23:44
Amid speculation that the party could consider supporting Aam Aadmi Party to form a government in Delhi, the Congress today ruled out any such move. We are not not considering supporting any party in Delhi. There is no question of supporting the Aam...
23:41
Asked if today's setback for the Congress will reflect in the Lok Sabha polls in 2014, DMK chief Karunanidhi said he cannot respond to speculation. DMK was a coalition partner in the Congress-led UPA at the Centre before walking out from the alliance over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.
23:40
At least 53 heads of state and government, including President Pranab Mukherjee, will attend the memorial event for peace icon Nelson Mandela, making it one of the largest such gatherings in generations. There has been unprecedented interest to attend the...
22:57
A riot broke out in Little India, Singapore, on Sunday night. According to media reports, some police cars were torched in the riot-hit area.Click here to read more
22:55
BJP's chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan tonight said he will not stake claim to form a government in Delhi, as his party is short of a clear majority, and would prefer to sit in the Opposition than indulging in horse trading. BJP emerged as the single largest party in the...
22:27
Did the much-hyped Narendra Modi work at all in the assembly polls? Did the BJP manage to increase its voter percentage in these 'semi-final' polls?To find out more, click here
22:23
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today congratulated Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal for his party's stunning political debut by bagging 28 seats out of 70 in the Delhi assembly elections. Congratulations to...
22:22
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tonight resigned after the Congress was dislodged from power in the state, but said his party would continue to work for the welfare of the people. The Congress would analyse factors that led to the party's drubbing in...
21:53
Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari has said that the party will form the government in Delhi only if they could get support in the natural process. Otherwise, we would like to sit in the Opposition, he said. #Assembly-Polls-2013
21:31
In the wake of the Congress' crushing defeat in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi assembly polls, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said it is time for the party to introspect. Congress fought the elections on development issues,...
21:10
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will turn 67 on Monday but there will be no celebrations in view of the demise of Nelson Mandela. Party sources insisted that the decision was not linked to the assembly election results. The country is observing five-day State mourning since Friday...
21:09
The Congress may finally have something to cheer about.The party has won 8 out of the 12 assembly seats in worst Naxal-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.Slain Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee chief Nand Kumar Patel's son Umesh has won from the Kharsia constituency, defeating BJP's...
19:46
With the Samajwadi Party failing to open its account in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh in the just-held assembly polls, party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today dissolved the state units in the two states. A brief statement from SP national General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav said Mulayam Singh has...
19:15
The emergence of Aam Aadmi Party is a warning to major political parties to act responsibly in future, Congress and BJP said today. Congress General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi said the rise of Arvind Kejriwal's party should be seen as a sign of healthy democracy and not an unhealthy one. The...
19:14
Chief Minister Raman Singh thanked the people of Chhattisgarh for BJP's imminent hat-trick in the Assembly elections in the state this evening, and said they had once again shown faith in the development works of his government.It is a historic day and I express my gratitude to the people of the...
19:08
This is how Arvind Kejriwal celebrates his party's magnificent debut and his personal win. At the AAP HQ in Delhi, there are no organised celebrations, no distribution of food packets, laddoos, no band baaja. Just many, many happy volunteers with candles and much waving of jhadoos....
19:03
Delhi has emerged as the youngest assembly in terms of age of elected legislators from the four states, with an estimated average age of about 43 years for MLAs elected in the national capital. In comparison, the average age of MLAs elected in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are estimated at 47...
18:57
Right now, conversation and laddoos (we assume) at the BJP HQ in New Delhi. Narendra Modi, who arrived in the capital this afternoon, is holding a meeting with party leaders on the way ahead.
18:49
Muslims in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, are celebrating the anticipated victory of BJP prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi in the 2014 general elections. They distributed sweets and shouted BJP victory slogans. The party is heading for a four nil sweep in Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya...
