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The election for Vellore constituency which was to be held on April 18 was rescinded following the seizure of a large amount of cash by the Income Tax department.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.
He also debunked Chief Minister Kamal Nath's claim that the Congress would win 22 out of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh.
Naidu has been meeting top opposition leaders as part of his attempt to cobble up an alliance ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha election results on 23 May.
Shyam Saran Negi’s daughter-in-law, Surma Negi, who accompanied him, told The Statesman over the phone that her father-in-law, despite the old age, made it a point not to miss voting this time too.
Accusing the TMC of carrying out attacks on party supporters as well as candidates, the BJP said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is nervous over her “impending defeat”.
“Sarkar se alag ho jana chahiye tha. Itni taqleef hai Pragya Thakur se to istifa de ke alag ho jana chahiye unko (He [Nitish Kumar] should have left the government. If he is really so badly hurt by Pragya Thakur’s comment then he should resign and walk out of the government),” said Rabri.
