Politics

Gathered in the historic Central Hall of Parliament, leaders of the NDA praised Modi stewardship and reposed confidence in him.

An FIR had been lodged against Modi for violation of the Model Code of Conduct after he displayed BJP's symbol.

Ravi Ruia also claimed that clause 8 of unified access service licence (UASL) was misunderstood.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) vote bank remained intact in Allahabad and Phulpur despite the Modi wave, however, it failed to help them secure any seats.

Priyanka had made the 'neech rajniti' remark against Modi during the election campaign.

Among the total 543 elected MPs, 186 or 34 per cent of them have criminal records.

The President accepted the advice of the Cabinet and signed the Order dissolving the 15th Lok Sabha.

Stalin's estranged brother Alagiri who was expelled from the party earlier this year has not yet commented on the party's poor performance.

Modi for his part had pitched the BJP-led NDA in Tamil Nadu as a 'viable alternative' to both AIADMK and DMK.

With the Congress routed by the Modi wave in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, the party won only 44 seats.

But the big shocker has been the loss of BJP's Arun Jaitley to Congress leader Amarinder Singh in Amritsar.

The BJP has won 285 seats on it own while the Congress has been reduced to just 48 seats, it lowest ever tally in a Lok Sabha election.

Despite the Modi wave, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley lost to Congress's Amarinder Singh.

There were only four candidates in the fray for the only seat.

AAP's star candidate and Punjab comedian Bhagwant Mann registered a massive win from the Sangrur constituency in Punjab.

Maulana Asrarul Haque of Congress wins Kisanganj Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 1,94,612 votes,