Modi: Bengal BJP workers are killed for their political ideology

Narendra Modi alleged that BJP workers in Bengal are being killed only for their political ideology. However, the ruling TMC dismissed the charge as baseless and claimed that on the contrary, its members were being targeted in political violence in the state. Read More
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Ramdev says May 23 should be celebrated as ‘Modi Day’

Baba Ramdev, yoga guru and the head of FMCG major Patanjali Ayurved Limited, has demanded that May 23 be celebrated as “Modi Day”. It is the day on which the 2019 Lok Sabha election results were declared. Read More
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Owaisi uses Modi’s ‘3rd child’ status to take dig at Ramdev’s quip

Asaduddin Owaisi, leader of AIMIM and Hyderabad MP, reacted to yoga guru and FMCG major Patanjali Ayurved head Baba Ramdev’s remark that in order to control India’s population, a couple’s third child onwards should be stripped of voting rights. Read More
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Ramdev says third child onwards should be disenfranchised

Baba Ramdev, yoga guru and the head of FMCG major Patanjali Ayurved Limited, has called for taking away voting rights of a couple’s third child and subsequent children as a measure to control India’s rapidly growing population. Read More
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On Nehru’s death anniversary, Rahul warns India of dictatorship

Congress President Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, praised India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary. He also said that young democracies like India have become victims of dictatorship, so we have to be alert. Read More
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Gautam Gambhir calls attack on Muslim in Gurgaon ‘deplorable’

Gautam Gambhir, the BJP’s newly-elected MP, condemned the assault on a Muslim man by some fringe Hindutva elements. Some youths mercilessly thrashed a Muslim man for wearing a skull cap and made the victim chant “Jai Sri Ram”. Read More
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On his defeat, Deve Gowda says ‘it’s not a big issue’

Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Deve Gowda rejected the narrative of his defeat in the Lok Sabha poll and said this is “not a big issue”. Read More
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Kamal Nath: Priyanka should have entered poll campaign earlier

Madhya Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath broke his silence and argued that Priyanka Gandhi should have entered the party campaign earlier. Read More
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Amarinder: Sidhu has not been able to handle his department

Punjab chief minister and senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh blamed Navjot Singh Sidhu for Congress’s poor performance in Lok Sabha election Read More
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Subhrangshu Roy says he will be able to ‘breathe freely’

Suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Subhrangshu Roy said he would join the Bharatiya Janata Party within a few days, a “new innings” in which he will be able to “breath freely”. Read More
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Congress’s Anil Shastri says ‘chowkidar chor hai’ backfired on party

Senior Congress leader and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s son Anil Shastri blamed his own party for the “excessive negative campaign” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read More
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Mayawati says ‘BJP hijacked the election with help of EVMs’

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati blamed the BJP of “hijacking the national election with the help of EVMs”, after the leads indicated a clear majority for the ruling party. Read More
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Praksah Raj accepts his defeat, says ‘solid slap on my face’

After losing his first election from the Bengaluru central constituency in Karnataka, actor-turned-politician Prakash Raj accepted his defeat. Read More
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Narendra Modi says People of the country have filled the ‘Fakir's jholi’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the victory is that of people and democracy who rose over every division to exercise their franchise in the true spirit of 21st century India. Read More
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Kejriwal congratulates Modi, says he accepts people’s mandate

Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal after losing all the seven Delhi Lok Sabha constituencies said he accepted the people’s mandate. Read More
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Smriti Irani says ‘It's a new morning in Amethi’

While expressing happiness after her win against Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his bastion, Union minister Smriti Irani said it’s a “new morning” for Amethi. Read More
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Moily says exit polls were aimed at boosting stock market

Senior congress leader M Veerappa Moily claimed that the exit poll results were aimed at boosting investor sentiment on the stock market and “disrupting” opposition unity. Read More
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Jay Panda says BJP is open to working with other parties

BJP vice-president Jay Panda said the Bhartiya Janata Party is interested to work with other parties if they want to join NDA seeing the national mood, which the exit poll show is in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's favour. Read More
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Naqvi says questioning EVMs is ‘discrediting democracy’

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi assailed all the opposition parties including the Congress for raising questions over tampering of EVM. He said the opposition parties want to “discredit” democracy as they are unable to digest “defeat of the dynasty”. Read More
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Modi says ‘Lok Sabha election was like a pilgrimage for me’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his ministers that this Lok Sabha election was like a pilgrimage for him. Read More
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