news-in-politicsSingapore PM congratulates Modi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi Saturday exchanged tweets with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who congratulated him on his victory in the Lok Sabha polls.Loong, who
Modi gets grand welcome in Delhi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Thousands of BJP supporters gave a rousing welcome Saturday to Narendra Modi, set to be India's prime minister, as he flew into Delhi and set out in a motorcade to the
Modi reaches Delhi, begins roadshow
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi, all set to become India's 14th prime minister, arrived here Saturday to a tumultuous welcome from cheering party supporters and began a
Modi arrives in Delhi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) BJP leader Narendra Modi, all set to become India's 14th prime minister, arrived here Saturday to a tumultuous welcome from cheering party supporters.
Dead YSR Congress candidate elected
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) A candidate of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), who died in a road accident during the campaigning, was elected to Andhra Pradesh assembly from Allagadda in Kurnool
Hundreds throng Delhi airport to welcome Modi
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including BJP supporters, thronged the Delhi airport Saturday to welcome BJP leader Narendra Modi who is set to take over as the prime minister after
Modi to visit Varanasi, say thanks
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) Narendra Modi, set to be the next prime minister, will Saturday pay a thanks giving visit to Varanasi, the second Lok Sabha constituency from which he won handsomely.Party
Rajnath surpasses Vajpayee's victory margin in Lucknow
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh broke the record of victory margin held by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as he was declared victorious from the Lucknow Lok Sabha
Narendra Modi: From provincial to prime ministerial
"I believe God has chosen me," Narendra Modi had once said in the course of the election campaign that has catapulted the Gujarat chief minister to the very pinnacle of power as the next prime
Congress again fails to send woman from Kerala to Lok Sabha
Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) In matriarchal Kerala, Congress' Savithiri Lakshman continues to be the only woman party leader to win a Lok Sabha election ever in the state, with the two women
Obama calls up to congratulate Modi on 'emphatic victory'
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Friday called up Indian prime minister-designate Narendra Modi and congratulated him on his "emphatic election victory", officials said.Obama
will take everyone along, make development mass movement: Modi
Vadodara/Ahmedabad (Gujarat), May 16 (IANS) In his first comments after BJP won the Lok Sabha election, party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday stressed that his government will
Several Congress ministers fail to make it to new Lok Sabha
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union ministers including Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Law Minister Kapil Sibal were among senior party members who lost the election in the worst performance by
Congress debacle raises questions about Rahul Gandhi's leadership
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Congress Friday touched its lowest ever tally in a general election raising questions about Rahul Gandhi's leadership abilities, the fading charisma of the
Counting in Delhi: 8.2 million votes, 2,000 EVMs, 150 candidates
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Counting of 8.2 million votes in Delhi will be done at seven counting centres where more than 7,000 security personnel drawn from Delhi Police and seven companies of a
Northeastern parties forum reaffirms support to BJP
Shillong, May 13 (IANS) Eleven major regional parties under the banner of North East Regional Parties Forum (NERPF) Tuesday reaffirmed support to the BJP for the formation of the NDA-led
BJP to win 253 seats, NDA 303, Congress 66: survey
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A post-election survey released Tuesday said the BJP was set to win a record 253 seats in the Lok Sabha and the Congress just 66, its lowest ever tally.The BJP-led
Congress was out-funded in this election: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said his Congress party has been "out-funded" as far as this election was concerned, but maintained that the exit polls
Modi writes to Delhi businessman predicting 300 seats for NDA
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has written to a Delhi businessman who had predicted around 300 seats for the NDA in the polls.In his letter to Vijay Bansal,
Congress dismisses exit polls
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday dismissed the exit polls which predicted the party's worst defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, saying the pollsters deserve a Nobel Prize for
