Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing BJP workers at the party headquarters after leading the NDA to a resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections. In his victory speech, PM Modi said To give your life's contribution to the cause of democracy is the essence of democracy and I thank every single person who has been involved in this process from the bottom of my heart and hold you all in the highest regard. I want to wish the best to all those who were elected today to parliament and sincerely hope that everyone in parliament will work together for the betterment of the country... and to take the country forward.
The BJP keeps its core states - the Hindi heartland, Gujarat and Maharashtra - while posting fresh victories in Bengal, Odisha and the northeast. It has also scored a huge win in Karnataka - a state the Congress rules jointly with HD Kumaraswamy. "Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive India. India wins yet again! #VijayiBharat," PM Modi tweeted. On the other hand, BJP President Amit Shah thanked the nation for voting them back to power calling it a victory for the whole country. In a series of tweets in Hindi, he thanked the country saying "Phir ek baar Modi Sarkar" (once again, Modi government).
Here are the highlights on BJP Lok Sabha Results News 2019:
#ResultsWithNDTV | "BJP's uniqueness is that it does not compromise with its principles," says PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/dRSXXPHlxp
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | In victory, I assure you that the BJP is committed to the constitution and federalism, says @narendramodi #ElectionResults2019
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | I am convinced today there is no state in India where BJP won't be able expand into; the next 5 years of PM Modi's term will be the age of BJP's expansion, says @AmitShah #ElectionResults2019
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | "While the BJP has got an unparalleled win, it has been a crushing defeat for the Congress," says Amit Shah pic.twitter.com/gJN5JMyPSf
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
Delhi: Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, JP Nadda, Thawar Chand Gehlot and former MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan greet people at BJP Headquarters. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/VVcwwLuviO
- ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019
People of Kashi are remarkable! When I had gone to Kashi to file my nomination papers, they confidently said that they would manage the entire campaign without me having to come back even once...and manage they did! I bow to the citizens of Kashi. Looking forward to serving them.
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | All union ministers are with PM Modi and Amit Shah at BJP headquarters #ElectionResults2019
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
PM Modi drops 'Chowkidar' prefix from Twitter profile, tweets "it remains an integral part of me" pic.twitter.com/8sUeRE93JH
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur is leading with 298185 votes from Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). Congress' Digvijaya Singh is trailing. #ElectionResults2019 (file pics) pic.twitter.com/Ud6HWICSOk
- ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019
BJP supporters celebrate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/nvv6rQK4Jm
- ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | Here's a look at how BJP's celebrity campaigners Babul Supriyo and Jayaprada Nahata are faring in their constituencies
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
Follow election results on https://t.co/LpfcFgEPtg#ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/YYmXLakFyI
#ResultsWithNDTV | "India wins yet again #VijayiBharat," tweets PM Modi after BJP's big victory#ElectionResults2019 #Verdict2019 pic.twitter.com/SHS5oDu6ds
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
Modi wave 2.0? Narendra Modi's BJP headed for a victory bigger than in 2014. Here's how it's different this time https://t.co/kjwyWtNpcW pic.twitter.com/GxxWoLiYTG
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | People dance to drum beats in Haryana's Yamunanagar as BJP heads for a bigger victory than in 2014
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
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BJP, heading for a landslide win again, calls parliamentary board meeting at 5:30 pm
#ResultsWithNDTV | Election trends at 1:05 pm. https://t.co/oOz20mcmkH pic.twitter.com/GjYag7jwiH
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
The BJP is leading in 10 out 14 seats in Assam. "We are surely doing better than 2014. Citizenship Amendment Bill has greatly helped us," BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
So the exit polls were correct. All that's left is to congratulate the BJP & NDA for a stellar performance. Credit where credit is due PM Modi Sahib & Mr Amit Shah put together a winning alliance & a very professional campaign. Bring on the next five years.
- Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | "Outcome of Modiji's visionary leadership": Home Minister Rajnath Singh congratulates PM Modi as NDA set to sweep pic.twitter.com/W9ASeg4Err
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | Election trends at 12:24 pm. https://t.co/oOz20mcmkH pic.twitter.com/vyMY5BZSie
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
Nationally, if current leads hold, the BJP may actually manage to improve its 2014 tally. It is now ahead in 286 seats (vs 282)
The DMK-Congress is ahead in Tamil Nadu. The alliance is leading in 34 seats. The rival alliance of BJP and AIADMK is leading in only 2 seats.
The BJP is leading in 274 Lok Sabha seats, the NDA leading in 322 seats. The Congress is leading in 64 seats, the UPA in 102 seats.
Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini is trailing from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura
#ResultsWithNDTV | Union Minister Sushma Swaraj congratulates PM Modi for leading BJP to victory #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/j51yMXSFsB
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
#ResultsWithNDTV | Union Minister Suresh Prabhu says, it's a "clear vote for performance, vision, leadership, huge outreach, charishma and hard work" of PM Modi #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/EZrXoPgcy0
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
Slept well like always, woke up easy, put on music, did a few rounds of SuryaNamaskars, opened my window to the world and the world says #ModiAaRahaHai #Electionsresults2019
- Chowkidar Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) May 23, 2019
There is a neck and neck fight between the BJP and BJD in Odisha. The BJP is leading in 10 out of 21 seats in the state. In 2014 polls, the BJD had won 20 Lok Sabha seats.
