NEW DELHI: Sweeping the Lok Sabha elections, the Narendra Modi-led BJP crossed the 300 mark as counting for votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats neared its end on Friday. The massive exercise began Thursday morning with early trends establishing the BJP's conclusive lead, making it evident that Modi's message, packaging muscular nationalism, security and Hindu pride, had worked wonders.
With the BJP riding a Modi wave that took it past its 2014 tally of 282, the opposition was left way behind with the Congress winning only 52 seats, two less than it needs for a Leader of Opposition post in the lower house and marginally more than the 44 it got in the last general elections.
In a rousing speech at the party headquarters here to celebrate the BJP's spectacular victory, Modi told cheering supporters that the election has thrown up a mandate to build a new India.
"People are chanting Modi, Modi. But this is not a victory of Modi, it is the victory of people who are desperate for honesty in the system," Modi said.
I will not do anything with bad intentions, I will not do anything for myself.The spirit of our democracy and constitution gives us the responsibility to run country by taking everyone along, says PM Modi.
We have to look ahead and take everybody along including our rivals: PM Modi
There will be only two castes in the country -- the poor and those contributing to alleviate poverty, says PM Modi.
This was the first election where price rise and corruption were not issues: PM Modi
No political party dared to wear a mask of secularism to mislead people in this election, says Modi.
We won't leave our humility , culture and values: PM Modi
People have vindicated my view that this election was fought by them and not by parties: PM Modi.
We had gone to people seeking mandate to build a new India. People have given us their blessings for it, says PM Modi
Since the country got independence, so many elections took place, but the maximum voting took place in this election, & that too in 40-42 degree temperature, says PM Narendra Modi
2019 election is the biggest event in India's democratic history : PM Modi
It is victory of people, it is a victory of PM Modi's Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas (with all, development for all) policy: Shah.
Even after so much violence and rigging, BJP won 18 seats in West Bengal. It tells that in coming days, BJP will establish its might in West Bengal, says Amit Shah
Politics of casteism, dynasty and appeasement politics has been buried in this massive mandate to BJP: Shah.
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58 results have been declared of which 37 have gone to BJP, 10 to Congress, 2 to TRS, 1 each: DMK, JKNC, NCP, LJSP, BSP, Shiv Sena, JD(S). Of the remaining 484 seats, BJP leading in 272, Congress in 40, AITC in 23, DMK in 22, Shiv Sena in 17, YSRC in 22 seats.
According to latest EC data, BJP tally is 302 (42 wins + 260 leads)
"People of Kashi are remarkable! When I had gone to Kashi to file my nomination papers, they confidently said that they would manage the entire campaign without me having to come back even once…and manage they did! I bow to the citizens of Kashi. Looking forward to serving them," PM Modi tweeted
BJP - 30, Congress - 10, TRS - 2, DMK, JKNC, NCP, LJSP, BSP, JD (S) - 2. Of the remaining 493 seats, BJP is leading in 272, INC in 40, AITC in 23, DMK in 22, Shiv Sena in 18, YSRC in 22, BJD in 12, JD(U) in 16 and BSP in 10.
In Assam, BJP is leading in nine seats while the Congress is ahead in three and the AIUDF and an Independent candidate in one each of the 14 parliamentary constituencies in the state.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah won the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat by a margin of over 70,000 votes.
BJP is leading in all 26 Lok Sabha seats of Gujarat and a 25-0 victory in Rajasthan.
"It is the people's decision and we fully respect it. We congratulate the BJP workers, leaders and Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Priyanka Gandhi said.
Randeep Singh Surjewala said reports of Rahul Gandhi offering resignation are incorrect. When asked on fixing responsibility for loss, Rahul Gandhi said, "This is between my party and I. Between me and the Congress CWC."
34 results been declared of which 22 have gone to BJP, 7 to Congress ,1 each to DMK, JKNC, NCP, TRS & JD(S). Of the remaining 508 seats, BJP leading in 282, Congress in 43, Trinamool Congress in 23, DMK in 22, Shiv Sena in 19, YSRC in 22, BJD in 12, JD(U) in 16 and BSP in 10.
