Elections 2019: PM Modi, Amit Shah to Host NDA Allies on Tuesday
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With all the seven phases for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections concluding on 19 May, the exit polls predicted a second victory for the NDA. The final results will be declared on 23 May.
Catch all the updates on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections here.
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Don't See Anything Wrong in PM Performing Religious Rites: KC Tyagi
Amid criticism over PM Modi’s visit to Kedarnath and Badrinath temples in Uttarakhand, JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said that he doesn’t see anything wrong with it.
“PM Modi is a religious man. I do not see anything wrong if he performs his religious rites,” Tyagi said.
BSP Clarifies That Mayawati Has No Meetings in Delhi Today
BSP leader SC Mishra told ANI that Mayawati has no programme or meetings scheduled in Delhi on Monday. She will be in Lucknow, he said. On Sunday, it was reported that the BSP supremo will be visiting Delhi to meet UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Mayawati met AP CM Chandrababu Naidu in Lucknow on Sunday.
'Who Am I? People Are Blessing PM Modi,' Says Murli Manohar Joshi
As the people of Varanasi voted on Sunday in the last phase of the Lok Sabha 2019 elections, former Lok Sabha lawmaker and veteran BJP leader Murali Manohar Joshi said he is nobody to bless Narendra Modi, the party's candidate from this seat, as the Prime Minister has got blessings of the people.
Mr Joshi, who won on BJP's ticket from Varanasi in 2009, was shifted to Kanpur in 2014 to make way for PM Modi to fight his Lok Sabha elections from this constituency in politically-significant Uttar Pradesh, but did not get a chance to fight the 2019 elections from any seat
Patiently Await Actual Result on 23 May, Says Milind Deora
Congress leader Milind Deora said, “I have always refrained from commenting on exit polls. In my experience, they are usually inconsistent with the final results. I patiently await the actual results on 23 May.”
The exit polls predicted an NDA sweep in Maharashtra.
Markets Zoom After Exit Polls Predict NDA Victory
The benchmark indices opened higher after the exit polls predicted a victory for the BJP-led NDA. Sensex zoomed as much as 900 points while Nifty is up 242.10 points.
This is said to be the biggest opening gain for Nifty in absolute terms since 2014 Lok Sabha day.
SBSP Chief OP Rajbhar Expelled From UP Cabinet
Nearly a month after Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief OM Prakash Rajbhar quit from the UP cabinet, Governor Ram Naik has dismissed Rajbhar from the cabinet.
The development comes after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recommended to the governor immediate sacking of SBSP leader.
Rajbhar, who has been a part of the UP cabinet since 2017, has often publicly criticised the BJP.
Madras HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Kamal Haasan
Days after Kamal Haasan made “Godse extremist” remark, Madurai Bench of the Madras HC grants anticipatory bail to the Makkal Needhi Maiam chief in a case filed by Aravakurichi Police.
Union Council of Ministers Likely to Meet Tomorrow
Union Council of Ministers likely to meet tomorrow; BJP President Amit Shah to host a dinner for NDA leaders tomorrow, reported ANI.
Naidu to Meet Mamata for Post-Poll Alliance Talks in Kolkata
A day after meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee here on Monday, sources said.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President will meet Banerjee as part of his efforts to unite opposition parties against the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha election results on 23 May.
“Naidu will hold a meeting with Mamata Banerjee at West Bengal secretariat this afternoon. Both will hold talks on the strategies of the 'mahagatbandhan' (grand alliance),” a highly placed source said.
During his interaction with Banerjee, Naidu is expected to brief her about his meetings with all political leaders in New Delhi over the weekend, the source said.
(Source: PTI)
Akhilesh Yadav Met Mayawati at Her Residence in Lucknow
BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met here on Monday after exit poll projections that the NDA is all set to form the government again at the Centre.
Yadav, who had formed a coalition with the BSP and the RLD to take on the BJP, drove to the residence of Mayawati.
Details of what transpired between the two top leaders was not known immediately
BJP Demands Re-polling in WB Constituencies Which Saw Violence
Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the BJP has approached the Election Commission demanding a re-poll for the constituencies where violence occurred.
What UP Was in 2014, Bengal Will Be in 2019: Ram Madhav
BJP National General Secretary said that Bengal will surprise the pollsters as the party is hoping to do “extremely well” in the state.
Speaking to ANI, Madhav said, “Everyone has seen the tremendous outpouring of support for PM Modi and BJP in Bengal. What Uttar Pradesh was in 2014, Bengal will be in 2019.”
Taking a swipe at the Mahagathbandhan, he said that it has failed even before election began.
We Are Going to Win Big: Kerala CM Vijayan
Referring to the Sabarimala issue, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said, “We are going to win big. Sabarimala issue didn't affect polls in Kerala. All of us know who created troubles there.”
Dust Mistaken for Smoke in HP Poll Strong Room Triggers Panic
Election officials, accompanied by representatives of various political parties, opened the strong room in Himachal Pradesh's Reckong Peo on Monday morning after what appeared to be smoke was detected in the CCTV camera footage, a district official said.
Fire fighters reached the spot in no time as it was feared that a fire had broken out, he said.
However, later it was found that the cameras were set to the night vision mode and dust particles spreading in a corner of the strong room gave the impression that it was smoke, he said.
Subsequently, the setting of the CCTV cameras was changed and the strong room was sealed again, the official said.
1000% Confident of Winning: Chandrababu Naidu
Exuding confidence, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said, “I am 1000 percent confident that TDP will win the elections. I don't have even 0.1 percent doubt, we are going to win.”
