As the counting of votes is underway, the latest trends suggest that Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, and the Leader of Opposition of the outgoing Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, are among those high-profile candidates heading for a big loss.
Jailed Khalistani separatist and Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh is leading from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib while Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of one of the assassins of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, is ahead in the electoral contest in Faridkot Lok Sabha seat, according to lates
Notably, the Congress candidate from Indore, Akshay Kanti Bam, withdrew his nomination on the last day for withdrawal of nomination and switched over to BJP. Following this, the Congress party urged voters to press the NOTA button in the elections.
After official trends by ECI showed that BJP is leading on 77 seats in the Odisha Assembly elections and 19 Lok Sabha seats, Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra said that people of Odisha were fed up with current Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and have decided to move ahead with Prime Minist
Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma, who is on the verge of pulling off a major upset by defeating Union Minister Smriti Irani from Amethi, termed this a victory of the 'Gandhi family' and the people of Amethi.
Maharashtra, the financial capital, which witnessed a change in government mid-term and double splits in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), saw political gains in the Lok Sabha polls. The INDIA bloc is leading on 28 seats in Maharashtra, the financial capital of the country, while the Mahuyati alli
Bharatiya Janata Party's Campaign strategy for Lok Saabha Polls in West Bengal failed to bring fruitful results as Trinamool Congress is leading on 30 seats in West Bengal as the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha polls is progressing, as per the Election Commission.
As the counting of votes is underway for the 18th Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is contesting from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi is leading with 139139 votes.
Voting in Odisha concluded on June 1, along with the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls. The assembly polls in Odisha were conducted simultaneously along with the parliamentary elections.
Congress, which entered into an alliance with partners across the country to form INDIA bloc carried out two yatras: Bharat Jodo Yatra and another is Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra under which Rahul Gandhi traversed a distance over 10,000 kilometres across the length and breadth of the country, whi