"The people of India became Chowkidars and rendered great service to the nation. Chowkidar has become a powerful symbol to safeguard India from the evils of casteism, communalism, corruption and cronyism," Modi tweeted.
"Now, the time has come to take the Chowkidar Spirit to the next level. Keep this spirit alive at every moment and continue working for India’s progress. The word ‘Chowkidar’ goes from my Twitter name but it remains an integral part of me. Urging you all to do the same too!," PM Modi tweeted.
BJP candidate, Bandi Sanjay Kumar has won from Karimnagar, Telangana.
Congress candidate Uttam Kumar Reddy Nalamada has won from Nalgonda, Telangana.
Congress candidate V K Sreekandan has won from Palakkad, Kerala.
Congress candidate Ramya Haridas has won from Alathur, Kerala.
"Respected dear @narendramodi ji hearty congratulations. You made it!!! God bless," Rajinikanth tweeted.
Congress candidate Ravneet Singh Bittu has won from Ludhiana, Punjab.
Congress candidate Preneet Kaur has won from Patiala, Punjab.
"I respect the mandate of the people of Amethi," Rahul Gandhi said.
I fully respect the mandate of Indians that Narendra Modi is going to be the prime minister: Rahul Gandhi
Congratulating BJP, Rahul Gandhi said he has to accept that Modi ji and the BJP has won the election.
The Left Front is now leading in only 5 seats. The CPI(M) is leading in three seats in Tamil Nadu while the CPI is ahead in two seats of Kerala. 2019 could be Left's worst poll performance since 1952.
In Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana, the BJP has won over 50% votes
16 results have been declared of which 14 have gone to BJP and 1 each to Congress and JD (Secular). Of the remaining 526 constituencies, BJP is leading in 288, INC in 50, AITC in 23, DMK in 23, Shiv Sena in 18, YSRC in 23, BJD in 13, JD(U) in 16 and BSP in 11 constituencies.
BJP candidate Anantkumar Hegde has won from Uttara Kannada.
BJP candidate Pralhad Joshi has won from Dharwad, Karnataka.
Maharashtra Congress Committee president Ashok Chavan is trailing from Nanded by 32,410 votes.
"Aspirational India does not accept Royalties, Dynasties and caste based parties," Arun Jaitley said.
BJP candidate, Udasi. S.C. has won from Haveri, Karnataka.
BJP candidate, Karadi Sanganna Amarappa has won from Koppal, Karnataka.
BJP candidate, Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa has won from Bijapur, Karnataka.
BJP is leading in 24 seats of Karnataka
BJP has repeated the near improbable feat of repeating its landslide victory in north and west India with its vote share jumping over 50% in many states, as the party appeared set to surpass its 2014 total of 282 Lok Sabha seats in this general election.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu hailed Modi’s “impressive victory" and pledged to strengthen their "great friendship" as well as bilateral ties. "Greetings from the depth of my heart dear friend on your impressive victory in the elections," Netanyahu said on Twitter
Narendra Modi congratulates Jaganmohan Reddy for YSR Congress' remarkable performance in Andhra Pradesh Assembly election. Congratulations on the remarkable win in Andhra Pradesh, Modi writes on Twitter.
"Heartiest congratulations to Narendrabhai Modi for steering BJP towards this unprecedented victory in elections. Amitbhai Shah as BJP President & all dedicated workers of the party have put in enormous effort in making sure that BJP's message reaches every voter," Advani said.
BJP president Amit Shah could break senior party leader LK Advani's record in Gujarat as he is leading ahead by over 5 lakh votes.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the 'Modi wave' of the 2014 elections turned into a 'tsunami' this time.
"In the previous election, there was a Modi wave. Now, it has turned into a tsunami. Going by the current trends, I think our seats in Maharashtra are likely to go up. It has also increased our responsibilities," he said.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi leading with over 7.9 lakh votes from Kerala's Wayanad: ANI
BJP's Mohan Kundariya wins Rajkot seat
BJP president Amit Shah today said it is the victory of the hopes of youth, the poor and farmers. "This grand victory is a triumph of people's confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development work and strong leadership," Amit Shah tweeted.
Headed towards a victory from Thiruvananthapuram seat, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said it is a bittersweet emotion because his party is losing.
