News updates: Will work together, definitely keep promises made to people, says Cong chief Kharge

Lok Sabha Election Results News: TDP and JD(U) have pledged their allegiance to the NDA. With 28 seats between them, the parties hold sway over the BJP-led NDA.

3:54 PM

Devendra Fadnavis offers to resign as deputy CM after Maha poll debacle

Taking responsibility for BJP's subpar performance in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is set to request the BJP leadership to relieve him of his deputy CM responsibilities. 

3:52 PM

Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu land in Delhi ahead of key NDA meeting

JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, dubbed the 'kingmakers' after the Bharatiya Janata Party's tepid performance in the Lok Sabha polls, have landed in the  national capital ahead of a crcuial NDA meeting. 

3:12 PM

News update: President accepts Prime Minister Modi's resignation ahead of oath-taking

Narendra Modi will likely be sworn-in as the prime minister for a third consecutive term on June 8, according to media reports.

3:07 PM

NDA MPs to meet on Friday to elect PM Modi as leader

NDA lawmakers will be meeting on Friday to elect PM Modi as their leader, Hindustan Times reported.  The BJP, on its own, could not cross the threshold of 272 seat, which meant that Narendra Modi had to lean on Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar for support.

2:51 PM

BJP's victory in Thrissur would be 'critically evaluated': Kerala CM

On the poll results, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the people of India have broken the BJP's delusion that it can safely move forward by using communalism and sectarianism to divide people. Vijayan added that the BJP's victory in Thrissur was being viewed very seriously and would be "critically evaluated".

 

2:48 PM

PS Tamang to take oath as Sikkim chief minister on Jun 9

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha supremo Prem Singh Tamang  today staetd he would take oath as the chief minister of the state for the second term on June 9. The swearing-in ceremony of Tamang  will be conducted at Paljor Stadium in the state capital Gangtok.

2:24 PM

'Our numbers are excellent: Congress leader KC Venugopal

Ahead of the meeting at Sonia Gandhi’s residence, Congress leader KC Venugopal said that the INDIA bloc’s seat tally in the General Elections was “excellent.” He added that leaders would discuss their next moves at the meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday evening.

 

1:54 PM

Priyanka Gandhi pens emotional note for brother Rahul after his twin wins in LS polls

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote an emotional note for brother Rahul Gandhi after he emerged victorious from the Wayanad and Raebareli seats.

"You kept standing, no matter what they said and did to you...you never backed down whatever the odds, never stopped believing however much they doubted your conviction, you never stopped fighting for the truth despite the overwhelming propaganda of lies they spread, and you never allowed anger and hatred to overcome you, even when they gifted it to you every day," Priyanka Gandhi wrote on her post on X.

 

1:43 PM

No talks within INDIA bloc yet on reaching out to TDP, JDU, says Sharad Pawar

NCP(SP) chief Sharad Pawar  today stated there has been no discussion within the INDIA bloc yet on reaching out to the TDP or JD(U) to strengthen the alliance. His remarks came ahead of the meeting of INDIA bloc leaders at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence this evening to deliberate on the Lok Sabha poll results 

1:33 PM

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin arrives in Delhi for INDIA alliance meeting

Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin has arrived in the national capital for the INDIA bloc meeting. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 22 out of 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, while the Indian National Congress won 9 seats. The remaining 8 seats were bagged by other parties.

1:22 PM

Election results 2024 : What Tejashwi Yadav said on INDIA bloc's attempt to form govt

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said,"Have some patience, wait and watch” when asked about reports of INDIA bloc trying to form their government at the Centre.

1:00 PM

PM Modi to take oath on June 8

Prime Minister Modi will have to rely on NDA partners like no other time during the party's last two terms in the majority, raising the possibility of more checks on his leadership.

12:56 PM

Chandrababu, Nitish have to decide whether they want to ally with an autocrat, says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader

Sanjay Raut today stated that TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and JDU's Nitish Kumar, whose support is key to the formation of the next government, have to decide whether they want to join hands with an autocrat, a remark apparently aimed at the BJP leadership.

12:32 PM

After historic upset in Odisha, Naveen Patnaik quits as Odisha CM

After a crushing defeat in the Assembly elections which ends his 24-year rule in Odisha, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik resigned as the chief minister today. BJP grabbed 78 seats in 147-member Assembly; BJD won 51 and Congress 14.

12:22 PM

INDIA bloc leaders to meet today at 6 pm, says Congress chief Kharge

The INDIA bloc leaders will meet today in the evening to hold talks on the Lok Sabah election results and strategy thereafter, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated today.