Lok Sabha election 2019 results will come out today as counting of vote begins. Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan is contesting from Gorakhpur seat of Uttar Pradesh that has been the stronghold of the UP CM Yogi Adityanath. The actor-turned-politician had earlier contested on the ticket of Congress in 2014 from his hometown Jaunpur, a city in eastern UP. He was supposed to have a strong fan base in Jaunpur. In 2017, he joined the BJP and is now contesting from Gorakhpur. Ravi Kishan was earlier in the morning spotted offering prayers. See stills: Actor Ravi Kishan, who is fighting on Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat, offers prayers as #ElectionResults2019 will be announced today; counting of votes for #LokSabhaElections2019 to begin at 8 am. pic.twitter.com/b1d38nuq02 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 23, 2019 × Meanwhile, here is a list of Indian actors who are contesting in Lok Sabha elections 2019.

Lok Sabha general elections 2019: Bhojpuri star Ravi Kishan spotted offering prayers as counting begins

Finally, the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 process draws to a close with counting of votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats to begin shortly. Watch this video to know more.

Congress formulates Karnataka style strategy; In touch with regional parties

<p>Congress candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, Ajay Maken said that&nbsp;election results will&nbsp;"definitely be in favour" of the party as <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/lok-sabha-polls-2019-election-commission-to-start-counting-of-votes-for-parliamentary-polls-in-542-seats-at-8-am-220717">counting of&nbsp;votes polled for 17th Lok Sabha elections</a>&nbsp;to take place today.</p>

<p>"The results will be definitely in favour of Congress. We're expecting that Congress will win and form a government and Rahul Gandhi will be the PM," Maken said.</p>

<p>"The fight in Delhi is between BJP and Congress," he added.</p>

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<p>Ajay Maken is contesting against <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-general-elections-2019/buoyed-by-exit-poll-projections-bjp-leaders-order-ladoos-motichoor-cakes-to-celebrate-win-220708">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>'s Meenakshi Lekhi and Aam Aadmi Party's Brajesh Goel.</p>

<p>In the 2014 elections, the BJP has registered a win on all seven seats in the national capital.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Sunday's exit polls as well, pollsters predicted a landslide win for the BJP.</p>

<p>As per Today's Chanakya, the BJP is predicted to keep all seven seats in the national capital with other major parties scoring nil.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Polster exit polls suggested AAP washed out in Delhi and the BJP to get all 7 seats. India TV also predicted that the BJP will bag all 7 seats out in the national capital.&nbsp;</p>

<p>All seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital - Chandni Chowk, East Delhi, New Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi and West Delhi - went to polls in the sixth leg of Lok Sabha polls on May 12.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>India Election Watch: UPA reaches out to regional parties</strong></p>

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Congress candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, Ajay Maken said that election results will "definitely be in favour" of the party as counting of votes polled for 17th Lok Sabha elections to take place today.

Congress candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, Ajay Maken said that election results will "definitely be in favour" of the party as counting of votes polled for 17th Lok Sabha elections to take place today. "The results will be definitely in favour of Congress. We're expecting that Congress will win and form a government and Rahul Gandhi will be the PM," Maken said. "The fight in Delhi is between BJP and Congress," he added. Ajay Maken, Congress candidate from New Delhi LS seat, contesting against BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi: The results will be definitely in favour of Congress. We're expecting that Congress will win &form govt. Rahul Gandhi will be the PM. The fight in Delhi is between BJP and Congress. pic.twitter.com/zhqUvqDIbH — ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019 × Ajay Maken is contesting against Bharatiya Janata Party's Meenakshi Lekhi and Aam Aadmi Party's Brajesh Goel. In the 2014 elections, the BJP has registered a win on all seven seats in the national capital. On Sunday's exit polls as well, pollsters predicted a landslide win for the BJP. As per Today's Chanakya, the BJP is predicted to keep all seven seats in the national capital with other major parties scoring nil. Polster exit polls suggested AAP washed out in Delhi and the BJP to get all 7 seats. India TV also predicted that the BJP will bag all 7 seats out in the national capital. All seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital - Chandni Chowk, East Delhi, New Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi and West Delhi - went to polls in the sixth leg of Lok Sabha polls on May 12. India Election Watch: UPA reaches out to regional parties ×

Lok Sabha polls 2019: Election results will 'definitely be in favour' of Congress, says Ajay Maken