18:41
Arvind Kejriwal in his address to his supporters and the press said that the historic vote places enormous responsibility on the AAP. We wish to assure the citizens of Delhi that AAP shall not take part in any political wheeling-dealing that might ensue following this hung verdict'.We have made a...
18:28
BJP's Yashodhara Raje Scindia wins from Shivpuri seat by a margin of 11,145 votes by defeating her nearest rival Birendra Singh of Congress.#Assembly-Polls-2013
18:26
Commando Surender Singh, who was injured fighting terrorists at the Taj Mahal hotel in the 26/11 attacks is now an Aam Aadmi Party candidate for the Delhi assembly elections, fighting corruption. That is old news. What is news, is that he won! Read his story.Also read: Agree with AK or not,...
18:16
We'll be the opposition says, Arvind Kejriwal says after his historic win. It was by far the best speech of the day from all the winners. Grace and humility despite slaying the a stalwart like Sheila Dikshit. He also apologised for any unwitting mistakes. We will play the role of a constructive...
18:06
Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Yogendra Yadav trying to get people to settle down at the press conference outside his HQ in Delhi. Kejriwal was the man of the match today after he beat Sheila Dikshit by around 20000 votes. Kejriwal says, the elections were fought on honesty, truth and...
17:55
The NCP today sought to downplay the good performance of the BJP in the latest Assembly elections and claimed the Modi factor did not help the saffron party. At the same time, the Sharad Pawar-led out party found fault with its ally Congress, saying it had become complacent and stopped making...
17:52
Arvind Kejriwal to address the press any minute now. Shiv Aroor tweets: Anna Hazare fighting hard not to sound like a petulant hypocrite. He's probably more stunned than anyone else. #Assembly-Polls-2013
17:44
Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel (and wannabe CM contender) today said that people here have voted against 15 years of Congress' misgovernance, while asserting that the saffron outfit will form the next government in the state.I think we will get the majority, and we will form government here....
17:41
BJP ally Shiv Sena today attributed saffron party's performance in the Assembly elections in four states to resentment of the people against Congress. It is a phenomenal performance by BJP. The Congress has been trounced in three out of the four states. They could not even save their government...
17:30
A carefully cultivated image of family man coupled with simplicity, Shivraj Singh Chouhan led the BJP campaign presenting himself as one among the people promising further development to score an impressive hat-trick in Madhya Pradesh assembly election. Read
17:28
Rahul Gandhi's speech follows: Rahul says people have given the party its message, but the party has the ability to transform itself. And the Congress party is going to do just that. The party was ready to transform itself. He said he congratulated his opponents and said that he believed Sheila...
17:08
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi address the press. Sonia Gandhi, speaking first, congratulated the BJP for their wins in MP and Rajasthan and said she was still hopeful of a win in Chhattisgarh. She said workers from other states have worked very hard in the...
16:50
The script has a seen-before feel about it. Elections are held to five state assemblies a year before the general election. The BJP sweeps the elections, and the Congress ends up as a poor loser. So, what is it that the Congress can do to change its fortunes? Rediff.com's Saisuresh Sivaswamy...
16:44
Top Congress sources have hinted at a major announcement soon, revealing that the party was taking the defeat seriously. But party leaders did their best to deflect questions that pitted Narendra Modi against Rahul Gandhi, attributing their poor showing to factors ranging from disunity to the...
16:34
A Congress supporter at 24 Akbar Road, tweets Mihir Sharma. Possibly, the only man there.
16:32
In the Surat west, by-election of the Gujarat polls, BJP's Purnesh Modi has won by 78.30 per cent votes. The Congress candidate has got 10,000 votes less than his count in the December 2012 polls.
16:28
- Narendra Modi will need to understand that the formula for success will have to be Local Leaders + Modi and not Modi alone...-- Shivraj Singh Chauhan is in the running for prime minister...-- The AAP will have to ally with other parties if it hopes to make any dent in the Lok Sabha election.Dr...
