Lok Sabha Election Result LIVE: Narendra Modi Likely to Take Oath as PM on May 30; Visit to Varanasi, Gujarat Also on Agenda

Tentative Plan of PM Modi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit his Lok Sabha seat Varanasi on May 28 and on May 29 he is likely to visit his home state Gujarat. The Prime Minister is expected to take oath for his second term on May 30.

A day after India re-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi back to power, he visited BJP veteran LK Advani this morning, touched his feet and sought his blessing for his upcoming tenure.

In Telangana, particularly in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, the secular vote seems to have been split between TRS and Congress.

After Devegowda Loses from Tumkur, Grandson Decides to Resign from Hassan | In the wake of former Prime Minister HD Devegowda's shocking defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, JD(S) leader and his grandson Prajwal Revanna has decided to resign from Hassan seat. "To reinstate confidence of the JD(S) cadre, we have to fill the gap left by the defeat of HD Devegowda, therefore, I've decided to tender my resignation. I want him to be victorious once again from Hassan," Revanna said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah meet Murali Manohar Joshi and his wife.

PM Modi: Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi is a scholar and intellectual par excellence. His contribution towards improving Indian education is remarkable. He has always worked to strengthen the BJP and mentor several Karyakartas, including me. Met him this morning & sought his blessings. pic.twitter.com/3KF7nqNaaN

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2019

SM Krishna Says LS Poll Results 'Decisive Snub' to Dynastic Politics | Former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader SM Krishna said that the Lok Sabha election results 2019 is a "decisive snub to dynastic politics in Delhi and Karnataka". He said, "I think people have seen through the game of dynastic politics. Congress will survive as a small party. In Congress, sycophancy to a dynasty has undone the party."

Sensex Cheer PM Modi's Thumping Victory | Indian shares jumped today as the euphoria surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide victory in the general election drove the bull run, with financials leading gains. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was ahead in 303 of the 542 seats in the lower house of Parliament, latest data from the Election Commission showed, in what would be a first back-to-back majority for a single party since 1984.

A News18 illustration showing the decimation of the Aam Aadmi Party in the 17th Lok Sabha elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah meet LK Advani

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader G. Parameshwara holds a meeting at his residence. Former CM Siddaramaiah, KPCC Chief Dinesh Gundu Rao, MB Patil and other leaders present at the meeting.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader G. Parameshwara holds a meeting at his residence. Former CM Siddaramaiah, KPCC Chief Dinesh Gundu Rao, MB Patil and other leaders present at the meeting.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with BJP national president Amit Shah arrive at LK Advani's residence. 

Delhi: PM Narendra Modi arrives at senior BJP leader LK Advani's residence. BJP president Amit Shah also present pic.twitter.com/D46B4ghfBq

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2019

BJP Makes it 10/10 in Haryana | The ruling BJP won all the 10 seats in Haryana,  smashing what were considered as bastions of prominent political families in the state. The results of Rohtak and Faridabad seats were declared early Friday morning. While it was the BJP's best-ever performance in Haryana, carved out as a separate state in 1966, the Congress faced a rout after a gap of 20 years, as per results declared for all ten seats by the Election Commission.

PM Modi to Meet Advani, Joshi Today | At the Cabinet meeting today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet BJP veterans Lal Krishna Advani band Murali Manohar Joshi. The Cabinet is expected to discuss matters pertaining to the new government formation and allocation of portfolios.

Experts feel that the credit of reviving BSP should go to SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav, however, they also feel that this may have its own consequences in the long term.

Like in 1977, Congress Reduced to Just 1 Lok Sabha Seat in MP | After 40 years, Madhya Pradesh Thursday witnessed a rerun of the post-Emergency 1977 general elections, in which the Bharatiya Jan Sangh(BJS) had won 39 seats, while the Congress was reduced to just one seat - Chhindwara - in the then undivided state. In the 2019 elections, the BJP, a successor to the BJS, won 26 of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh till late Thursday night and established huge leads in two other constituencies. On the other hand, the Congress has managed to win just one seat - Chhindwara -  and is unlikely to add to the tally.

