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The election for Vellore constituency which was to be held on April 18 was rescinded following the seizure of a large amount of cash by the Income Tax department.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.
There were old warhorses and first-timers in almost every major party contesting in the elections for the 17th Lok Sabha, which was held in seven phases across 542 constituencies of the country.
The States and UTs were further asked to take adequate measures for the security of strongrooms and venues of counting of votes.
Rahul Gandhi's tweet comes at a time when the BJP-led NDA government is flying high on confidence of a comfortable majority in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.
The Commission said the VVPAT verification will be done after the counting of votes and not before.
Earlier on Tuesday, 22 Opposition parties demanded that VVPAT slips at randomly selected five polling booths be counted first, and if any discrepancy occurs, then VVPAT slips be tallied for the entire assembly segments.