16:23
Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi today said, the party lost the assembly elections due to organisational weaknesses.Which is precisely the term the party had used when it lost the UP polls. He also admitted that everything is not well in the central government.Replying to questions...
16:19
And of course, the jokes begin.Arvind: Hey Sheila, want to hear a joke? Sheila: Sure! ArvindArvind: Delhi Sheila: I didn't get it Arvind: Exactly!#Assembly-Polls-2013
16:17
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today won Sardarpura seat by defeating his nearest rival Shambhusingh Khetasar of the BJP. Gehlot won the seat by a margin of 18,478 votes. Out of 103 seats, of which results have been declared, Congress could bag only 10 seats.#Assembly-Polls-2013
15:58
Narendra Modi tweets: BJP's victory across the states is spectacular. I congratulate Rajnath ji, Party leaders & Karyakartas for their hardwork in the elections.Modi is at the BJP HQ in Delhi now. Vasundhara Raje Scindia is expected in Delhi shortly. #Assembly-Polls-2013
15:56
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh defeats Congress' Alka Mudaliyar in Rajnandgaon constituency by 35,866 votes.#Assembly-Polls-2013
15:54
Sir Sri Jhunjhunwala: Congress views Rahul Gandhi the way Yashraj Films views Uday Chopra. They think he's a superstar.Its everyone else who thinks he's a jackas.#Assembly-Polls-2013
15:52
Narendra Modi has arrived at the BJP HQ in Delhi holding aloft a bouquet of flowers. Time to credit for the BJP win has arrived. Results so far:Delhi: BJP 25, AAP 19Chhattisgarh: BJP 18, Cong 18Madhya Pradesh: BJP 83, Cong+ 21Rajasthan: BJP: 133, Cong 20Meanwhile, Bastar tiger Mahendra Karma's...
15:44
First elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984 from Kannauj Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh, Sheila Dikshit served as a Minister under Rajiv Gandhi first as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and later as a Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office. While managing her...
15:41
75-year-old Dikshit's electoral fortunes came crashing down in the Delhi Assembly elections billed as a litmus test for Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls next year and which witnessed the first-ever triangular contest. Congress and BJP were the traditional rivals since the first Delhi elections...
15:38
Arvind Kejriwal has maintained that he will neither take nor give support. All or nothing. Kejriwal wins by 22,000 votes, according to AAP. #Assembly-Polls-2013
15:33
UPA ally Omar Abdullah tweets: Congratulations to @ArvindKejriwal Stunning political debut. Now fight the good fight & live up to the promise the people of Delhi have seen. At the same time when the dust settles on this election I hope we still remember the amazing transformation of Delhi...
15:31
Arvind Kejriwal and Kumar Vishwas appear at the window of the AAP office in Delhi to a shower of petals. Amid chants of Bharat Mata ki jai, a beaming Kejriwal says it is a victory of the people, the country. Kerjiwal and the AAP certainly took a risk by contesting the polls against Sheila...
15:21
Waving brooms - AAP's election symbol- and placards, jubilant supporters of the party today converged outside its office in large numbers after its impressive performance in the Delhi Assembly election.The activists chanted Vande Matram and danced to the beating of drums outside the premises...
15:15
Seats declared so far:Delhi: BJP: 18, AAP: 16Rajasthan: BJP: 118, Cong: 17MP: BJP: 59, Cong: 17Chhattisgarh: BJP: 11, Cong: 15#Assembly-Polls-2013
15:10
BJP today said the rise of Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi is a matter of concern for it as much as for Congress and maintained it could have won clear majority had it not been a three-cornered fight. BJP General Secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy said his party could have done even better if it had taken...
15:03
Shankkar Aiyar tweets: On the BBM Network. Ringtone for Congress karwate badalte rahe saari raat hum...AAP ki kasam...More results: Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat defeated. AAP defeats Cong veteran Sajjan Kumar's son in Sangam Vihar. In GK BJP supremo Malhotra's son...
