Over a dozen Union Cabinet ministers are trailing in their respective seats as the Modi wave uprooted ruling Congress-led UPA alliance in most parts of the country.
LK Advani said on Friday that BJP`s big win in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls was testimony to the fact that the people had voted against corruption, misgovernance and dynastic rule.
With trends of Lok Sabha polls projecting a big victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its senior leader Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that it is an emphatic win for her party.
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With the nation electing a BJP government in 2014 polls, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pave way for Narendra Modi to take over the post by stepping down tomorrow.
An FIR has been registered against 10 persons for burning an effigy of the Election Commission to protest against the poll body`s ban on rallies of SP leader Mohd Azam Khan in UP.
Lauding the strong showing by BJP-led NDA in the general elections, RSS Friday said people of the country have voted for a change in favour of Narendra Modi.
Reacting to BJP`s stupendous performance in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi said on Friday that India had won and also that good days were ahead for the country.
As early trends show BJP getting an absolute majority, its PM candidate Narendra Modi is headed to the Prime Minister`s residence at 7 Race Course Road, Delhi.
Narendra Modi appears all set to be the next Prime Minister with BJP likely to get a majority on its own, wresting power from Congress which is on the path of recording its worst ever performance in the Lok Sabha polls.
Elated at the historic victory of the BJP lead by Narendra Modi, its supporters in the US Friday called for three-day celebrations by lighting "diyas" at their homes, community centers and temples.
The country may face a spell of ``communalism`` with the BJP set to form the next government at the centre, the Shahi Imam of Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, said on Friday.
Election trends in Jammu and Kashmir have come as setback for ruling National Conference which was trailing in all the three Parliamentary Lok Sabha seats including in Srinagar where party President Farooq Abdullah was contesting.
With initial trends of Lok Sabha polls projecting a rout for the grand old party, the Congress on Friday conceded defeat. Narendra Modi has powered the BJP to a historic victory as the party is set to win over 272 seats on its own, with the NDA on course to bag over 310 seats.
With Narendra Modi set to become the Prime Minister of India, the BJP`s PM candidate`s brother Pankaj Modi said that it is the victory of the people.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has won from both the seats that he contested from – Varanasi and Vadodara.
Far from the earlier euphoria that gripped a party on the rise, the mood at the AAP headquarters in Delhi Friday was sober and reflective.
With trends showing the main opposition party BJP taking a huge lead over ruling Congress party, the Special Protection Group (SPG) on Friday dispatched a team to Gandhinagar to protect Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is all set to be the next prime minister.
With the BJP appearing set to win simple majority in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections on its own, party spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the party will respect coalition dharma.
The ruling BJP is maintaining dominance in Chhattisgarh, leading in 10 out of 11 Lok Sabha seats, with former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, who is contesting from Mahasamund, the only Congress candidate who is ahead in the counting.
In an impressive show, BJD is surging ahead in 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, while BJP is leading in one seat, according to trends available till 1500 hrs.
Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch LK Advani on Friday congratulated party`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over the party`s performance in Lok Sabha elections.
Celebrations broke out in the BJP headquarters here Friday after early trends in favour of the saffron party came in with the party leading in 215 seats out of trends available for 403 seats.
Three-time chief minister of Assam, Tarun Gogoi, on Friday announced that he is stepping down in the wake of Congress` poor performance in the state in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
With the early trends showing the main opposition party BJP taking a huge lead over ruling Congress, the clamour for bringing Sonia Gandhi`s daughter Priyanka Gandhi in the mainstream has begun.
In a setback to Congress, Union Minister of State for Telecom and Shipping Milind Deora and Priya Dutt are trailing in their respective constituencies of Mumbai South and North North Central.
The BJP in Jharkhand has fared as per expectations, winning in seven Lok Sabha constituencies and establishing comfortable lead in six others out of total 14 seats in the state.
BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who is camping in his home state, will hold roadshows Friday as poll results showed a sweep for his party.
BJP patriarch LK Advani is leading with a margin of 1830 votes against Congress candidate Kirit Patel in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
After a 15-year gap, BJP appeared set to stage an impressive comeback in Haryana as it was leading on seven seats and its ally the HJC-BL on one, even as ruling Congress was facing a rout with five of its sitting MPs trailing.
BJP is leading in 18 seats, Lalu Prasad`s RJD is ahead in six constituencies while Congress is in front in one seat out of 40 in Bihar with Speaker Meira Kumar trailing in Sasaram, trends suggested on Friday.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, sitting MP and wife of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, was leading over her relative Manpreet Singh Badal of Congress in Bhatinda Lok Sabha seat.
As it became clear on Friday morning that the BJP-led NDA was headed for a victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi`s mother Hiraben said her blessings were with her son.
BJP on Friday recorded a landslide victory in Lok sabha election in the national capital, emerging victorious in all seven seats with huge margins while AAP, which had made a spectacular debut in the assembly polls five months back, could not win a single constituency.
BJP was leading in nine while Congress was ahead in seven seats out of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in eight North Eastern states as per early trends.
The BJP took the initial lead in both the Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh, counting for which began Friday morning.
Riding a "Modi wave" and capitalising on anti-incumbency, the BJP-Shiv Sena led alliance on Friday dealt a resounding defeat to the ruling Congress-NCP combine in Maharashtra winning 42 of the 48 seats in the state.
Actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna was leading over Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab.
In a stunning comeback in Uttar Pradesh, BJP has clinched victory in 33 seats and has taken an unassailable lead in 38 other seats, inching closer to a historic win by surpassing its highest tally of 58 seats in the state which brought NDA government to power in 1998.
BJP was leading in all 25 Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan where Congress stalwarts Sachin Pilot, Jitendra Singh, Chandresh Kumari, Namonarayan Meena, Girija Vyas and six sitting Congress MPs were trailing in 11 seats.
Trinamool Congress surged ahead leading in 32 of total 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in a four-cornered contest with the BJP springing a surprise by forging a lead in three while CPI(M)-led Left Front was ahead in only three, early trends showed.
Senior Congress leader Ambika Soni was trailing behind SAD nominee Prem Singh Chandjuamajra from the Anandpur Sahab Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab.
BJP won the Lok Sabha polls in Goa by defeating Congress in both the parliamentary constituencies in the state today.
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Tamil Nadu`s ruling AIADMK on Friday appeared to sweep the state thanks to a Jayalalithaa wave across the state.
The SAD-BJP combine is leading on six seats out of 13 in Punjab while new entrant Aam Aadmi Party is set to create history as it is ahead on four seats as against three by Congress which includes Amritsar where BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley is all set to lose.
BJP has once again failed to open its account in Kerala, despite its senior leader O Rajagopal putting up a strong performance finishing runner-up to Congress`s Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram.
DMK candidate in Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency Mohammed Jaleel was bereaved hours ahead of counting of votes on Friday.
Delhi is witnessing a tough fight between Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party leaders. All the three parties had fielded strong candidates from all the seven constituencies.
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