"As my lead nears 50,000 with 72 per cent counted, I feel like a batsman who has scored a century while his team has lost! It's a bittersweet emotion I will take some time to reflect on," Tharoor tweeted.
Chinese President Xi Jinping today congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election victory and vowed to work with him to take the bilateral ties to a new height.
BJP leader Sambit Patra is leading by 3,800 votes in Odisha's Puri Lok Sabha seat
BJP president Amit Shah is leading over Congress's CJ Chavda from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 5.1 lakh votes.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin sends congratulatory telegram to PM Narendra Modi in connection "with the convincing victory of the BJP at the general parliamentary elections: ANI
As per latest trends available for the 542 constituencies, BJP is leading in 300 while INC is leading in 50, DMK in 23, AITC in 22, YSRC in 24, Shiv Sena in 18, JDU in 15, BJD in 15 and BSP in 11 constituencies.
In his first public reaction after election trends came in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to build a strong and inclusive India. "Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive India. India wins yet again! #VijayiBharat," PM Modi tweeted.
Smriti Irani is leading against Rahul Gandhi with 11,226 votes from Amethi Lok Sabha seat
In Rajasthan, BJP is leading in 24 out of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli congratulated PM Modi and said he looks ahead to work with India, while Israel prime minister tweeted “Sincerely greetings to you, my friend @ Narendramodi , for your impressive victory in the elections…". Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramsinghe and president Maithripala Sirisena also congratulated Modi.
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today remarked that all losers are not losers. "We have to do a complete review and then we will share our views with you all. Let the counting process be completed fully and the VVPATs matched," she tweeted.
YSR Congress looks set for a landslide win in Andhra Pradesh assembly elections as the latest trends show it is leading in over 150 seats out of the total 175 in the state.
Noted banker Uday Kotak tweeted, "Time for transformation of India. Time for deep reform. I dream of us as a global superpower in my lifetime. Heartiest congratulations to @narendramodi, the BJP, and the NDA."
Vedanta Resources Chairman Anil Agarwal tweeted, "Heartening trends pouring in. Democracy wins. Kudos to the people of India who have voted for development." Congratulating Modi, Agarwal further said, "As he takes another step toward next progressive innings, ...his vision will help India take a leap in its journey of growth".
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21 out of the 24 BJP candidates are leading by a margin of over one lakh votes, with one having established a lead of more than 4 lakh votes in the trends available so far.
Lok Sabha poll trends show BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Pragya Singh Thakur ahead of her nearest Congress rival Digvijay Singh by over 90,000 votes.
As per latest trends available for the 542 constituencies, BJP is leading in 294 while INC is leading in 52, DMK in 22, AITC in 23, YSRC in 23, Shiv Sena in 19, JDU in 15, BJD in 15 and BSP in 12 constituencies.
The BJP-led NDA is heading towards a clean sweep in Rajasthan with saffron party candidates leading in 24 seats while its alliance partner Rashtriya Loktantrik Party is leading in one seat, as per Election Commission trends.
In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress was leading in 24 of 42 seats while BJP was ahead in 17. The Left has been wiped out from the state
In Kerala's 20 seats, Congress was ahead in 15 while the BJP hasn't made its presence felt.
The opposition Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is leading in seven Assembly seats while the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) in two constituencies.
With the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) expected to win only two seats in Bihar, the 17th Lok Sabha results may sound the end of Lalu era.
This historic victory in general elections is outcome of Modi's visionary leadership, Amit Shah's dynamism: Rajnath Singh.
Union Minister and BJP leader Babul Supriyo leading from Asansol, BJP's Arjun Singh leading from Barrackpore and TMC's Mimi Chakraborty leading from Jadavpur: ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make a speech at BJP parliamentary board meeting at party headquarters today.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is likely to tender his resignation later today: ANI
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Although trends for all the 542 seats are out, the Election Commission is yet to announce results for any of the Lok Sabha seats yet.
As per current trends available for all the 542 constituencies, BJP is leading in 291 while Congress is leading in 50, DMK in 22, AITC in 25, YSRC in 24 and Shiv Sena in 20 constituencies.
In Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading by over 55,000 votes against his nearest rival from Samajwadi Party.