14:46
Mihir Sharma: AAP should learn from the Left's historic blunder. Turn down a shot at power, and you're no longer seen as a credible player.Results in Delhi: BJP: 15, AAP: 13. Cong: 4 The late West Bengal CM had turned down the offer to become the prime minister, which he later admitted was a...
14:37
AAP's Shazia Ilmi loses by just 400 votes in RK Puram to the BJP candidate.She is the only senior leader of the AAP to have lost. Is this the effect the sting operation on Shazia Ilmi where it was alleged that she and Kumar Vishwas were involved in raising funds through illegal means.The jury is...
14:24
Deriving lessons from the just concluded assembly polls in five states, Omar shared his observations on Twitter and said, Note to self 2014 - there is no 'wave' but the effect on their cadre is obvious. Can't afford to underestimate this going ahead. This tweet was in reference to BJP's Prime...
14:22
Mani Shankar Aiyar, an ardent critic of the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal, says he wants to congratulate the party on their utterly outstanding performance. He has stopped the BJP from conquering Delhi. it was clear that the Congress was not going to come back, he says.
14:19
With Aam Admi Party leading in a number of constituencies in Delhi, Anna Hazare today said Arvind Kejriwal could become chief minister one day and warned Congress that people will teach a lesson to it in the Lok Sabha elections. Hazare, who had refused to campaign for Kejriwal's party, expressed...
14:14
Delhi results so far: AAP wins Greater Kailash. Saurabh Bhardwaj gets 42,924 votes to BJP's 29,897.BJP wins 12, AAP 9, Cong 4, Others 1.#Assembly-Polls-2013
14:08
In the last 10 years, I have ruled the state not as Chief Minister but as you brother, son and maternal uncle (Mama), was the favourite punchline of Chouhan as he criss-crossed the the ravines of Chambal or the crowds of cities in Bhopal, Gwalior and Indore this assembly election.
14:03
Venkat Ananth tweets: There is no Modi wave - all Congress spokespersons. This looks like a terrible start to their introspection already.Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who has scored a hat-trick, thanks party leaders and attributes the victory to the party and the...
13:56
Tdoay's results may be a bitter pill that the Congress has to swallow -- that its future cannot be hitched to Rahul Gandhi unless he can resonate with the people, feels Saroj Nagi. Read
13:53
AAP'S Shazia Ilmi trailing by 200 votes after round 11 at RK Puram. BJP's Anil Sharma leading. AAP narrows the margin with the BJP. BJP: 32, AAP: 29Exit polls had given the party, not more 14-15 seats. AAP's Manish Sisodia wins in Patparganj. #Assembly-Polls-2013
13:49
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit accepting defeat issued a brief statement saying the party would analyse the reasons for defeat and thanked the people of Delhi for thanking her for 15 years. When a reporter asked her whether she had failed to read the public mood, she quipped, Bewakoof hai na hum?...
13:44
In the last Assembly polls, the Congress had won as many as 43 seats in the 70-member legislative Assembly and its fortunes have dwindled sharply this time with the party likely to get less than 10 seats.Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi dismissed suggestions that the trends showed that there was...
13:37
In Delhi, BJP and AAP have won 5 seats, Cong: 1.Cong's Jyotiraditya Scindia admits that the party has failed and failed miserably in MP, Rajashtan and Delhi. Sachin Pilot says the party needs to accept the results with humility. It's a setback but it's not the end. Rahul Gandhi, meanwhile, still...
13:32
BJP CM candidate and Delhi's next chief minister, Harsh Vardhan, heading towards the counting centre. #Assembly-Polls-2013
13:16
BJP's Balbir Punj strikes a conciliatory note explaining why it was so dismissive about the Aam Admi Party. He says AAP was a new, unknown commodity. And so when the Congress said it was the B-team of the BJP, the BJP said likewise. He said AAP's stand on national issues was unknown and...
12:58
Sir Sri Jhunjhunwala: Many Congrats to the AAP. They faced one difficulty after another and didn't quit.They stood for something and have been rewarded.
