India Political Highlights | I.N.D.I.A. bloc will continue to fight against fascist rule of Modi-led BJP, says Kharge

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Results for 542 of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies declared; BJP wins 240 seats, Congress 99: EC

Former Rajasthan CM & Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on his son's defeat from Jalore Lok Sabha

"That was a tough seat. We have not won that seat for the last 20 years. Still, given the situation in the country... the party has supported us, so it is our responsibility to stand strong in the field, whether we win or lose... We knew from the beginning that the seat is very difficult... Understanding the situation of the country, state and Congress, Vaibhav Gehlot decided to contest from there... The election campaign went very well... There are wins and losses in elections... If you have the spirit of service in your heart, then what is defeat and what is victory?..."

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BJP MP Hema Malini and candidate win from Mathura Lok Sabha constituency and receive her winning certificate

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Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Shambhavi Choudhary has won Bihar's Samastipur Lok Sabha seat becoming one of the youngest MPs

AIUDF chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal lost Dhubri seat to Congress party's Rakibul Hussain by a margin of over 10 lakh votes

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MoS Home Nityanand Rai received the winning certificate from Ujiarpur Lok Sabha seat, at Samastipur in Bihar on 4th June. Rai won the seat by a margin of 60,102 votes

Odisha BJP workers celebrate as party candidate from Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat Sukanta Kumar Panigarhi wins

Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief M.K. Stalin arrives in Delhi ahead of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting scheduled for later today

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu & Jana Sena supremo Pawan Kalyan will be leaving to Delhi shortly to attend the scheduled NDA meeting

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu thanks people for NDA's victory in Andhra Pradesh

The win of independent candidate Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency drew a lot of attention. He defeated former J&K CM Omar Abdullah by a margin of more than 2 lakh votes.

"It is a huge decisive victory for the TMC. This is a victory for Mamata Banerjee, our leader and country's only woman CM."

"I am coming from Telangana. We made our alliance with NDA parties ahead of elections. We fought on a common agenda. We got absolute majority with NDA, there is no doubt about it"-----Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy

TDP MLAs arrive at party chief N Chandrababu Naidu's residence in Amravati Andhra Pradesh. TDP won 135 seats in Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections

World leaders congratulate PM Modi on historic election victory

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Naidu extends gratitude for record mandate

There was no governance in Andhra for last 5 years, he said.

Firmly with NDA, says Naidu

He said that 'love and affection' has been shared by the public.

The TDP chief also said all promises made in manifesto would be delivered.

Naidu thanks Modi, Shah, Pawan Kalyan

Nitish, Tejashwi headed to Delhi on same plane

Screengrab of video showing the two on the same plane

Nitish, who was among the founding members of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc before his switch (again) to the NDA, is flying to attend their bloc meeting in Delhi.

Yadav, earlier in coalition with Nitish and now his political opponent in Bihar and at a national level, is travelling to Delhi for an I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting slated for today.

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Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin arrives in Delhi to attend INDIA bloc's meeting scheduled to be held later today

Our numbers are excellent. We will discuss our strategy in the I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting today in the evening

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves from his residence in Delhi

Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh: Newly elected MP and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav says, "... I want to assure the people of Kannauj that speed of development that Samajwadis gave to Kannauj, we will take it forward..."

Kerala: Newly elected BJP MP from Thrissur, Suresh Gopi arrives at Kochi Airport

LJP (Ram Vilas) chief and MP Chirag Paswan welcomed by his supporters at the Delhi airport. He is here to attend the NDA meeting

Kalpana Soren - JMM MLA and wife of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren - leaves from Ranchi for Delhi to attend the I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting

No party has got the majority, all are going forward with alliance only. Therefore it is important for us to hold a discussion

We aimed to stop BJP. I thank the public for this and their cooperation: Akhilesh Yadav

NDA meeting to be held on June 7 in Delhi, to discuss government formation

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "...Voting has been done against tyranny. Voting has been done to safeguard the Constitution and democracy. I think 'janata' is 'maalik'. Let's see what is decided after the meeting in the evening today..."

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu arrives in Delhi for the NDA meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Droupadi Murmu, tenders resignation along with Council of Ministers: Rashtrapati Bhavan

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Fadnavis, on Wednesday said, "I take the responsibility for such results in Maharashtra. I was leading the party."

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TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu and JD (U)'s Nitish Kumar reach Delhi to attend NDA meet over government formation

Prominent leaders arrive at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, (PM's residence) to attend NDA meet

NDA meet begins at PM's residence

'We have worked together in the past and we will keep on working in the future,' says Eknath Shinde

Responding to Devendra Fadnavis' offer of resignation, Eknath Shinde addressed the media and said, "Electoral defeat is a collective responsibility. All three parties worked together in the elections.

