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Airports, stations gear up ahead of Modi oath taking
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 29, 2019 10:34 AM IST
Wednesday promises to be even busier for officials at the Indira Gandhi International airport with leaders of the BIMSTEC nations, Kyrgyzstan, and Mauritius expected to arrive for the swearing-in.
Vote split behind AIADMK-BJP alliance loss in Tamil Nadu
By MC Rajan & M Manikandan | Hindustan Times, Chennai
UPDATED ON MAY 28, 2019 07:46 AM IST
The DMK, led by former party chief Karunanidhi’s son, Stalin, swept the elections, winning 37 of the 38 Lok Sabha seats that polled last month.
Muslims have shown confidence in Modi-led govt: Ali Daruwalla
By Nadeem Inamdar | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON MAY 27, 2019 04:57 PM IST
He is the state coordinator and president of Muslim Rashtriya Manch for western Maharashtra affiliated to the RSS
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP’s rise in vote share in Pune dims Sena’s hopes of seat sharing
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 04:22 PM IST
BJP nominee Girish Bapat’s win with a record margin of 3.24 lakh votes in Pune and substantial lead in all six constituencies, has increased the tension among Shiv Sena aspirants
Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal elect most women MPs: 11 each
By Saurabh Chauhan | Hindustan Times, Lucknow, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2019 03:43 PM IST
Overall, the 17th Lok Sabha will have the highest number of women parliamentarians ever at 78
Bengal Lok Sabha results show Mamata, 17 ministers trail BJP on home turfs
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya | hindustan Times, Kolkata
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 03:51 PM IST
The Trinamool Congress is facing a serious challenge from the BJP in Bengal after the saffron party’s stunning performance in the general elections,
Lok Sabha elections results 2019- Dhinakaran questions EC over no votes polled for party
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chennai
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 10:09 PM IST
The AIADMK, which partnered the BJP for the general elections, managed to win just one Lok Sabha and won nine seats in the by-polls.
‘Will leave AAP in 2020’: Alka Lamba on being removed from WhatsApp group
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 02:06 PM IST
Lamba lashed out at Kejriwal and said why is she being held responsible for the party’s loss in Lok Sabha elections.
BJP struggles to reclaim Amritsar after Sidhu’s exit.
By Surjit Singh | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 12:35 PM IST
Even after fielding Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri this time, the vote share improved slightly (around 40 per cent), but the party could not win the seat.
Congress’ strong sacrilege pitch fails to dent Badal’s poll prospects
By Vishal Joshi | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 12:32 PM IST
Sukhbir Singh Badal won from the Ferozepur constituency with the highest margin of 1.70 lakh in Punjab while his wife and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur scored a hat-trick from Bathinda.
Lok Sabha election results 2019: BJD’s Chandrani Murmu, 25, becomes youngest Member of Parliament
By Indo Asian News Service | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 12:50 PM IST
Chandrani, a greenhorn in politics, reportedly says she would like to come up to the expectations pinned on her by the youth and women besides the tribals in her region.
Battle for survival looms for NCP
By Faisal Malik | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 12:10 PM IST
Another challenge the party is likely to face is to refrain its legislators and other senior leaders from switching to ruling parties.
Mamata Banerjee sees foreign hand behind BJP poll win
By Indo Asian News Service | Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2019 11:44 AM IST
Mamata expressed doubts over the results of seats and said some programming was done in many machines involving one lakh votes.
New Lok Sabha sees 9% rise in number of MPs with criminal charges
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2019 10:14 AM IST
Of the total winners in 2019, 233 parliamentarians (43%) have declared criminal cases against them as compared to 185 (34%) in the Lok Sabha elected in 2014 and 162 (30 per cent) in 2009, say the findings based on the scrutiny of affidavits of 539 MPs.
National Conference regains bastions, picks up momentum
By Mir Ehsan | Hindustan Times, Srinagar
PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2019 07:48 AM IST
According to NC provisional president Nasir Sogami, the results are bound to enthuse the party ranks.