12:57
The BJP admits that they would have easily got a strong majority had it not been for the third player -- a debutant -- which changed the scene. That's the beauty of democracy.The BJP had said that the AAP was a B-team of the Congress. Grudging respect for the AAP, which at a lead of 27 seats in...
12:54
First tweet from Vasundhara Raje Scindia: It is the victory of the People of Rajasthan. Their belief in Suraaj will soon turn the dream of a New and Developed Rajasthan into reality.Vasundhara Raje maintains a lead of 22,399 votes in Jhalrapatan.Jayanti Natrajan says the possible reason for...
12:51
BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today congratulated Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Rajasthan BJP president Vasundhara Raje after the counting trends showed that the saffron party is leading in the two states. Giving his first reaction to conclusive trends...
12:40
Sir Sri Jhunjhunwala tweets: BREAKING : Rahul Gandhi calls emergency meeting at home to discuss voter's escape velocity from Congress Party.Kiran Bedi tweets, CM of Delhi was on receiving end last 3+years.CWG, Ramlila Ground, Jantar Mantar, Nirbhya case, Coalgate, 2 G, Vadra+ insensitive...
12:36
AAP's Manish Sisodia leads by 7000 votes in Patparganj, bags 28,890 votes so far, BJP trails with 21,567. Sisodia says he expected a wider margin.#Assembly-Polls-2013
12:34
BJP MP, Yashodhara Raje Scindia, is leading by around 12,000 votes from the Shivpuri constituency in Madhya Pradesh. The erswhile royal whose affidavit filed during nomination papers showed she had just Rs 15,400 cash in her hand, owns a dinner set worth over Rs 1.54 crore.She is the aunt of...
12:28
Apart from Sheila Dikshit, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has also conceded defeat, but remained a poor loser. Gehlot claimed that BJP has been spreading lies about the Congress in their election rallies, he tweeted. And said that despite the loss, the Congress would will continue to work for the...
12:24
Congress marginally ahead in Chhattisgarh after running neck and neck at 45 seats each. Leads so far: Cong: 49, BJP: 40.#Assembly-Polls-2013
12:23
The state that people seem to have forgotten -- Mizoram. Counting of votes for the 40-member Mizoram assembly, elections to which was held on November 25, will be held tomorrow. A total of 142 candidates, including six women, are in the fray. The ruling Congress has contested all the 40 seats as...
12:21
Arvind Kejriwal leads by 15,000 votes against Delhi goliath, three-term chief minister Sheila Dikshit. Party celebrations in full earnest outside their office, jhadus waving madly. The Congress has not even registered a double-digit lead:Leads: BJP 35, AAP 26, CONG 7#Assembly-Polls-2013
12:14
With the trend of Rajasthan assembly polls predicting a landslide victory for the BJP, the party's chief ministerial candidate Vasundhara Raje Scindia, claimed that she was always confident of winning. I had full faith in my people, Raje said in her first reaction on spectacular results in the...
12:01
Narendra Modi,who Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Rajasthan's next CM, has credited to a great extent, the party's win in the state is arriving in Delhi this afternoon. A senior BJP leader said, He is neither elated, nor feeling low. I would say, he's stoic. He asked us to see how the results of the...
11:59
Sheila Dikshit resigns as Delhi chief minister. #Assembly-Polls-2013
11:47
Outside Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence the din of celebrations drowns out any attempts at sound bites from reporters on the field. BJP: 152, Cong: 65
11:37
Omar Abdullah who has confessed to being glued to TV watching the outcome of the state polls, tweets: Notes to self for #2014. Never underestimate the underdog/newcomer with a fresh face and message, he says with reference to AAP. Big public meetings don't always mean votes but poorly...
11:33
Congress's Rajeev Shukla still has a smile on his face despite the devastating loss across three states. The party is neck and neck with the BJP in Chhattisgarh at 45:45.Shukla says that for the 2014 polls the party wants Rahul Gandhi to be announced as the next PM candidate, but the decision...