Rajnath Singh, BJP candidate in Lucknow, is in lead.
The BJP is leading in 276 seats, four more than the halfway mark, trends suggest. The NDA government is likely to return to power.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Election trends at 10:30 am. https://t.co/oOz20mcmkH pic.twitter.com/QyggTUFc7n
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 23, 2019
The BJP is leading in all six seats in Mumbai.
Samajwadi Party's controversial leader Azam Khan is leading in his stronghold Rampur. BJP candidate Jaya Prada is trailing for her former parliamentary constituency.
Varun Gandhi leads from Pilibhit, mother Maneka Gandhi is trailing in Sultanpur.
A see-saw battle is on between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP leader Smriti Irani in Congress. As early leads came in, Rahul Gandhi was behind the BJP's Smriti Irani but he caught up later. He was trailing again.
The BJP had lost Madhya Pradesh assembly elections last year. Within month,the party has made a remarkable comeback in the state. The BJP is leading in 20 seats in the state.
The BJP is leading in 270 seats, while the alliance it spearheads is leading in 321 seats. The Congress-led UPA is tottering at 115 seats.
In a first, the Bharatiya Janata Party has taken a lead in West Bengal. The party is leading in 21 seats, Trinamool in 18.
The BJP is leading in 278 seats. The NDA is leading in 329 seats. The Congress is leading in 68 seats.
BJP's Giriraj Singh is leading in Bihar's Begusarai. He is contesting against the Left's Kanhaiya Kumar.
Big lead for BJP's Sunny Deol In Gurdaspur. Sunil Jakhar of the Congress is trailing behind.
The BJP-led NDA alliance is leading in 308 seats, the BJP in 261 seats. The Congress-led UPA is leading in 102 seats, the Congress in 65, others in 94. In West Bengal, the BJP is leading in 16 seats.
Gopal Shetty (BJP) leading by 23000 votes against Congress's Urmila Matondkar
The BJP-led NDA alliance is now leading in 292 seats, the BJP in 248 seats. In Tamil Nadu, the BJP-AIADMK alliance is leading in only 6 seats. The DMK-Congress alliance is leading in 28 seats.
The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra is leading in 32 seats. Overall, the BJP-led NDA alliance has crossed the half-way mark as it is leading in 284 seats.
The BJP is leading in 231 seats. It is leading in 9 seats in Haryana, 7 seats in Jharkhand. The Congress is leading in 62 seats, others in 95. In Uttar Pradesh, the SP-BSP-RLD alliance is leading in 20 seats, the BJP in 45.
Former BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha is trailing in Bihar's Patna Saheb. BJP candidate Ravi Shankar Prasad is leading.
BJP stalwarts like Varun Gandhi, Amit Shah, Smriti Irani, Rajnath Singh, Maneka Gandhi, Kirron Kher, Gautam Gambhir, Jayant Sinha, Meenakshi Lekhi, Santosh Kumar Gangwar are leading.
The BJP is leading in all seven seats in Delhi. Overall, the party is leading in 210 seats, the Congress in 59 seats. The NDA is leading in 231 seats, the UPA in 95.
BJP candidate Kirron Kher is leading in postal ballot count in Chandigarh.
The BJP has taken a massive early lead in the initial rounds of counting. The party is leading in 189 seats, the NDA in 206 seats. The Congress is leading in 58 seats, the UPA in 91. In Chhattisgarh, the BJP is leading in 7 seats.
Pragya Thakur, the BJP's candidate from Bhopal, is leading by around 3,000 votes.
Things are going well for the BJP in early rounds of counting. The BJP is leading in 164 seats as of now. The Congress in 50 seats. In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is leading in 14 seats, the Congress in 5.
In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is leading in 29 seats, the Congress in 1 seat. The BSP and SP alliance is now leading in 5 seats.
The BJP is now leading in 154 seats. The National Democratic Alliance is leading in 162 seats. In Uttar Pradesh, the party is leading in 28 seats, in Gujarat it is leading in 22 seats and 21 seats in Karnataka. The Congress is leading in 44 seats, the UPA in 64.
The BJP is leading in 134 seats, the Congress in 41, others in 21.
The BJP is leading in 22 seats in Karnataka. In Gujarat, the party is leading in 20 seats. Overall, the BJP is leading in 121 seats, the Congress in 51.
With big gains in Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is leading in 107 seats now.
The BJP has taken a huge early lead within minutes of counting. The party is leading in 62 seats gains in Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Gujarat. In Karnataka, the BJP is leading in more than 20 seats.
The BJP is leading in 27 seats. It is leading in 13 seats in Karnataka, 4 in Uttar Pradesh and 7 in Rajasthan.