If trends are to be believed, Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party could make a clean sweep in Andhra assembly elections. While YSRCP is leading on 134 Assembly seats in the 175-member House, the ruling Telugu Desam Party of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is ahead on 26 seats, the trends three hours after counting of votes began at 8 am, showed.
BJP has maintained lead on all five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand with its candidates maintaining comfortable leads over their nearest rivals from the Congress.
BJP candidates were on the victory path on all 26 seats in Gujarat, 24 of the 25 seats in Rajasthan, 28 of the 29 seas in Madhya Pradesh and 9 of the 11 seats in Chhattisgarh.
Giving the ruling Trinamool Congress a tough fight, BJP has made huge inroads into West Bengal for the first time. Early trends show BJP was ahead in 16 of 42 constituencies.
BJP MP Ananthkumar Hegde is leading with 1.3 lakh votes from Uttara Kannada seat.
Sitting MP and BJP candidate Hema Malini is now leading by 22,893 votes against mahagathbandhan candidate Kunwar Narendra Singh in Mathura.
The BJP was on victory path in most Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Rahul Gandhi is now leading in both Wayanad and Amethi seats
BJP is leading in 17 seats of West Bengal while Trinamool Congress in 23
The BJP is leading in 10 out of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand.
In Karnataka, BJP is leading in 14 Lok Sabha seats, JD-S in 2 and Congress in 1.
The ruling BJP is seen touching the 300 seat mark in Lok Sabha, according to latest trends by Election Commission
NDA has managed to get at least 50% votes so far in most of the Hindi heartland states.
In Amethi, Rahul Gandhi has again got an edge against BJP's Smriti Irani.
Union Minister and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi was trailing against Mahagathbandhan candidate Sonu Singh.
According to initial trends provided by the Election Commission, the ruling Trinamool Congress is now leading in 19 seats in West Bengal, BJP in 14 seats.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha is way ahead of its competitor BJP, early trends of the results show contradicting experts belief that the state may see a clear split verdict in the simultaneous polls.
Chhattisgarh: BJP leading in 9 seats, Congress leading on 2 seats; total seats 11
BJP candidate and sitting MP Kirron Kher is leading against her nearest rival and Congress nominee Pawan Kumar Bansal from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat, as per EC trends.
As per current trends available for 527 constituencies, BJP is leading in 282 seats while Congress is leading in 51, DMK in 22, AITC in 22, YSRC in 24 and Shiv Sena in 19 constituencies.
Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav forged ahead in Mainpuri and his son SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was leading in Azamgarh. Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav, who is seeking reelection from Kannauj was leading the table.
The BJP was on Thursday leading in 56 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats with the BSP-SP alliance ahead in 20 seats, according to Election Commission trends.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was leading in nine Lok Sabha seats in Odisha as per initials trends on Thursday.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot is trailing behind BJP candidate Gajendra Singh Shekhawat with a margin of 18,874 votes in Jodhpur Lok Sabha seat.
Union Minister and BJP leader Mahesh Sharma is leading from Gautam Buddh Nagar seat by a margin of 6,090 votes after second round of counting for the Lok Sabha polls, according to the district election office.
Union minister Babul Supriyo and sitting MPs Abhishek Banerjee and greenhorn Mimi Chakrabory were among those taking the lead from their respective constituencies in West Bengal, according to initial EC trends.
Former Union minister and sitting Thiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor was ahead of his rival Kummanam Rajashekaran of the BJP.
As per current trends available for 511 constituencies, BJP is leading in 277 while Congress is leading in 52, DMK in 21, AITC in 21, YSRC in 21 and Shiv Sena in 18.
Total Seats: 28
BJP 21
Congress 5
JD(S) 2
The BJP was ahead in 23 seats in Rajasthan while its alliance party RLP and the Congress were leading in one seat each, according to Election Commission trends.
Chances of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) returning to power in Andhra Pradesh (AP) seem to be a distant dream, according to early trends in the state. According to the Election Commission, early counting of votes put the YSR ahead in 67 assembly seats, and the TDP in 11 at 9.59 am.