11:30
BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan leading by over 14,000 votes against Congress' V K Monga in Krishna Nagar constituency.These figures will add to the gloom at Sheila Dikshit's residence, which she will have to vacate, very shortly for Dr Harsh Vardhan. So far, Kejriwal has 8130, as...
11:26
In Delhi, the AAP has more or less stayed the course with leads in 25 seats. The BJP has 35, the Cong has 7. J-K CM Omar Abdullah said on Twitter, I'm glued to my TV waiting to watch the trends & results start coming in. Call it morbid curiosity. He added, Which was the post poll survey that...
11:14
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is trailing behind Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) by over 4,000 votes in New Delhi constituency.In Karwal Nagar, in north-east Delhi, NOTA (None of the Above) leads. The apex court had given the path-breaking verdict this September, holding voters have a right to reject all...
11:08
AAP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi is now leading in RK Puram with a slender margin of 250 votes.Leads so far in Delhi: 34, AAP: 25, Cong: 8, Others: 3.If Delhi delivers a hung assembly (BJP-30, AAP-25, Cong-14), there may be another election with the general elections in May. The AAP has maintained...
11:01
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is leading over his Congress rivals from both Budhni and Vidisha seats.While Chouhan, seeking a record third straight term for BJP, is leading by 12,777 votes over his Congress rival Mahendra Singh Chouhan in Budhni, he is ahead by 2312 votes in...
10:55
Rajasthan's next chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia says the people of Rajasthan were tired of non-governance of the Congress. She says Modi is a factor. People have seen what Modi has done in Gujarat and that the model can be followed everywhere. Leads: BJP: 124, Cong: 21, Others:...
10:51
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan leading over Congress rival Shashank Bhargava by 1168 votes in Vidisha.Congress's Shashi Tharoor, gracious enough to admit that the verdict in Delhi shows that people were dissatisfied with the party. #Assembly-Polls-2013
10:47
Mihir Sharma ?@mihirssharma 8m Arnab Goswami is right: the Congress decided to run away from the UPA's record this year, instead of defending it. And this is what happens.
10:47
Jhaadu ka Jaadu Chal Gaya, says one AAP supporter, outside the New Delhi office. #Assembly-Polls-2013
10:44
The only way the Congress can reverse the trend before 2014 is for Sonia Gandhi to lead the Congress charge from the front, her final electoral battle as it were, taking Modi head-on, with son as understudy, Rediff.com's political pundit Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
10:39
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan leading over Congress rival Shashank Bhargava by 1168 votes in Vidisha.
10:36
The jhadu, the symbol of the Aam Admi Party is being waved vigorously outside the party office in Delhi.Kiran Bedi, who had been offered a ticket by AAP as their chief ministerial candidate, had said she was unwilling to join the party, but remained a well wisher. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) offered a...
10:30
While on AAP also read this column on Rediff.com: AAP has been vociferous since its inception and has mainly raised issues pertaining to corruption. A political party must have crisp and specific standon all issues which concern the nation not just corruption or secularism; and AAP has failed...
10:29
The injection of a fresh ideas and fresh voice in Indian politics is always welcome, Shashi Tharoor says of the AAP. It's a sentiment that is being echoed by Nirmala Sitharaman, who categorically says the BJP officially has not approached AAP leaders. Delhi: BJP: 30, AAP: 25, Cong: 14 ...
10:20
Mihir Sharma: Suggested line for Congress spokespersons: We cannot comment today. Must wait for Mizoram results. We are a national party
10:19
Pritish Nandy tweets: Congress needs a leader like Deve Gowda now... since it has been reduced to a third front.
10:17
BJP state president Vasundhara Raje was leading from her home constituency of Jhalarapatan in Jhalawar district by a margin of 3,923 votes against her nearest rival of Congress Meenakshi Chandrawat. National People's Party Convenor and Lok Sabha Kirori Lal Meena is leading by a margin of 1,675 in...