Jagan Reddy meets PM Modi, discusses special category status for Andhra
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 16, 2020 08:45 PM IST
Jaganmohan Reddy discussed the issues of special category status to Andhra Pradesh and the state’s financial situation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Politburo meeting to discuss if Sabarimala affected Left’s votes
By Saubhadra Chatterji | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 07:31 AM IST
However, a section of the CPI (M) felt that by doing so, the Left lost its base among the Hindu voters. In this Lok Sabha poll, the CPI (M) slid to its lowest ever tally of three seats, winning just one — Alappuzha — in Kerala.
How BJP won back Gorakhpur a year after crushing defeat to SP-BSP combine
By Sunita Aron | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 11:25 AM IST
The chief minister, who shared this story in an informal conversation with journalists, said he immediately summoned senior officials to his Kalidas Marg official residence and directed them to organise a video conference the next day with district administrators.
Lok Sabha elections 2019: No adverse report, voter percentage up by 1.03%
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 08:17 AM IST
As per data collated by the EC the overall voter turnout was 67.47% in 2019 as against 66.44% in 2014.
‘Ready to face polls if ruling coalition dissolves Karnataka government’: BS Yeddyurappa
By Venkatesha Babu and Vikram Gopal | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 07:36 AM IST
Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa is basking in the glory of his party’s victories in 25 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
3 pathways to BJP victory in Lok Sabha elections 2019
By howindialives.com
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 11:15 AM IST
The key reason modi won was the saffron party’s higher success rate as compared to Congress, and to limit the loss in UP.
Poll results: Is rural India more ‘liberal’ than urban?
By Abhishek Jha and Roshan Kishore | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2019 07:57 AM IST
The increase in vote share of the candidates/parties who became liberal mascots in these four seats is inversely related with the share of urban population in these seats, suggests an HT analysis.
At DMK meet, Baalu, Kanimozhi chosen for key posts
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chennai
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2019 09:51 PM IST
The announcements were made after DMK president MK Stalin chaired a meeting of winning MPs and senior party leaders at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK party headquarters.
‘Modi uplifted the poor of India, this historic mandate is their blessing’: Amit Shah
By Asian News International | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2019 07:57 PM IST
Shah thanked all the allies and the MPs for unanimously choosing Modi as prime minister again and said, “This euphoric mandate is massive and historic.
On 2019 poll debacle, Congress Working Committee resolution: Full statement
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2019 04:36 PM IST
The Congress’s marathon meeting to review the party’s devastating performance in the national elections ended with a resolution by the party’s top leadership authorizing Rahul Gandhi to restructure the party.
Aborted, but Citizenship (Amendment) Bill boosted BJP tally in Assam
By Sadiq Naqvi | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2019 03:58 PM IST
The BJP benefitted from the CAB in both the Assamese-speaking Brahmaputra Valley and the Bengali-speaking Barak Valley
God has punished Chandrababu Naidu, says Jagan Mohan Reddy after poll victory
By Indo Asian News Service | Amaravati
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2019 03:54 PM IST
YSRCP stormed to power, winning 151 seats in the 175-member Assembly. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) could secure 23 seats.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Imtiaz Jaleel is AIMIM’s lone victor from Maharashtra
By Yogesh Joshi | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2019 03:28 PM IST
Jaleel has hit national headlines as he wrested a difficult Aurangabad seat from four-time Shiv Sena MP Chandrakant Khaire by a slim margin of 4,000+ votes
From Marx to Modi: How Left voters ensured BJP’s Bengal victory
By Tanmay Chatterjee | Hindustan Times, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON MAY 25, 2019 03:26 PM IST
The BJP’s performance in Bengal was fuelled by the vote bank that had earlier powered the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and its partners for more than three decades.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Adhalrao likely to contest assembly polls against NCP’s Walse Patil
By Abhay Khairnar | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2019 03:03 PM IST
Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil ‘s supporters have begun pitching for his candidature for the Assembly elections from Ambegaon constituency in Pune district