Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday informed that the Opposition INDIA bloc would decide on its Prime Minister candidate today adding that the alliance was formed to end the dictatorship in the country and save the Constitution.
The BJP-led NDA is set to form its third successive government at the Centre with the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday throwing up a verdict that also brought cheer to the opposition INDIA bloc as it put up a strong performance with Congress almost touching the 100-seat mark
Muraleedharan said, "For the first time in the history of Kerala, BJP and NDA have created history by getting an MP elected from the Parliamentary constituency. Suresh Gopi's victory is not just a seat in the Parliament; it is creating a new history in the political journey of the seat."
Congress workers expressed their jubilation after party candidate Pradyut Borodoloi won from the Nagaon parliamentary constituency in Assam on Tuesday.
"People who voted this time, are higher in number than the total population of many countries. The voters of Jammu and Kashmir, have showed great enthusiasm by showing record turnout. They have shown a mirror to those who tried to defame India globally," PM Modi said.
Even as the Congress won the Assembly elections comfortably in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a majority of the Lok Sabha seats in the state, taking its tally to 17.
Holding a press conference on Tuesday, Uddhav Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said that they will decide on the Prime Minister candidate tomorrow.
"This is a good result, and for those (the BJP) claiming to get 400 seats, their claim has fallen flat. The BJP has not got an absolute majority. They don't have any moral right to form a government. People have rejected them. This is a big victory (for INDI alliance)," Shukla told ANI.
Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan congratulated Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led alliance in the state made a clean sweep in the Lok Sabha elections.
The Congress party thanked the people of India after the party improved its tally from the last elections and the INDIA bloc crossed the 230 mark in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.