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Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is trailing – by around 24,000 votes at 12.15 am – the BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar in the fight for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat in Kerala that he has won for the past three elections. Note, though, that these are still early figures. In 2009 he defeated the CPI’s P Ramachandran Nair by nearly one lakh votes, and polled over 14 per cent more. In 2014 he edged the BJP’s O Rajagopal by fewer than 16,000 votes. Five years later the margin was much healthier; Mr Tharoor thumped the BJP’s K Rajasekharan by one lakh votes. Exit…
The sex tapes allegedly showing Prajwal Revanna assaulting several women may just have cost him and the Janata Dal Secular the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, the only constituency it had won in the 2019 elections. As of 12.19 pm, the JDS leader, who is the grandson of former Prime Minister Deve Gowda and nephew of former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, is over 13,500 votes short of the Congress’ Shreyas Patel, who is leading from the constituency. He had won from Hassan with a margin of over 1.4 lakh in the 2019 general elections. The videos showing Prajwal Revanna, who…
After a strong weekend, the box office numbers for Mr & Mrs Mahi saw a decline on its first Monday. On day 4, the film, directed by Sharan Sharma, minted ₹ 2.15 crore, according to a Sacnilk report. So far, the sports drama has collected ₹ 19 crore, the report added. Mr & Mrs Mahi features Rajkummar Rao as Mahendra, and Janhvi Kapoor in the role of Mahima. In addition to the lead pair, audiences are also loving the performances of Zarina Wahab, Kumud Mishra, and Rajesh Sharma. Released on May 31, the movie narrates the story of a married couple and their passion for cricket.On Monday, Bollywood…
Kartik Aaryan’s journey into his upcoming film Chandu Champion is nothing short of a blockbuster plot twist in a feat that could rival a superhero’s origin story. To portray the character of Murlikant Petkar, India’s first Paralympic gold medallist, the actor underwent a significant physical transformation. After intense workout routines and dietary adjustments for the role, Kartik has returned to his regular gym routine. However, he continues to challenge himself during workouts. Showing his “Champion Mentality,” Kartik recently shared a video on Instagram featuring his pull-up routine. But these weren’t ordinary pull-ups, he added a 15kg weight plate to his…
The counting is underway for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 to decide the electoral fate of several leaders across the political spectrum. The seven-phased voting took place in 543 Lok Sabha seats between April 19 and June 1. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is aiming for 400 seats, the Opposition INDIA bloc is confident of winning around 295 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are among the senior BJP leaders in the contest, while key opposition leaders include former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav…
The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 is underway. While most exit polls predicted another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the INDIA alliance is hoping for a comeback to power. If PM Modi leads the NDA to another victory, he will be part of an elite list of Prime Ministers who have served the country for over 10 years. Let’s look back at some of the longest serving Prime Ministers of India: Jawaharlal Nehru (Congress) Tenure: 1947-1964 Duration: 16 years, 286 days Jawaharlal Nehru was India’s first and longest-serving Prime Minister. He led from 1947…
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading in 29 seats in Bihar, while the Opposition bloc INDIA is leading in 9 seats. The state has 40 Lok Sabha constituencies. The NDA’s lead of 29, however, is 10 less than what it won in 2019. The Opposition, which won only 1 seat in the last general election, is up by 8 seats, according to early leads. BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh was leading in his Begusarai Lok Sabha seat. Founder of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular), Jitan Ram Manjhi, is leading by 1,962 votes over his nearest rival Kumar Sarvjeet…
The Congress is on course to win over 100 Lok Sabha seats – after winning just 44 in 2014 and 52 in the 2019 election. In 2009 the party – then heading the United Progressive Alliance – won 206 seats. At 10 am the Congress-led INDIA bloc – formed in June last year to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP-led National Democratic Alliance from claiming a third term – was ahead in 212. The NDA was leading in 299 seats; the ruling party had quickly surged past the halfway mark of 272 in early leads as counting began…
Maharashtra is witnessing a close contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition INDIA bloc as votes are counted for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The INDIA alliance is currently leading on 24 seats, while the NDA is ahead on 19. The elections in the state were fought in a changed political landscape after splits in the Shiv Sena and NCP following rebellions by Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. In 2019, the BJP won 23 seats in Maharashtra and its then ally Shiv Sena (undivided) bagged 18. The then undivided NCP had bagged four…
The BJP-led NDA has surged ahead in Karnataka as very early trends for the Lok Sabha election started coming in. About an hour after counting began, the NDA is heading in 22 out of 28 seats and the INDIA Opposition bloc in three. These are, however, very early trends and may change anytime. Early leads of the NDA in Karnataka are significant as the BJP and its ally, HD Devegowda’s JDS, faced a scathing attack from the Opposition over the sex tapes row surrounding Mr Devegowda’s grandson and sitting MP Prajwal Revanna. While the BJP is contesting 22 out of…