Assembly polls in J&K likely later this year: EC

• Announcement could take place after the Amarnath Yatra, which is expected to conclude around mid-Aug
• Governor Satya Pal Malik had dissolved the assembly in November, after the state plunged into a political crisis

Elections 2019: How Modi wave bypassed southern states

• The results continue a long tradition of south Indian voters defying national trends
• The first part of the series focuses on the South, the one region that remained mostly untouched by the Narendra Modi-inspired BJP

BJP, Sena to fight Maha Assembly polls in 135 seats each: Chandrakant Patil

• Assembly elections in Maharashtra is scheduled to be held between September and October this year
• The two parties would contest 135 seats each in the 288-member House, and leave 18 seats for other allies

BJP fares well in 'minority-concentration' districts, wins over 50% LS seat

• Of the 79 such constituencies, the BJP has won the maximum of 41 seats, a gain of seven over 2014
• In the minority-concentration districts, the BJP gained the most in West Bengal, which has 18 such seats

After emphatic performance in LS polls, JD(U) eyes cabinet berths

• The final selection to the Union cabinet will depend on Modi, the Prime Minister-elect
• The JD(U)’s move to identify its representatives in the cabinet comes against the backdrop of the party’s strong performance in the elections

BJP secures 50% or more vote share in 16 states, UTs together

• The Congress, however, could not win a single seat in the 17 states and Union territories in this general election
• The electoral performance of the grand alliance between SP and BSP in Uttar Pradesh was no match for BJP

New allies, fresh conquests may find representation in Narendra Modi cabinet

• A JD(U) leader said the Bihar party expects at least one Cabinet berth in the government which will be sworn in on 30 May
• The Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Sunday that Narendra Modi will be sworn in as Prime Minister on Thursday for his second term

Next 5 years is time to regain India's lost position in world: PM Narendra Modi

• Next five years will be very important in the history of the country, as was the period between 1942 to 1947, Modi said
• Modi also expressed grief over the death of 22 students in Surat building fire tragedy

What 2019 polls mean for the idea of India

BJP’s personality cult-driven dominance has a real danger: the public could be mobilized to undo our republic

LS polls: NDA faced tough fight in first 3 phases, trounced opposition in rest 4

• The BJP won a maximum number of 67 seats in the third round
• According to a detailed analysis of the poll outcome, the BJP and its allies gained momentum from the fourth round and continued till the seventh and the last round

Modi to take oath of office with council of ministers on 30 May

• Amit Shah is likely to get home, Rajnath defence while Sitharaman may be shifted to external affairs
• THE swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan like in 2014

Governor invites Jagan Mohan Reddy to form govt in Andhra Pradesh

• The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation stadium, Vijayawada, on 30 May
• Reddy, son of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, led his YSR Congress to a landslide, winning 151 of the 175 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh

Mamata offers to quit as West Bengal chief minister, party rejects

• Mamata accused the BJP of polarising people on religious lines to garner votes in West Bengal
• I offered to leave the chief minister's post. However, the offer was rejected by the party and I may continue: Mamata Banerjee

Modi likely to stake claim tonight to form government

• The BJP-led NDA on Thursday stormed to power winning 353 seats, beating the previous election's tally of 336 seats
• Modi is likely to meet President Ram Nath Kovind later in the evening today

PM Modi will meet President Kovind today to stake claim to form new govt

• NDA returned to power with a massive majority in the Lok Sabha elections
• BJP got 303 seats out of total 542 Lok Sabha seats

How wealth and crime shaped the 2019 elections

Contests in constituencies were largely between two rich candidates while others lagged behind

Rahul Gandhi offers to resign as Congress president, CWC rejects

• The Congress Working Committee authorised Rahul Gandhi to take all the required steps to restructure the party
• The resolution adopted by the CWC also called for a 'thorough introspection and complete overhaul' of the party at the earliest, while committing to bring about a plan soon to this effect

JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar to visit Delhi today

• Kumar will also be attending a Parliamentary Board meeting of the JD (U)
• JD (U) registered an emphatic performance in the 17th Lok Sabha polls winning 16 of the 17 MP seats

16th Lok Sabha dissolved, all eyes now on swearing-in

• The new govt will be sworn in between 29 and 31 May. Invitations have been sent to some key foreign leaders
• The newly-elected MPs of the BJP-led NDA will meet today to formally elect Modi as their leader