BJP Says Cong in Minority in MP, Approaches Governor
BJP has written to Madhya Pradesh Governor alleging that the Congress government is in minority in the state and asking for a special Assembly session, reported NDTV.
RSS General Secy Meets Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur
RSS General Secretary Bhaiyaji Joshi leaves after meeting Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Nagpur.
NDA Will Win All 14 Seats in Jharkhand: CM Raghubar
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday asserted that the NDA would win all the 14 seats in the state even though the exit polls predicted six to eight seats for the alliance.
"The poll prediction by different exit polls portrays a different picture of Jharkhand. A news channel has predicted us 12 to 14 seats. We are confident of winning all the 14 seats in the state," Das told the media.
'Won't Let MP Become Bengal,' Shivraj on BJP Worker's Killing
Former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday slammed the killing of a 60-year-old man by a Congress supporter in Indore allegedly for "voting for the BJP" and said he won't allow the state to become another West Bengal.
After visiting the deceased Nemichand Tanwar's son, who was injured in the attack, in a hospital in Indore, the BJP leader tweeted:
"We won't let goons take over Madhya Pradesh and allow it to become West Bengal. People are being threatened, the BJP will not tolerate this at any cost."
CM Fadnavis Calls for Poll Review Meeting
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has called for a state core committee meeting on Monday, at his residence.
The meeting will be done to take a review of the elections.
Will Support Govt Who'll Settle Pending Issues in Odisha: BJD
A day after the exit polls predicted the return of the BJP to power, BJD leader Amar Patnaik said that the party would support whoever forms the government at the Centre.
Patnaik indicated that the party's support would also depend on the future government's will to resolve "pending issues in Odisha."
BJP-Led NDA Will Surpass Exit Poll Projections: Patel
Elated by some of the exit polls that have forecast a majority for the BJP-led NDA, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Monday said the saffron party will get more number of seats than predicted.
He claimed that from the day the general elections were announced, people made up their mind to reinstate Narendra Modi as the country's prime minister.
Top NDA Leaders to Meet on 21 May
Top leaders of the BJP-led NDA will meet over dinner on Tuesday with PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah expected to be present.
Bihar CM and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Lok Janshakti Party head Ram Vilas Paswan are likely to attend the meeting, which will take place two days before the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls on 23 May.
Leaders of the NDA in Tamil Nadu, including Chief Minister K Palaniswami, will attend the dinner meeting of alliance partners in New Delhi.
Political Parties Will Replace EVMs Before LS Results: AAP Cautions EC
The Aam Aadmi Party has asked the Election Commission to provide additional security at a counting centre in South Delhi, alleging that political opponents plan to manipulate EVMs ahead of the announcement of poll results on 23 May.
The letter by AAP's South Delhi candidate and spokesperson, Raghav Chadha said that "he has strong reasons to believe that the political adversaries will attempt to open the strong rooms and manipulate or replace the machines as a handful of such incidents have been seen in the past".
EC Imposes Section 144 in WB's Bhatpara Over Post Poll Violence
The Election Commission has imposed Section 144 (prohibits assembly of more than four people in an area) in West Bengal's Bhatpara area due to post-poll violence.
It has been imposed for an undefined period.
BJP Will Grow in Telangana as It Did in West Bengal
Hailing the exit polls which forecast a return of the NDA government, BJP Telangana president K Laxman said his party would grow in the state in the way it has done in West Bengal.
"The results are now in EVMs. Whatever surveys and exit polls say, our party emphatically said on the basis of our activists who work on the ground that we would win over 300 seats.
Oppn to Meet EC Over Tallying of VVPAT Slips with EVM Figures
Ahead of the Lok Sabha poll results on 23 May, leaders of various opposition parties will meet the EC and raise the issue of tallying paper trail of votes (VVPATs) with electronic voting machine (EVM) figures as per Supreme Court directions.
The opposition parties are demanding tallying of VVPAT slips with EVM figures in an entire Assembly constituency in case a discrepancy is found in any polling booth.
The court has asked the EC to tally the VVPAT slips with the EVM figures of five polling stations in each Assembly constituency across the country, which may delay the results.
Chandni Chowk Presiding Officer Tried to 'Manipulate Data': EC
The Election Commission on Monday said that the presiding officer at polling station number 32 in Chandni Chowk Parliamentary constituency "tried to manipulate" voting data to hide his mistake of not deleting mock poll votes.
The Election Commission had directed disciplinary action against the presiding officer and ordered re-poll which was held on Sunday, 19 May.
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu to Hold Meeting with Oppn Leaders
Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and other opposition parties leaders to hold a meeting on 21 May in Delhi. According to media reports, the meeting will be over the issue of EVMs.
(ANI)
BJP President Amit Shah, PM Modi to Host NDA Allies on Tuesday
PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah will meet Union ministers of the party at the party headquarters before the BJP chief hosts a dinner for NDA partners on Tuesday, just two days ahead of the declaration of Lok Sabha poll results.
As most of the exit polls have predicted victory for the alliance, the ruling party has started preparations for celebrations and also for government formation immediately after the results are announced. The party has asked the district heads to intimate the candidates that those winning must reach the national capital the very next day (on 24 May).
Shah’s dinner meet for the alliance leaders is yet another signal by the party that it remains committed to the idea of strengthening the alliance and is not driven by over-confidence after some exit polls showed BJP could get a majority on its own.
(Times News Network)