"If you look at the vote share, Mahayuti got more than two lakh votes in Mumbai. The reasons for the defeat will be honestly reviewed.

"In the last two years, the government has taken many good decisions in the state. I will be speaking to Devendra ji soon. We have worked together in the past and we will keep on working in the future. We have collectively failed to counter the false claims of the opposition."

I.N.D.I.A. bloc prepares itself for a key meet this evening

With Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav arriving in Delhi, the I.N.D.I.A alliance is preparing itself of an important meet this evening.

An NDA meet regarding government information was held earlier today at Prime Minister's residence and attended by prominent leaders like N Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar.

President Droupadi Murmu orders dissolving of 17th Lok Sabha

PTI has reported that President Droupadi Murmu has ordered to dissolve the 17th Lok Sabha.

Earlier today , Narendra Modi tendered his resignation along with his Council of Ministers to the president, which she accepted.

She requested the Prime Minister and the Union Council of Ministers to continue in office till the new government is formed.

Leaders arrive at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence to attend I.N.D.I.A. bloc meet

In pics | NDA convenes meet

NDA leaders formally elect Modi as the alliance leader

News agency PTI has reported that NDA leaders have formally elected Narendra Modi as the alliance leader.

The leaders also passed a resolution underlining alliance government's commitment to serving the poor, women, youth, farmers and deprived sections of society.

'We fought well, fought unitedly, fought resolutely," Kharge proclaims at I.N.D.I.A. alliance meet

An important meeting took place at Kharge's residence this evening where the I.N.D.I.A. bloc president proclaimed that that mandate was decisively against Modi.

He said, "We fought well, fought unitedly, fought resolutely. The I.N.D.I.A. Alliance welcomes all parties which share its fundamental commitment to the values enshrined in the Preamble of our Constitution and to its many provisions for economic, social and political justice.

"The mandate is decisively against PM Modi and the substance and style of his politics. It is a huge political loss for him personally apart from it being a clear moral defeat as well. However, he is determined to subvert the will of the people."

Key takeaways from NDA meet

During the meet at prime minister's residence, NDA partners said that the PM has a clear vision for Viksit Bharat and they are partners in this goal.

They lauded the PM’s role in increasing India’s pride in the world and his efforts towards poverty eradication.

PM said that this was a historic mandate for 3rd consecutive government which was last received in India 60 years back.

In Pics | I.N.D.I.A. bloc meet

The constituents of I.N.D.I.A. bloc thank the people of India for their support: Kharge addresses the press on behalf of I.N.D.I.A. bloc allies

'We will continue to fight against BJP's fascist rule, led by PM Modi': Kharge

'The people's mandate has given a befitting reply to the BJP and their politics of hate, corruption and deprivation,' Kharge addresses the media

After the conclusion of the key meet at Kharge's residence, the I.N.D.I.A. bloc president addressed the media, along with prominent members of the alliance.

He said that, "The constituents of I.N.D.I.A. bloc thank the people of India for the overwhelming support received by our alliance. The people's mandate has given a befitting reply to the BJP and their politics of hate, corruption and deprivation.

"This is a mandate in defence of the Constitution of India and is against price rise, unemployment and crony capitalism as well as to save the democracy.

"The I.N.D.I.A. bloc will continue to fight against the fascist rule of the BJP led by Modi. We will take appropriate steps at the appropriate time to realise the people's desire not to be ruled by the BJP government. This is our decision and we all agreed on these points, and will definitely keep the promises given to the people."

"I am going to come (to Delhi) on June 7," says TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu

After the NDA meet, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu said he will come back to Delhi on June 7.

Earlier, news agency PTI reported the NDA MPs will meet on June 7 to formally elect Narendra Modi as their leader. The alliance leaders will then go to the President to submit their letters of support.

JD (U) rules out any truck with I.N.D.I.A. bloc

In a press statement, Nitish Kumar's aide Rajiv Ranjan said that I.N.D.I.A. alliance have "lost their mental balance" after being defeated in their third consecutive election.

He said the "misleading campaign" against Nitish Kumar illustrates desperation among the I.N.D.I.A. allies.

'We will serve the 140 crore people of India and work towards building a Viksit Bharat,' says Modi

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu greet each other at Delhi airport

Tamil Nadu CM took to twitter and wrote, "I conveyed my best wishes to him and expressed hope that we will collaborate to strengthen the ties between the brotherly states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

"I am confident that he will play a crucial role in the Union Government, advocating for the southern states and protecting our rights."