17thLokSabhaElectionResults
‘Strategist’ Amit Shah is behind BJP sweep
The election strategy of the BJP focussed on maing its presence felt at every booth across all the districts in all the states.
SP-BSP Gathbandhan fizzles out in Uttar Pradesh
2 parties had come together for the 1st time after 1993; Yadav, Jatav votes not transferred seamlessly.
‘Son of soil’ Amit Shah wins with big margin from Gandhinagar
BJP president Amit Shah, the main architect of the party’s spectacular performance, has won from Gandhinagar with a record margin of 5.74 lakh votes.
Nation backs BJP’s majority nationalism
During the last phase, Amit Shah's road-show and the chants of “Jai Shri Ram” created a major Hindutva wave in the West Bengal.
Anger over ‘pro-Muslim’ Mamata, graft helped BJP script history in Bengal
Riding on the “Jai Shri Ram” slogan, the BJP also made a significant dent in the green bastion of chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s party.
Tough days ahead for Chandrababu Naidu after poor poll performance
Some political observers feel this trio may dig up old cases against Mr Naidu to create further problems for him in the coming days.
BJP leads in LS, Assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh
Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju was leading by 30,548 votes in Arunachal West against his nearest rival Nabam Tuki of the Congress.
Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh govts in danger of falling
Two short of the majority mark on its own, the Congress has the support of the BSP and SP in the Assembly.
Amit Shah’s Cabinet entry, BJP rejig on cards?
Under Mr Shah’s leadership, the BJP won the tag of “largest political organisation in the world” with more than 11 crore members.
Rahul Gandhi loses Amethi, wins in Wayanad
Rahul won from Wayanad, Kerala, with a record lead of 431,770 votes over his nearest rival, CPI’s P.P. Suneer.