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Nitin Gadkari on Poll trends

Nagpur, May 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party is on track to win parliamentary elections, making huge gains over the ruling Congress party, early results show. Narendra Modi will be formally elected leader of BJP Parliamentary Party on Sunday. This will officially set the motion of electing him as the next Prime Minister of the country. Meanwhile, former BJP national president Nitin Gadkari who is leading against his nearest rival and veteran Congress leader Vilas Muttemwar in Nagpur seat said that the BJP is very happy with the results and said that people voted against corruption and inflation. He added that good days are here to come for India.

May 16, 2014

Poll Trends (1 pm)

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Poll trends as of 1 PM shows BJP leading in 277 seats while the Congress leading in 48 seats. Other parties including AAP are following with minimal seats.

May 16, 2014

Congress admits defeat as BJP heads for landslide victory

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): The Congress party has conceded defeat as early election results show a landslide win for the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Narendra Modi. Congress leader Rajeev Shukla said that Modi promised the moon and stars to the people and people bought that dream.

May 16, 2014

Narendra Modi wins in Varanasi

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has won in Varansi constituency in Uttar Pradesh over his AAP rival Arvind Kejriwal and Ajay Rai of Congress. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has won from both the seats that he contested from – Varanasi and Vadodara. Meanwhile, Kirron Kher has won in Chandigarh defeating Gul Panag and Pawan Kumar Bansal. Former Army chief VK Singh of BJP on Friday took a lead of over 20,000 votes over BSP's Mukul Upadhyay in the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency.

May 16, 2014

Modi heading for landslide as India veers right

Narendra Modi is closing in on a landslide victory in India's election, as results show him riding a wave of support for promises of jobs and development that has drowned out his image as a religious right-winger (Duration: 02:43)

May 16, 2014

Celebrations start in BJP office in Delhi as initial results come out in its favour

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Celebrations have already started at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in anticipation of a victory in the 2014 general elections. Supporters as well as party leaders were seen beating drums and bursting firecrackers with joy as initial results show BJP leading in many seats than from its nearest rival the Congress. Counting of votes to elect representatives to the 16th Lok Sabha and four State Assemblies-Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim-began at 8 a.m. this morning amid tight security.

May 16, 2014