Amid tight security, about 13,000 polling officials in Karnataka will on Friday count the votes polled for the state`s 28 Lok Sabha seats.
An astrologer has predicted victory for BJP prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi in the 2014 general elections, by saying that planetary positions indicate an almost certain coronation as the next head of the central government.
The election of the speaker and appointment of pro-term speaker will be the first job before the newly-elected parliamentarians after the Lok Sabha results are declared on Friday.
Elaborate arrangements have been made for counting of votes tomorrow for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram.
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar will fall after the general election results are out, LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan said Thursday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand is all set to celebrate its victory after the declaration of the Lok Sabha poll results Friday with crackers and sweets, a lawmaker said Thursday.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking direction to the Election Commission to take action against all the politicians who delivered hate speeches during campaigning.
Counting of votes in the largest-ever electoral exercise held in Indian history will be taken up on Friday to decide who will form the next government at the Centre.
Notwithstanding exit polls giving a clear mandate to BJP-led NDA, TRS Thursday said the party still prefers to support a Congress-led UPA government at the Centre.
Amid reports of dissent brewing among senior BJP leaders, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Thursday chalked out a formula to address the concerns expressed by the old guard of the party ahead of Narendra Modi`s likely coronation as Prime Minister.
With less than 24 hours to go for counting, the results of the 20 Lok Sabha seat in Kerala will have its impact on the internal dynamics of the ruling Congress-led UDF and opposition LDF though two more years are left for the state Assembly Elections.
Gujarat Energy Minister Saurabh Patel has claimed that BJP`s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will win the election to Vadodara Lok Sabha seat by a "margin of over five lakh votes".
Manmohan Singh, the economist credited with playing a key role in ushering in economic reforms in the 1990s, demits office of Prime Minister after 10 years, leaving a mixed legacy of achievements and failures.
With less than 24 hours left to go, the BJP machinery is working at a hectic pace to ensure that Narendra Modi`s big moment is celebrated in style.
A day after he indicated that the AIADMK may support the NDA after poll results are announced, senior leader K Malaisamy was on Thursday expelled by party chief J Jayalalithaa for “bringing disrepute to the party”.
The Special Protection Group (SPG) has begun preparations to protect BJP`s PM nominee Narendra Modi and his family.
Former Punjab chief minister and Congress candidate for Amritsar Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh has warned the Election Commission of India about the possibility of Akali-BJP leaders and workers tampering with the vote counting process that could lead to the countermanding of counting.
The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed a ban on victory processions on Friday.
While the Congress leadership is strongly defending Rahul Gandhi for skipping the farewell dinner hosted by his mother Sonia Gandhi in he honour of Dr Manmohan Singh yesterday, Shiv Sena has made a blatant attack on the Congress vice president for disrespecting the outgoing Prime Minister.
Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party`s prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi, citing a report which says hate speeches triggered recent violence in Baksa in Assam.
The `Modi`fication of BJP had begun last September when Narendra Modi was named prime ministerial candidate; if exit polls predictions come true then there`s no running away from the primacy of `NaMo` mantra in the days to come.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa has refused to comment on the post-poll alliance, saying that she was eagerly waiting for the result.
Police arrested Congress leader Amaresh Mishra for allegedly making provocative remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on a microblogging website.
The poll prospects of 845 contestants, including 2G scam accused A Raja and Dayanidhi Maran, Congress` Manishankar Aiyar and Finance Minister P Chidambaram`s son Karti, will be known on Friday when votes polled for 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu are taken up for counting.
A new exit poll has predicted a comfortable win for the opposition alliance NDA, led by the BJP, in the recently-concluded General Elections.
In order to prevent any last minute hassle before the coronation of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister in the event of BJP clinching a clear majority in the Lok Sabha elections, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leadership has shifted its base from Nagpur to the National Capital on Thursday.
The Returning Officers of Nagpur and Ramtek Lok Sabha constituencies reviewed preparations for counting of votes to be held on Friday at Kalamna Agriculture Market for the just-concluded General Elections.
Repoll at five polling stations under 39-Sanis Assembly Constituency of Wokha District in Nagaland reported zero turnout today, a senior Election Commission (EC) official said.
Nearly 90 per cent of total electorate cast their votes in repolling today at a booth in Edappadi Assembly segment, falling under Salem parliamentary constituency, officials said.
The repoll in eight polling booths of Gurgaon Parliamentary constituency spread over four Assembly segments in district Mewat of Haryana on Thursday remained peaceful.
Unfazed by exit polls projecting a dismal performance by it, Congress is still seeing a chance for it to keep out NDA and form the next government with the help of secular parties.
Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday completed his religious punishment which was awarded to him by Akal Takhat.
Ahead of its possible government formation, a group of four top leaders, including Narendra Modi and party chief Rajnath Singh, has emerged as BJP`s Core Group.
Odisha unit of BJP termed BJD chief whip Pravat Tripathy`s offer of conditional support to NDA for forming government at the Centre as an "eye-wash".
Notwithstanding exit polls predicting a worst ever performance by the Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, party president Sonia Gandhi expressed hope that all was not lost.
BJD and AIADMK today appeared to be keeping their options open on helping NDA form the government amidst BJP`s signals that it would welcome support from anybody in the national interest.
The Election Commission (EC) today announced re-polling in five polling stations of Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency will be held tomorrow from 7 am to 6 pm.
Exuding confidence of securing a majority to form the next government at the centre, BJP leader Gopinath Munde Wednesday discounted the possibility of seeking support of Sharad Pawar`s NCP.
NDA is projected to get 279 seats in Lok Sabha elections, crossing the required majority mark in the 543-member House while BJP alone could clock its highest-ever tally of 235 seats, according to an exit poll aired on Wednesday.
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh Wednesday cautioned the media against writing off the party and asserted it would bounce back as in the past.
Republican Party of India (RPI) chief Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday said BJP-led NDA, of which his party is a constituent, would win 300 Lok Sabha seats and come to power at the Centre.
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, who is known to be a part of the Narendra Modi camp in the BJP, Wednesday ruled out a stint in the central government if the party is voted to power.
Confident of getting majority to form government at the Centre, BJP on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of taking support from NCP.
BJP-led NDA, projected to come to power by exit polls, may review some of the decisions taken by the present UPA government, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday.
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday dubbed exit polls for the Lok Sabha elections a conspiracy against him and his alliance with Congress.
Pledging commitment to non-violence and world peace, BJP`s Prime Ministerial nominee Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people on the occasion of `Buddh Purnima`.
BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will first go to Varanasi on May 17 before heading to Delhi to attend the parliamentary board meet, according to reports.
An Independent candidate from the Jhanjharpur constituency is working overtime by mending and polishing shoes to pay back the money he had borrowed from native villagers to contest the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections.
Senior BJP Leader Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said here that she was not upset with the party as some media reports suggested.
The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered repoll in one booth in the Edappadi Assembly segment under Salem Lok Sabha constituency, following malfunction in an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) used there during polling on April 24.