Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari, asserting the party's victory on all seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital, said 350 kg of fine quality "ladoos" have been ordered for celebrations at the central office on DDU Marg and the Delhi unit's office on Pant Marg.
Counting of votes is taking place across 542 constituencies today, capping a nearly two-month long election process which witnessed high-octane campaigning. Stay with Times of India for election results in UP, MP, Bihar, Gujarat, West Bengal, Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and other states and UTs.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to win a majority on his own in India’s general election, with his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) surging to a commanding lead in early vote counting.
BJP supporters have begun celebrating in the streets as the party extended its lead in more than 292 seats, easily ahead of the 272 seats needed to form government, while Congress is ahead in 50 seats, official election commission results show as of 11:36 am local time.
Indian equities jumped, with the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex hitting the 40,000 milestone as the election results rolled out. The rupee strengthened 0.2 per cent to 69.5175 per dollar, while the yield on benchmark 2029 bonds slid six basis points to 7.2 per cent, the lowest since last April.Counting of votes is taking place across 542 constituencies today, capping a nearly two-month long election process which witnessed high-octane campaigning. Stay with Times of India for election results in UP, MP, Bihar, Gujarat, West Bengal, Delhi, Punjab, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and other states and UTs.
Smriti Irani gains momentum
The BJP leader is now ahead by a margin of 4,000 votes against Congress president Rahul Gandhi
10:52 AM (IST), May 23
"It will be for the first time in history that the opposition party in the state will go on to win all seats in the LS polls," says Rajasthan BJP president Madan Lal Saini. BJP is leading in all 25 seats in the state, as per trends.
10:51 AM (IST), May 23
BJP's Tejasvi Surya leading by over 1 lakh votes in Bangalore South
10:49 AM (IST), May 23
Misa Bharti ahead in Patliputra
The RJD leader has a lead of nearly 6,000 votes over BJP's Ramkripal Yadav
10:46 AM (IST), May 23
Rahul gains huge lead in Wayanad
The Congress chief is ahead by over one lakh votes in Kerala's Wayanad
10:44 AM (IST), May 23
Manoj Tiwari extends lead in North East Delhi
The Delhi BJP chief is ahead of Congress candidate Sheila Dikshit by almost 50,000 votes
10:43 AM (IST), May 23
See-saw battle continues in Amethi
Union minister Smriti Irani has a wafer thin lead of 31 votes over Rahul Gandhi
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