23:54
The Bharatiya Janata Party may have won the Rajasthan assembly elections on Sunday, but three Congress turncoats lost the polls.However, two BJP turncoats won Dholpur and Kishangarh seats in the state.Girraj Singh Malinga, sitting Congress MLA from Bari who switched over to BJP, lost the seat to...
23:35
As the Bharatiya Janata Party shone brightly in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday registering a huge win in the assembly elections, victory eluded 12 ministers of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet, including home minister Narottam Mishra.Mishra lost from Datia seat by a margin of 7,742 votes to Congress...
23:03
Suffering defeats in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Congress on Sunday recalled that 20 years ago it had lost the three states while winning only Delhi but bounced back in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, and said it prepares for the forthcoming general election with hope and a firm...
22:51
Candidates of the Janasena party led by actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan lost deposit in all the eight constituencies where they contested in the Assembly elections in Telangana.The party put up a decent fight only in the Kukatpalle segment, where it finished third, while in other seats it...
22:44
Here's a quick look at the four assembly election results that were announced today.
22:40
Outgoing Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's officer on special duty (OSD) Lokesh Sharma on Sunday blamed him for the defeat in the assembly polls and said that his experience, magic and schemes could not bring the Congress back to power in the state.Sharma, who was denied a ticket to contest...
21:53
With the assembly polls throwing up quite a few surprises, the funny side of leaders and social media users was on display as digs and pot shots galore online.Outgoing Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's son K T Rama Rao took a dig at himself as he shared his day-old X post after his...
21:20
The Bharatiya Janata Party which won just one seat in the 2018 Telangana assembly polls, has almost doubled its vote share and bettered its seat tally in the southern state in the hustings that comes months ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls.The saffron party's vote share surged from 7 per cent...
20:43
The Congress on Sunday secured 62 seats, past the halfway mark of 60 in the 119 member Telangana Legislative assembly, and is set to form the first non-Bharat Rashtra Samiti government in Telangana.The Congress was also leading in two other seats at 8 pm, according to Election Commission's...
19:54
These results will echo across the world and assure investors globally about India's development potential, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters on Sunday evening, soon after the election results made it clear that the BJP was winning the Rajasthan, Madhya...
19:29
Bharatiya Janata Party's K Venkata Ramana Reddy emerged as a giant killer by defeating Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samiti supremo K Chandrashekar Rao and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief Revanth Reddy in Kamareddy assembly constituency on Sunday.He vanquished his nearest rival KCR...
19:09
The Telangana police on Sunday said it has been asked by the state Congress chief A Revanth Reddy to make security arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony on December 4 or 9.Reddy, whose party was enjoying a comfortable lead to touch the simple majority mark of 60 seats, on Sunday asked state...
18:53
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has tendered his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra after Congress party's defeat in the assembly polls. -- PTI
18:28
The BJP crossed the halfway mark in Rajasthan on Sunday, winning 103 seats out of the 199 where assembly elections took place. According to the latest assembly poll results and trends available on the Election Commission website, the BJP won 103 seats and was ahead in 12. The Congress,...
18:12
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan won from Budhni seat for a sixth time by defeating Congress' actor-turned-politician Vikram Mastal by a margin of 1,04,974 votes. Chouhan, the longest serving CM of MP, first won from Budhni Assembly seat in 1990, before winning a...
18:08
The Election Commission of India has suspended Telangana Director General of Police Anjani Kumar for violating the Model Code of Conduct, sources said on Sunday.The Election Commission ordered the suspension of Telangana DGP after the top cop met Telangana Congress president Revanth Reddy at his...
17:51
People have reposed their faith in Modi's guarantees, BJP leaders chimed together on Sunday as the party appeared set on the path of victory in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh assembly elections. The election results show people accept Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...
17:28
We humbly accept the mandate of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The battle of ideology will continue. I am very thankful to the people of Telangana -- we will definitely fulfill the promise of making Prajalu Telangana. Heartfelt thanks to all the workers for their hard work and...
16:59
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the assembly poll results were unexpected for everyone and added the party humbly accepted the people's mandate. The BJP was appeared set to win the assembly polls in Rajasthan, defeating the Congress. According to latest available...
16:55
BJP candidate and Jaipur Rural MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the Jhotwara assembly seat in Rajasthan by a margin of 50,167 votes, the Election Commission of India announced on Sunday. The 53-year-old former Union minister secured 1,47,913 votes and defeated his nearest rival Abhishek...