As per current trends available for 495 constituencies, BJP is leading in 269 while Congress is leading in 51, DMK in 20, Trinamool Congress in 20, YSRC in 19 and Shiv Sena in 18.
Odisha assembly elections: Biju Janata Dal leading on 16 seats, BJP leading on 5 seats. There are 146 assembly constituencies in the state.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is leading in Wayanad in Kerala by over 25,000 votes after 5.18 per cent of the total votes had been counted.
BJP candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur is leading in early trends received after counting of postal ballots in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal constituency. Thakur is contesting against former Chief Minister and Congress candidate Digvijaya Singh.
NDA leading in 48 seats of Uttar Pradesh, Congress in 19
NDA was leading in 284 seats, UPA in 109 seats
PM Narendra Modi leading by over 20,000 votes from UP's Varanasi, BJP President Amit Shah leading by over 50,000 votes from Gujarat's Gandhinagar.
BJP is leading in Chandni Chowk, North West Delhi, South Delhi and West Delhi parliamentary seats out of 7 seats
The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied nearly 800 points and the NSE Nifty soared over 200 points to hit their respective record highs in early trade Thursday, as counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election began.
Union Minister and sitting BJP MP Jayant Sinha is leading by 6,486 votes against his nearest Congress rival Gopal Prasad Sahu from Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat as per initial trends.
The early trends indicate that the 'Mahagatbandhan' haven't been able to make a dent to the formidable BJP-JD (U) combine. While BJP and JD (U) were leading on 10 seats each, the Congress party was leading on three seats.
The BJP is leading in four of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, including Gandhinagar where party president Amit Shah is contesting, while the Congress is ahead in one seat, as per initial trends.
Barring Rohtak, the BJP was ahead in all remaining nine seats in Haryana where early Election Commission trends were available Thursday.
Union Ministers Rao Inderjit Singh (Gurgaon) and Krishan Pal Gurjar (Faridabad) were ahead in their respective constituencies.
Union minister Babul Supriyo of the BJP is leading by 3448 votes against Moon Moon Sen of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) from Asansol Lok Sabha seat, as per initial Election Commission trends.
In Uttar Pradesh, BJP is ahead in 43 seats, Mahagathbandhan in 13 seats
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, BJP leader Jitendra Singh and Congress state president G A Mir were leading in their respective constituencies in the early trends of counting of votes for Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
As counting of votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats went underway on Thursday, veteran actor Anupam Kher exuded confidence that India's future will shine with the results.
"Today, the future of India will shine even brighter on this festival of democracy. Jai Ho," Kher tweeted.
BJP's Sunny Deol leading from Gurdaspur, Congress's Manish Tewari leading from Anandpur Sahib and Gurjeet Singh Aujla leading from Amritsar, SAD's Harsimrat Kaur Badal leading from Bhatinda,
BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri leading from South Delhi and BJP's Parvesh Verma leading from West Delhi
Senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna and Vivek Tankha from Jabalpur, trailing
BJP and Shiv Sena were leading in all the six Lok Sabha seats of Mumbai
Congress candidate Jasbir Singh Dimpa is leading by 721 votes over his nearest rival and SAD nominee Bibi Jagir Kaur from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat, as per initial EC trends.
Parth Pawar, the grand-nephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, is leading in Maval Lok Sabha seat of Maharashtra, as per initial trends available.
Parth, son of former state deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, is leading by 1,173 votes over Shiv Sena's sitting MP Shrirang Barne.
In Shirur, NCP nominee Amol Kolhe is leading by 2,890 votes over Shiv Sena's sitting MP Shivaji Adhalrao Patil. (PTI)
The 2019 general elections is not just a test for the union government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi but also crucial step for both Amit Shah, president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Both Shah and Gandhi are spearheading their respective political parties in the first national polls which are being overseen by them.
Sitting BJP MP Anurag Thakur is leading with 3,103 votes against his nearest rival Ram Lal Thakur of Congress in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur seat: Officials
Party Leads/Wins
BJP 107
NDA 120
Congress 23
UPA 44
Others 22
BJP seems to be making smart gains in West Bengal and Odisha
BJP/NDA is now leading in 173 seats, Congress/allies in 73 seats
Congress is ahead in 4 seats of Punjab
