The 2019 Lok Sabha elections ended with a thumping victory for the BJP-lead NDA, as it managed to outperform itself as compared to 2014. The NDA secured 353 seats, while the UPA managed just above 90.
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Cong in TN Takes out Rally in Support of Rahul, Says He Can't Be Blamed for Poll Debacle
The Congress in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday took out a rally here urging Rahul Gandhi to continue as party president, asserting he was in no way responsible for the Lok Sabha poll drubbing.
Strongly rooting for the leadership of Nehru-Gandhi family, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee said "no force on earth can separate the Nehru family's leadership and the Congress party."
It's Time Seemanchal Region in Bihar Had Its Own Voice: Owaisi
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Wednesday alleged Seemanchal region in Bihar, where his party unsuccessfully contested a Lok Sabha seat in the recent elections, has been "criminally neglected" and it was time it "had its own voice."
AIMIM's candidate Akhtarul Iman finished third in Kishanganj (in Seemanchal region) of Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls, by securing about three lakh votes.
Rahul Gandhi Congratulates Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
Congress President Rahul Gandhi congratulated Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Twitter. He tweeted, “Congratulations to Naveen Patnaikji on being sworn in as CM of Odisha for a record 5th term. This is indeed an incredible achievement. My best wishes to him and to the people of Odisha.”
Himachal Congress Asks Rahul Not to Quit as Party Chief
The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Wednesday, 29 May, urged party President Rahul Gandhi not to resign following the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections in the country.
State Congress President Kuldeep Rathore, who chaired a meeting of the state unit, unanimously passed a resolution in this regard and sent it to the Congress Working Committee for perusal.