16:40
PM Narendra Modi reacts to the stunning verdict in the four state polls. Modi tweeted saying, We bow to the Janta Janardan. The results in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan indicate that the people of India are firmly with politics of good governance and development, which the...
16:22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed five rallies in Chhattisgarh after announcement of Assembly polls, targeting Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel over the alleged Mahadev app scam and accusing the Congress of appeasement politics, while calling the Bharatiya Janata Party's promises as Modi's...
16:15
The BJP appeared set Sunday to wrest Rajasthan from the Congress with the party leading or winning on 114 seats, way past the Congress which was ahead on 59. Sources said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was meeting Governor Kalraj Mishra in the evening to hand over his resignation. He won...
16:06
As the Bhartiya Janata Party moved towards a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhatisgarh, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the politics of the country is now 'Modified'. Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the way...
15:58
BJP candidate and Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari won the Vidhyadhar Nagar seat in the Rajasthan Assembly polls on Sunday by a margin of 71,368 votes. A member of the erstwhile Jaipur royal family, Diya Kumari defeated Congress candidate Sitaram Agrawal and polled 1,58,516 votes. It is for the...
15:51
Red Diary, which reportedly contains secrets about Congress's corruption, the Mahadev betting app scam in Chhattisgarh and eight paper leaks in Rajasthan has ruined Congress prospects in the assembly elections in Hindi heartland.Even demand for caste survey and welfare schemes floated by congress...
15:46
Congress president in Telangana Anumula Revanth Reddy has risen from a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) to emerging as a top contender for the chief minister's post in the state as the grand old party cemented its position in southern India with the win in Telangana...
15:03
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will hand over his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra this evening, sources said, after the assembly poll results showed the BJP was set to return to power in the state. Sources said Gehlot is slated to meet the governor at 5.30...
14:59
BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Anil Baluni at the party headquarters in Delhi as BJP registers comfortable lead in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
14:53
Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury on the party's colossal losses in three states. I am unable to understand. It's a shock for us. Someone will have to take responsibility for this (loss in three states). We will have to introspect...
14:49
Rajasthan: BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia wins from Jhalrapatan. Speaking after her win she says, This victory is of the mantra of 'Sabka saath, sabka vishwas and sabka prayaas' given by PM Modi. It is the victory of the guarantee given by the PM. It is also the victory of the strategy given...
14:28
With the BJP heading towards victory in three out of the four states that went to polls recently, the party will now be in power in 12 states on its own, while the Congress, the second largest national party, will come down to three after losing Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. The Aam Aadmi...
14:20
Celebrations erupted in Madhya Pradesh as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gained the upper hand and crossed the majority mark comfortably and is set to retain power in the State with a landslide victory.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was seen in a jubilant mood at his...
14:13
The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is leading in six of the nine assembly constituencies it contested in the Telangana Assembly elections, as per the counting trends at 1.45 pm on Sunday. Akbaruddin Owaisi, younger brother of AIMIM president and...
14:11
KCR concedes defeat in Telangana. We respect the people's mandate, says the former CM of Telangana. Leads: BRS: 41, Cong: 63, BJP: 07Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had claimed yesterday that the Congress candidates in Telangana informed the party about them being approached by...
14:04
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the outcome of the Assembly elections in four states will not have any impact on the INDIA bloc, which comprises more than 25 opposition parties led by the Congress. After initial rounds of counting, the Bharatiya Janata...
13:54
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the Congress was expecting a victory in the assembly polls in Telangana and Chhattisgarh and a close fight in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, based on internal assessment. Siddaramaiah was reacting to the current trends following...
13:48
An INDIA bloc meeting in September
Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc will meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi on December 6 to chalk out a strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, sources said on Sunday. During the meeting, which will be held in the evening on Wednesday, the leaders are...
13:24
And the first results are in. Rajkumar Roat from Chorasi constituency in Rajasthan wins his seat. Roat is from the Bharat Adivasi Party.
13:22
With the trends giving the BJP a lead in three states in the assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address party workers in New Delhi on Sunday evening, approximately around 6:30 pm, party sources said. They said Modi is likely to address BJP workers at the party...
13:03
EAM Dr S Jaishankar echoes what the BJP is saying today as the party is set to win in three out of four states.
