Early Trends: ECI data puts BJP ahead in over 230 seats; Cong leading in 100 seats
New Delhi, June 4 - The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released the official counting trends for the Lok Sabha elections, showing the BJP leading the chart, followed by the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and the Trinamool Congress, among other.
Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) lead in Maharashtra
Mumbai, June 4 - In an unexpected development, the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) were ahead in 10 and eight Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra respectively as vote counting progressed here on Tuesday.
Gowda’s son-in-law Manjunath leads against Suresh Shivakumar on Bengaluru Rural seat
Bengaluru, June 4 - Former Prime Minister, HD Deve Gowda’s son-in-law Dr CN Manjunath was leading on the Bengaluru Rural seat by 50,466 votes against Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar’s brother DK Suresh by the end of the eighth round of counting.
Early Trends: BJP leading on 28 seats, Cong ahead on 1 in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, June 4 - After the initial phase of counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, the BJP was leading on 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress was ahead on just one seat .
Gujarat LS polls: BJP leading in 23 seats, Congress ahead in 2
Gujarat, June 4 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has established a strong lead in 23 Lok Sabha constituencies while the Indian National Congress (INC) is ahead in only two seats in Gujarat as the counting of votes is underway.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti trailing after first round
Srinagar, June 4 - At the end of the first round of counting in J&K, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is trailing behind his rival Engineer Rashid of the Awami Itihad Party (AIP) while another former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is also trailing.
TDP-led alliance takes big lead in Andhra Assembly polls
Amaravati, June 4 - The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has taken a big lead as per the initial trends from the counting of votes for Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections on Saturday.
Counting Day: Early trends put NDA ahead of INDIA bloc
New Delhi, June 4 - The counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is currently underway, with the NDA leading the charts in early trends.
DMK-led INDIA bloc leads in TN; Kanimozhi, Dayanidhi Maran leads, Annamalai trials
Chennai, June 4 - The DMK-led INDIA bloc is leading in many Lok Sabha seats of Tamil Nadu in the early counting
Sensex, Nifty open 2 per cent down on counting day
Mumbai, June 4 - Sensex went down over 1,500 points on Tuesday as the Nifty dropped more than 500 points amid early trends on Lok Sabha elections counting day.
BJP’s Kiren Rijiju, Congress’ Bosiram Siram leading in Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar, June 4 - Union Minister Kiren Rijiju is leading in the Arunachal West seat while Congress nominee Bosiram Siram is leading in the Arunachal East seat.
Omar Abdullah leading, Mehbooba Mufti trailing in J&K
Srinagar, June 4 - Among the two former Chief Ministers of Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah was leading and Mehbooba Mufti was trailing in their respective constituencies.
PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani leading, say initial trends
Lucknow, June 4 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are leading from Varanasi and Lucknow Lok Sabha seats respectively as the counting of postal ballots is taking place.
Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor lead in postal ballots in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 - Sitting Congress MP from Wayand, Rahul Gandhi, and Shashi Tharoor at Thiruvananthapuram have started off with a lead when postal votes were counted on Tuesday.
Indian stocks on US exchanges surge as Exit Polls indicate big win for BJP
New York, June 4 - The surge in stock prices in India fueled by the Exit Polls showing a big win for the BJP has carried on to the stocks of Indian companies trading in the US.
Lok Sabha polls: Vote counting set to begin amid tight security
New Delhi, June 4 - The counting of votes for all seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections is set to start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements across all counting centres.
Cybersecurity, a priority for S. Korea during UNSC presidency: Envoy
United Nations, June 4 - Cybersecurity is a priority for South Korea as it takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council amid the emerging global threats, according to Seoul's Permanent Representative Joonkook Hwang.
TN BJP eyeing giant leap in vote share, best-ever electoral show in southern state
Chennai, June 3 - The Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP is awaiting a giant leap in its voter share coupled with the highest number of Lok Sabha seats in the southern state, if the Exit Poll projections by most agencies hold true.
US President’s son Hunter Biden goes on trial on gun charges
Washington, June 3 - US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is set to go on trial on Monday on three charges related to firearms possession, facing 25 years of maximum jail term if convicted.
‘Sinister attempt’ made by foreign media to impact Indian elections: Report
New Delhi, June 3 - A startling report on "massive foreign interference" in India's just-concluded Lok Sabha elections has revealed that "millions of dollars" were spent to impact the voter mindset and set a dangerous narrative around it through an "orchestrated and well-funded