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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Surjewala says EC wants to set a new precedent of ‘dark secrets’

Senior Congress leader and spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala slammed the election commission and termed as “constitutional travesty” the EC's rejection of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa's demand Read More
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Priyanka on exit polls: ‘All this is to discourage us’

After the exit poll predicted that BJP led NDA is going to get mandate in this Lok Sabha election, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra encouraged party workers not to give up because of rumours and exit poll results. Read More
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