12:58
Congress is set to lose in Rajasthan
Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta on Sunday said that 12 to 17 rounds of counting of votes have been completed and the final result is expected to be declared by 1.30 pm. As per the trends displayed on the website of the Election Commission of India, the BJP was leading...
12:48
Pic courtesy: Smita Prakash/ANI
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Narendra Singh Tomar watch the election results. This is how it goes in the three states. Madhya Pradesh: BJP: 161, Cong: 66Rajasthan: BJP: 112, Cong: 70, Oth: 17Chhattisgarh: BJP: 52, Cong: 38Telangana: BRS: 42, Cong: 63, BJP: 09
12:39
The Congress has firmly lost the mandate in the Hindi Heartland. The party has been wiped out of Madhya Pradesh with the BJP winning its fourth assembly election in the state. Incumbent chief minister Shivraj Chouhan and the BJP decimated the Congress heading towards a clean sweep in the...
12:28
On Assembly elections 2023, BJP MP Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi says, The politics of the country is becoming Modi-fied...There is only one guarantee in the country -- Modi ki guarantee... On Congress trailing in MP, Rajasthan and MP, party leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam says, Opposing Sanatan...
12:23
The BJP appeared upsetting ruling Congress' applecart in Chhattisgarh, forging ahead in 54 of the 90 assembly seats, while the grand old party led in 34 seats, as per latest information available with the Election Commission. In Patan, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel of Congress was leading...
12:10
Madhya Pradesh: Union Minister and BJP leader Ashwini Vaishnaw says, This is a great victory for BJP in Madhya Pradesh. BJP government has done work, people have faith in the double-engine government, the leadership of PM Modi and the performance of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. I congratulate...
12:05
Congress observers for Rajasthan, BS Hooda, Mukul Wasnik and Shakil Khan arrive in Jaipur. On result trends, Wasnik says, These are early trends. Let the results come out. Rajasthan: BJP: 115, Cong: 65, Others: 19
11:58
Ruling BJP appeared set to retain power with a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh elections with chief minister Shivraj Chauhan eyeing a possible fourth term as chief minister, and at the party's headquarters in state capital Bhopal were seen in a celebratory mood as counting of votes for the...
11:34
As the latest trends show that Congress is leading on 58 seats in 119-member Telangana Assembly, party leader Renuka Chowdhury said that Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leaders are in touch with the grand old party. On being asked if BRS leaders are in touch with the Congress party, Renuka...
11:18
Incumbent Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan says, Modi ji MP ke mann mein hain aur Modi ji ke mann mein MP hai. He held public rallies here and appealed to the people and that touched people's hearts. These trends are a result of that. Double-engine government properly implemented the...
11:00
Madhya Pradesh: In Budhni assembly constituency, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan of BJP was leading over Vikram Sharma of Congress by 13339 votes after two rounds of counting of votes for state assembly elections. In Chhindwara, Kamal Nath of Congress was leading over BJP's Vivek Sahu by...
10:55
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the BJP will win in with huge majority in Rajasthan. Jadugar ka jadoo khatam ho gaya hai, he said in a veiled dig at Ashok Gehlot. While most of pollsters predicted an edge for the BJP, three exit polls in their upper limit forecast a Congress win in the desert...
10:47
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Satish Poonia is trailing in the Amber assembly seat by 921 votes, according to the Election Commission trends on Sunday. Poonia is pitted against Congress' Prashant Sharma, who is leading with 16,100 votes. BJP's Kirodi Lal Meena is...
10:30
All eyes on Chhattisgarh. With early leads by the Congress, it was the BJP which soon took over. Minutes later it was 45 seats each. Now, BJP trails at 40, Congress at 50.Counting of votes in elections to the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly started at 8 am on Sunday, with security personnel...
10:22
Telangana Congress Chief Revanth Reddy leading in Kodangal constituency.MP Election Results: Congress Office in Bhopal wears a deserted look as BJP crosses halfway mark in Madhya Pradesh.In Chhattisgarh, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress are neck-and-neck with leads in 45 seats each. Chief...
10:02
BJP is going to form the government again with full majority, says Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Jyotiraditya Scindia is on his way to meet Chouhan. In Madhya Pradesh, Cong's CM face in Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath trails in Chhindwara.Chhattisgarh Dy CM TS Singh Deo trails from...