10:13
A peeved Abhishek Manu Singhvi tells CNN IBN's Rajdeep Sardesai, You don't have to rub it in. We have performed badly in Rajasthan. But there is no Modi wave, possibly it's a Modi failure. BJP 132: Cong 25.
10:09
Unbelievable, but true: Three-term Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit trails, with Arvind Kejriwal in the lead from the New Delhi constituency. Leads in Delhi: BJP: 34, AAP: 24 A havan is being organised outside Sheila Dikshit's residence as the dismal figures of the Congress come in. All the...
10:09
And prayers that seem to have been orgainsed at Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence. The Madhya Pradhesh CM's wife has been sitting at a havan inside his official residence. With the BJP for a landslide win in MP (107 of the 168 leads), Chouhan is set for a third term in office.
10:08
Arvind Kejriwal leading by over 1,500 votes in New Delhi constituency from where Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is contesting.BJP set to form government in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Harsh Vardhan says AAP seems to have cut into Congress votes in Delhi.
09:55
Only saving grace for the Congress seems to be Chhattisgarh. Leads so far: Cong: 37BJP: 32The wife of Salwa Judum founder and Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who was killed in the Naxalite attack in Bastar, was leading in Dantewada constituency. Both the parties are contesting all 90 seats.
09:48
The ruling BJP is leading in 90 of the 140 as against Congress in 37 in the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly, counting for which in currently underway. The BSP is ahead in one seat and others on three, in the counting of postal ballots for the 136 out of the total 230 Assembly constituencies in...
09:44
Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi says that although the BJP is leading in all four states, it is not indicative of a Narendra Modi wave in the country.
09:43
In 2003, this is what Rediff said:For the BJP, the win is truly historic for three reasons: first, it has more than trebled its strength in the 200 member assembly (it had just 33 members in the outgoing assembly); secondly, it is the first time it has got a majority in the state; and thirdly, it...
09:40
BJP's state unit chief Vijay Goel on Friday had said AAP may come second in the political race.There is no doubt about the presence of AAP and they have made this contest triangular. But whose chances have been dented by them, only time will tell, he said. On Saturday, Delhi minister Dr A K Walia...
09:38
Celebrations outside the AAP office in Delhi.Leads: 61/70BJP: 27AAP: 20Cong: 12Others: 3
09:36
Shiv Aroor: The 'we respect the people's verdict' soundbites have begun from Congress HQ.
09:28
Some of the constituencies in which BJP candidates are leading are Aspur, Bhilwara, Mandal, Pindwara-Abu, and Udaipur district against their nearest rivals of Congress. BJP candidate Narpat Singh Rajvi is leading by 663 votes from Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency of Jaipur district against his...
09:26
Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit's residence wears a deserted look.
09:25
In Delhi, only Manish Sisodia is leading. Manish Sisodia - the main strategist of the party - said that their party candidates might have been approached by BJP members with a mandate, which they have declined.Arvind Kejriwal and Shazia Ilmi are trailing.
09:22
BJP candidate Samaran Grasiya leading in Pindwara-Abu Constituency of Rajasthan's Sirohi district against his nearest rival of Congress.
09:20
Opposition BJP is leading in 64 seats while ruling Congress was ahead in 18 constituencies in Rajasthan as per early trends of counting in the Assembly elections. Some of the constituencies in which BJP candidates are leading are Aspur, Bhilwara, Mandal, Pindwara-Abu, and Udaipur district against...
09:18
Delhi: Opposition BJP is leading in 20 seats while Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party was ahead in 17 seats in Delhi Assembly polls. As per early trends, ruling Congress and BSP were ahead in 8 and 3 seats each. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is leading in her New Delhi constituency where she is...
09:15
BJP's Harsh Vardhan, who is more than likely to be Delhi's next chief minister, says there is no sympathy for the Sheila Dikshit government. Her government has failed miserably and has failed to deliver. There are corruption issues, the CWG scam, so it's not an anti-incumbency factor. She has to...
