Congress won just 52 of 542 Lok Sabha seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
Nearly a week after election results were announced, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met Congress leaders today amid possibility of cabinet reshuffle.
Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, Congress state chief Dinesh Gundu Rao, state minister DK Shivakumar, Congress leader KC Venugopal and former chief minister Siddaramaiah attended the meet, news agency ANI reported.
While Karnataka Congress is trying to keep its flock together, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told NDTV today that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is "adamant" on resigning from his post of party president over the election debacle. Congress won just 52 of 542 Lok Sabha seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
Here are the Highlights of Lok Sabha election results 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the residence of Arun Jaitley.
PM Modi To Visit Arun Jaitley
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will drive down to senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley's house later this evening and is expected to ask him to reconsider his decision and remain in the government, sources have told NDTV.
President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid arrives in Delhi.
Congress Legislative Party underway in Bengaluru, Karnataka, reports news agency ANI.
Congress Parliamentary Party meeting is scheduled to be held on June 1 at the Parliament, reports news agency ANI.
Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi To Attend PM Modi's Oath Ceremony
Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his mother and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony tomorrow, sources have said.
Sheila Dikshit's message to Rahul Gandhi
Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit after meeting Rahul Gandhi at his residence tells news agency ANI: "I have given him the message that he should not resign. We want him to continue on his post, otherwise it will cause us pain. We have conveyed that to him."
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav tells news agency ANI: "Congress party has invited us for the meeting in Delhi, where election results will be discussed. We are in touch with Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Ahmed Patel and others. We will participate in the meeting there."
TDP National President N Chandrababu Naidu will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of YS Jaganmohan Reddy tomorrow, reports news agency ANI. A TDP delegation will meet YS Jaganmohan Reddy at his Amaravati residence before the swearing-in ceremony.
Trinamool Congress leader Monirul Islam from Bengal joins the BJP. TMC's Gadadhar Hazra, Mohd Asif Iqbal and Nimai Das also join BJP.
Jagdish Tytler and other Congress leaders and supporters reach outside the residence of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, reports news agency ANI.
Mamata Banerjee Won't Attend PM Modi's Oath Ceremony
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that she has decided not to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narenda Modi as prime minister citing ''untrue" claims by the BJP that 54 of its party workers were murdered in political violence in Bengal.
"The ceremony is an august occasion to celebrate democracy, not one that should be devalued by any political party that uses it as an opportunity to score political points," Mamata Banerjee wrote in her RSVP.
Senior BJP leader Pema Khandu also took oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. At the age of 39, he is the youngest chief minister to be sworn in. Read
here.
Nitish Kumar In Delhi To Meet Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah, party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad and DMK leader Kanimozhi have resigned as Rajya Sabha members.Mr Shah, Mr Prasad and Ms Kanimozhi have been elected from the parliamentary constituencies of Gandhinagar, Gujarat and Patna Sahib, Bihar and Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, respectively.
"We Won't Let Rahul Gandhi Resign": Sheila DikshitRahul Gandhi remains adamant about quitting as Congress president but scores of party workers will go to his Delhi home to persuade him to change his mind, senior leader Sheila Dikshit said on Wednesday. Sheila Dikshit, a three-time chief minister of Delhi, said she would also be among Congress leaders who would try to meet Rahul Gandhi at 4 pm. Read
here The Rajasthan Congress will meet today to pass a resolution supporting Rahul Gandhi and asking him not to step down as Congress president. Mr Gandhi on Saturday announced his decision to step down after poll debacle.
Earlier this morning, Naveen Patnaik took oath as Odisha chief minister for a record fifth term.
Coalition Government In Karnataka Safe, G Parameshwara To NDTVTalking to NDTV, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr G Parameshwara insisted that all would be well, despite open rebellion by some legislators. "The coalition government is very safe. Of course, there is some sort of aberrations but we are safe. KC Venugopal will definitely take stock of the election results and we will see how to go about the future, to build the party in Karnataka," he said. A possibility of cabinet expansion is being discussed, he said.
Karnataka in-charge KC Venugopal will chair a crucial Congress Legislature Party meet this evening in Bengaluru.
Meeting In Karnataka After Poll Debacle