09:48
Leads:Ashok Gehlot leadsVasundhrara Raje Akbaruddin OwaisiShivraj Singh ChouhanVijay Varghiya Revanth ReddyBandi Sanjay KTRTrailsSachin PilotBhupesh Baghel KCR Rajyavardhan Rathore
09:38
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel trailing from his constituency, Patan. Today is the day of the mandate. Salute to 'Janata Janardan'. Best wishes to all the candidates, Chief Minister Baghel said in a post on X. A total of 1,181 candidates contested seeking a mandate to the...
09:28
Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot trailing from Tonk; Ashok Gehlot leads in Sardarpura; Vasundhara Raje Scindia is leading Jhalrapatan; Rajyavardhan Rathore trails from Jhotwara. The BJP was ahead in 102 seats while the Congress was leading in 84 in early trends for the assembly polls in...
09:19
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia: I have been saying this since day 1, that because of the development that has happened in Madhya Pradesh under the leadership of PM Modi and CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, we are completely sure that the people will bless the BJP and we will form a government with...
09:12
Madhya Pradesh: BJP War Room in Bhopal keeps an eye on initial trends of postal ballots and EVM results.CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan leads in Budhni. Leads: BJP:117, Cong: 96
09:00
The ruling BJP was ahead in 104 seats and the Congress in 74 seats as per trends available from counting of postal ballots in elections to the Madhya Pradesh assembly. Counting for the elections to the 230-member House, held on November 17, began at 8 am on Sunday, a poll official...
08:50
Ashok Gehlot leading in the Sardarpura constituency. Leads: BJP: 85, Cong: 83BJP's Rajyavardhan Rathore exuded confidence about the party's victory ahead of the counting of votes in Rajasthan. He said the fight today is between the 'massive governance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi'...
08:44
As the counting of votes in Telangana begins, All India Congress Observer in Telangana, Manikrao Thackeray said that the grand old party will win more than 70 seats in the southern state and exit polls also said the same.He credited Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra for the swing...
08:36
On counting day, BRS MLC K Kavitha says, We are very confident that we will win again with the blessings of the people of Telangana. As many as 2,290 contestants are in the fray in the elections, including BRS supremo Chandrasekhar Rao, his minister-son KT Rama Rao, TPCC president A...
08:34
Amid tight security arrangements, the counting of votes for Chhattisgarh assembly elections that were held in two phases, began on Sunday at 8 am. The halfway mark for the 90-member assembly of Chhattisgarh is 46.Speaking to ANI, the senior BJP leader said, The BJP will form a government with a...
08:27
Will BRS get its third term?
The wait is over for the 199 Assembly seats of Telangana that went for polls on November 30 as counting of votes begin on Sunday amid tight security. The fate of 2,290 candidates from 109 parties including the national and regional parties will be revealed as the counting proceeds. A...
08:24
The counting of votes of assembly elections held in Madhya Pradesh on November 17 began at 8 am on Sunday. The Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections were held on November 17, 2023, to elect all 230 members of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Voting was carried out in a single...
08:16
Amid tight security arrangements, the counting of votes for Chhattisgarh assembly elections that were held in two phases, began on Sunday at 8 am.Ahead of the counting of votes for the legislative assemblies of four states--Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, former...
08:14
Counting of votes begins: Congress leader Pawan Khera says, The results will be better than our hopes and expectations. We are retaining power in both Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. We will reclaim power in Madhya Pradesh and claim power in Telangana.
08:12
Counting of votes in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh begins amid tight security. Union minister and BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat offered prayers at Jaipur's Govind Devji temple on counting day.Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh shows Congress ahead in the state.
08:06
The BJP had pulled all stops in line with its established election template, deploying senior ministers and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress had followed a grassroots campaign with frequent appearances by its central leaders. As the clock ticks down to the counting of...
08:02
So, what did the exit polls say? Most exit polls on Thursday put the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead in Madhya Pradesh and gave it an edge in Rajasthan while predicting that it was advantage Congress in Telangana and Chhattisgarh.India Today-Axis My India, Today's Chanakya and India TV-CNX...
07:39
Pic: Amit Dave/Reuters
The votes for the legislative assemblies of four states -- Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana -- will be counted amid tight security arrangements on Sunday, in the final stretch of the battle billed as the semifinal before the mega final in 2024. However, counting of votes...
00:20
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The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has reported that in an operation carried out by forces from the 7007th Battalion of its 261st Brigade's combat team, dozens of rockets were found hidden under UNRWA (UN Relief Workers Agency in Gaza) boxes in the north of the Gaza Strip.About 30 Grad missiles...
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