Election 2019: Landslide BJP victory expected in Haryana, big win in Maharashtra
The BJP had got a vote share of 31.15 per cent, the Shiv Sena 19.3 per cent and Congress 18 per cent.
The BJP had got a vote share of 31.15 per cent, the Shiv Sena 19.3 per cent and Congress 18 per cent.
The election for Vellore constituency which was to be held on April 18 was rescinded following the seizure of a large amount of cash by the Income Tax department.
A total of 57 leaders from the BJP and NDA allies also took oath as the new union council of ministers.
PM-designate Narendra Modi also visited Sadaiv Atal Samadhi, the memorial of late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, along with BJP president Amit Shah and other party leaders
In inviting leaders of the BIMSTEC grouping for the swearing-in ceremony, the Modi Administration is offering an alternative platform for regional integration in the absence of a stalled SAARC, say experts.
The PM, who added chowkidar (security guard) to his Twitter name months before the elections, said that the time has come to take its “spirit to next level”.
In terms of vote share, the Congress got 40.17 per cent votes even the SAD, which contested on 10 seats, got 27.66 per cent votes.
At a press conference in New Delhi, the 48-year-old Congress chief accepted the people’s verdict.
In a tweet, Khan, who is the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said that he hopes to work with the Indian PM for peace and prosperity in South Asia.
As counting of votes is under way for the 17th Lok Sabha elections, with BJP leading, celebrities across the country are congratulating PM Narendra Modi.
