Election News 2019

Narendra Modi takes oath as PM; Amit Shah joins new cabinet, Sushma Swaraj dropped

With nearly 8,000 guests, the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

May 30, 2019

Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony: Kangana Ranaut, Shah Rukh Khan, KJo invited

These are the Bollywood celebrities who are likely to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

May 30, 2019

Congress says no to TV debates for a month

The Congress party has decided to not send any spokespersons for television debates for a month.

May 30, 2019

Arun Jaitley opts out of Modi government 2.0, cites health reasons

Jaitley wants to stay away from "any responsibility" in the Modi government's second term in office. He said that he had earlier told PM Modi about his decision.

May 29, 2019

From Priyanka Gandhi to Shashi Tharoor: Who can replace Rahul Gandhi as Congress president?

The top brass of the Congress party including Priyanka Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Sachin Pilot and Rahul's trusted aide KC Venugopal met Rahul Gandhi at his residence.

May 28, 2019

UP Muslim woman names newborn 'Narendra Modi', says 'my son will become as successful as PM'

Mainaz Begum came up with the idea of naming her newborn after Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his euphoric win in the Lok Sabha 2019 elections.

May 27, 2019

After thumping poll win, Narendra Modi to be sworn in as Prime Minister for 2nd term on May 30

A communique from the President's House said the oath-taking ceremony will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath.

May 27, 2019

Suprised by RJD poll debacle in Bihar, Lalu Prasad skips lunch

RJD will not have a single member in the Lok Sabha. The party failed to win any Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.

May 26, 2019

Richest Lok Sabha candidate, worth over Rs 1000 crore, loses deposit after getting 1,558 votes

Ramesh Kumar Sharma fought independently from the Patliputra seat in Bihar. He lost his deposit as he could manage only 1,558 votes.

May 26, 2019

Rahul Gandhi offers to resign as Congress chief, resignation rejected at CWC meet

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi offered to resign at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting today.

May 25, 2019

TMC turncoat Subhrangshu Roy to join BJP after party storms Bengal bastion

Subhrangshu Roy was a legislator for the TMC from Bijpur in West Bengal.

May 25, 2019

Ram Charan's moral booster for Pawan Kalyan after embarrassing loss of Jana Sena Party

Superstar Ram Charan thanked the people who supported Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena party after its embarrassing defeat in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.

May 24, 2019

'People of Amethi chased Rahul Gandhi away,' says Smriti Irani in 1st interview after historic win

Smriti Irani also said that Rahul Gandhi's press conference asking her to take care of the people of Amethi is an indication that Congress had an inkling of the election outcome.

May 24, 2019

WATCH | Heartbreaking video of Lok Sabha candidate crying after getting only 5 votes

Neetu fought the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Jalandhar and was left heartbroken on May 23.

May 24, 2019

PM Modi begins talks for new cabinet; will Arun Jaitley return as Finance Minister?

An immediate decision will be whether to keep senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley as Finance Minister despite his poor health or assign Railways and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal to the job.

May 24, 2019