Election results LIVE: Prime Minister Modi elected as leader of NDA

Lok Sabha election result 2019 LIVE updates: Congress President Rahul Gandhi offered his resignation taking moral responsibility of the defeat. However, it was rejected by Congress leaders

10:17 PM

Victory shows people have embraced Modi's vision: Pragya

Attributing her victory to the hard work of BJP workers, Thakur said, "The overwhelming victory shows that people have embraced the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

10:15 PM

Trump telephones Modi to congratulate him: White House

President Donald Trump on Friday telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his "historic" electoral victory during which both the leaders pledged to continue to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership, the White House said.

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10:03 PM

Govt's work will illuminate people's lives: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the outgoing government's work will "illuminate" the lives of people, tweeting about his achievements before he is sworn in next week for a second term. "The sun sets on this term, but the brightness our work has brought will continue to illuminate the lives of millions. A new dawn awaits, a new term beckons," Modi tweeted after giving his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. The resignation is a formality.

 

8:34 PM

New NDA lawmakers to elect Modi as leader

Newly elected MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance will meet Saturday in Parliament to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their leader, setting in motion the process of government formation. Modi is expected to address the MPs following his election as their leader.

8:08 PM

Modi tweets his election victory certificate for Varanasi

7:37 PM

Union cabinet resigns, recommends Lok Sabha dissolution

The Union Cabinet recommends dissolving the 16th Lok Sabha before resigning--a step in the formation of a new government.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the cabinet after the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won the the Lok Sabha elections. President Ram Nath Kovind will now dissolve the 16th Lok Sabha, the term of which ends on June 3, reported news agency PTI.

7:11 PM

Naveen Patnaik tenders resignation for new govt in Odisha

Naveen Patnaik is all set to take oath as chief minister for a record fifth term in a row as the Biju Janata Dal headed by him has won a decisive victory in the assembly polls bagging 112 of the 146 assembly seats, polls for which were held along with the Lok Sabha elections.

 

5:45 PM

Union Cabinet meeting ends

 Union Ministers leave after the Union Cabinet meeting concluded

5:25 PM

Union Cabinet meeting commences

Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrives for Union Cabinet meeting; the meeting has begun

5:19 PM

Gowda's grandson offers his Hassan Lok Sabha seat after ex-PM loses in Tumkur

The lone JD(S) winner in the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, Prajwal Revanna announced Friday he was willing to give up his seat to pave the way for his grandfather, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, who tasted defeat in the elections

 

4:56 PM

Ideology of the killer of Mahatma Gandhi won and the ideology of Gandhi lost, says Digvijaya Singh

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh who lost to BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal LS constituency: Today in this country, the ideology of the killer of Mahatma Gandhi won and the ideology of Gandhi lost. This is a cause of concern for me, reports ANI

 

4:47 PM

Congress's Amethi unit chief resigns after Rahul Gandhi loses in family bastion

"Taking moral responsibility of the defeat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Amethi, I am resigning from the post," Yogendra Misra says in a resignation letter sent to the Congress president

 

4:15 PM

Saffron surge in West Bengal forces Mamta to call emergency meeting of TMC leaders

BJP bagged a massive 40.25 per cent in the state of West Bengal winning 18 seats

 

3:52 PM

Lok Sabha polls 2019: 45,000 Delhi voters opt for NOTA, up by 6,200 from 2014

 

The votes cast under the None Of The Above (NOTA) category accounted for 0.53 per cent of the total votes