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The announcement by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav came less than an hour after Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati made a similar offer to the Congress for government formation in the Hindi heartland state of Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: ANI)

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.

24 May 2019 7:14 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah waves to supporters upon his arrival at the party headquarters to celebrate the partys victory in New Delhi. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

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...

24 May 2019 7:10 AM IST

BJP workers welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he, along with BJP president Amit Shah, arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

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...

24 May 2019 6:58 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has written to Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, complaining about Gujarat government firm GSPC.

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...

24 May 2019 6:09 AM IST

Zakir Musa (Photo: PTI)

Al Qaeda's Indian cell chief Zakir Musa killed in J&K

The authorities immediately suspended mobile Internet services across the Valley and ordered closure of all schools and...

24 May 2019 6:03 AM IST

MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju (Photo: PTI)

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...

24 May 2019 6:00 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath said the CBI has turned into a Shakha of the RSS. (Photo: PTI)

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.

24 May 2019 5:46 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah speaks at a press conference in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

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...

24 May 2019 5:40 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

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.

24 May 2019 5:36 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party workers welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he, along with BJP president Amit Shah, arrives at the party headquarters to celebrate the partys victory in the Lok Sabha elections in New Delhi (Photo: AP)

2019 Lok Sabha election results: India chooses Modi 2.0 in clean sweep

This is not a victory of Modi, it is the victory of people who are desperate for honesty in the system, says Modi.

24 May 2019 5:22 AM IST

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Given fresh mandate, BJP must resolve J&K's issues, say state leaders

I congratulate Narendra Modiji for a historic mandate, says Mehbooba Mufti.

24 May 2019 4:53 AM IST

Vladimir Putin, Russia President

World leaders congratulate PM Modi on victory

Leaders of Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore were also among those who sent their wishes to Mr Modi.

24 May 2019 4:46 AM IST