People of Delhi are determined to form a strong government led by the BJP for development of the city, city BJP president Manoj Tiwari said after victory of the party in the Lok Sabha polls. "The AAP has been pushed to a distant third in Delhi in the Lok Sabha polls. Delhi people have rejected politics of lies," Tiwari said.

After Winning All 7 Seats, BJP Sets Eye on Assembly Polls | After it won all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi by huge margins, the BJP expressed confidence that it would wrest power in the city from the AAP in next year's assembly elections. The BJP has been out of power in the city for more than 25 years. Its last victory in assembly elections in Delhi came in 1993.

Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a congratulatory message to PM Narendra Modi for his electoral victory. Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar messages to PM Modi.

Urmila Matondkar, Shatrughan Sinha Lose Big | Actor Urmila Matondkar, who took a political plunge with a Congress ticket from Mumbai North and Shatrughan Sinha, who switched from BJP to Congress, contested from Patna Sahib in Bihar, failed to score in the 17th Lok Sabha elections. While in Bengal, Trinamool Congress candidate Moon Moon Sen failed to charm voters and lost to BJP's Babul Supriyo in Asansol.  

In a dramatic election victory, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA stormed back to power with a thumping mandate riding on a wave bigger than the 2014 'TsuNamo'.

RJD Draws a Blank in Bihar | In a first, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) failed to win even a single seat in the 17th Lok Sabha elections. The RJD, led by Tejashwi Yadav, fought the election in an allaiance with the Congress and others and contested on 20 seats. However, the party nose-dived from 27 in 2014 to nil in 2019.

Smriti Irani Calls Victory 'New Morning for Amethi | It's a new morning for Amethi, said BJP leader and Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani after she finished first in the Congress bastion. An ecstatic Irani told reporters this morning that the BJP was not concentrating on the individual but on the concept of somebody given the responsibility but not fulfilling it. "It has been a consistent effort since past five years for us. We got the first sings of change in 2014 itself. My organisation persisted with efforts in the constituency which bore fruits. This is just a milestone," she said.

YSRCP Wins 151 Assembly, 22 Lok Sabha Seats | As the Election Commission concluded the final round of counting yesterday, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), which swept to power in Andhra Pradesh with a landslide victory, bagged 151 seats in 175-member Assembly. It also won 22 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats. The TDP finished a distant second with 23 Assembly and three Lok Sabha seats. Actor Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party (JSP), which made the electoral debut, bagged one Assembly seat. Both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) drew blank.

Pramod Sawant Makes His Mark in BJP's Post Parrikar Era | Chief Minister Pramod Sawant appeared to have fared well in his first real test in the Goa's post Parrikar era, pulling off a creditable performance in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections and Assembly bypolls, in which BJP won one Lok Sabha seat, lost another and also earned victories in three out of the four Assembly bypolls. Faced with severe criticism for the sheer chaotic nature of coalition inherited from the Parrikar era, a paralysed mining industry, disenchantment among the cadre following Parrikar's death in March this year and a buoyant Congress, Sawant, along with the bullish state organising secretary Satish Dhond, in Parrikar's absence, managed to pull together a more than respectable showing on Thursday, when votes for the six electoral contests were counted. 

Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu called his "friend" PM Narendra Modi and spoke amicably about each others electoral victories.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called to congratulate Indian Prime Minister @NarendraModi on his election victory.
"Narendra, my friend, congratulations! What an enormous victory!" pic.twitter.com/MzhQRb3q26

— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) May 23, 2019

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Felicitates PM Modi | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election. "I look forward to continuing to work with him to improve lives of Canadians and Indians alike through education and innovation, investing in trade and investment and fighting climate change," he said.

The idea of NYAY scheme may have been excellent as voters love transactional relationship, but it never reached the people it was supposed to court.

As Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan wished his Indian counterpart, PM Modi responded to thank him and express gratitude for the warm wishes on Twitter.

Thank you PM @ImranKhanPTI.

I warmly express my gratitude for your good wishes. I have always given primacy to peace and development in our region. https://t.co/b01EjbcEAw

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019