09:07
Rahul Gandhi may have to roll up his kurta sleeves in real earnest and get to work if the Congress is routed in the four states today. Today's results may be a bitter pill that the Congress has to swallow -- that its future cannot be hitched to Rahul Gandhi unless he can resonate with the people,...
09:05
While we wait for the first results to come in, the leads so far, in all four states indicate that the BJP is set to win in the four states. Read Seema Mustafa's column on Rediff, where she says that while Narendra Modi may be the talisman of his party, it is still not certain if he can claim...
09:01
Harsh Vardhan says he expects the party to get not less than 40 seats. So far the leads for the 23/70 seats in Delhi are: BJP:9, Cong and AAP neck-and-neck with 4 each, others: 5. BSP, the third largest party in the last assembly election, fielded candidates in 69 seats, NCP in nine and...
08:57
Huge cheer goes up at the AAP office as AAP gets the first leads in the Delhi counting as per NDTV. AAP is leading in the Narela
08:54
Sympathy vote for the Congress in Dantewada, apparently. The Congress is leading.
08:51
In Delhi, Sheila Dikshi is apparantly watching TV after a week, according to a staffer at her residence. The CM had told the Indian Express that she had been staying away from the TV noise.Arvind Kejriwal is taking on the Delhi chief minister from the New Delhi constituency. If Dikshit wins, this...
08:46
First reactions from BJP's chief ministerial candidate for Delhi. Even before the first trends come in, Harsh Vardhan says, it looks like he will win. That confidence may not be unfounded. Most exit polls projected BJP to emerge as the single largest party in the 70-member Delhi assembly....
08:40
Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has said he was confident of the results after he cast his vote in New Delhi assembly constituency.I am very confident of the results. It will not be my victory but that of the people, said Kejriwal.AAP leader Manish Sisodia too cast his vote in...
08:37
Delhi Assembly election result is being seen as an indicator of the mood of the urban electorate ahead of the general election.The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements for the counting with 20 companies of Central Paramilitary Force and Delhi police keeping a tight vigil...
08:25
Counting of votes for the closely watched Delhi Assembly election, considered significant ahead of Lok Sabha polls next year, began this morning amid tight security. The electoral fate of three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, her challengers from BJP Harsh Vardhan and Aam Admi Party Arvind...
08:22
Exit polls on television channels on Monday predicted a clear win for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, while the polls suggest a tie between Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress with around 18 seats each and a vote share of 28 per cent in Delhi. Read more
08:19
Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh had recorded the highest-ever polling of around 75 per cent as elections were held on Tuesday in 72 constituencies in the second phase, which went off peacefully barring an incident in which one person was killed and two others injured, in firing by Central Reserve...
08:15
Rajasthan, which went to polls on 1 December for 199 Assembly constituencies, has seemingly voted against the Gehlot's sop politics. Exit polls have supported the BJP's confidence that it will evict the Congress' Ashok Gehlot government in the state. The halfway mark is at 100. The Congress is...
08:10
In Rajasthan, at least according to the exit polls, voters have bid farewell to Ashok Gehlot. BJP's Vasundhara Raje Scindia is set to make a resounding comeback. There are 37 centres across the state for the counting of votes in 33 districts.Of 4.08 crore electors, 75.20 per cent exercised their...
08:07
Arvind Kejriwal claims many AAP leaders have received calls from the BJP. But Kejriwal has maintained the party will neither support BJP nor Congress. In Delhi, the exit polls suggest the Congress may be third. Counting is set to begin shortly for the four state elections -- Rajasthan, Madhya...
08:00
Good morning and welcome to the Live! updates on the four of the five-state elections. Parties prepared their lines ahead of the counting of seats ahead of poll results to four important states that can set the tempo for the 2014 Lok Sabha election that is barely four-five months away. For...
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