The Modi blitzkrieg destroyed the BSP, leaving Mayawati, who once harboured hopes of becoming India`s first Dalit prime minister, without a single Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. |
As it prepares for the ministry-making exercise in anticipation of a win in the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP leadership is seeking to figure out what to do with party stalwarts LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. |
The expected unbelievable has happened - Narendra Modi has led the nation to its greatest grassroots revolution since the sun set on one-party dominance in 1977. the challenger from Gujarat has single handedly made the BJP India's new dominant party with a clear majority of 283 seats (NDA 338) at the time of writing, reducing the Congress to its worst ever tally of 45 (UPA 58) (the figures may change slightly at final count). |
On the eve of the Lok Sabha election results, A Congress leader on Thursday suggested that all regional secular parties should come together and elect West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the leader to keep BJP out of power. |