Politics

An editorial in Saamana says that while Nitish claimed he quit on moral grounds, his main purpose was to form an alliance with Lalu.

Sri Lanka said that it is pleased that Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has lost any bargaining power with the Narendra Modi government.

"The astonishing triumph of Narendra Modi in the greatest election ever held puts India back on the map," Bhagwati said.

Congress candidate from Bhiwani-Mehendergarh, Shruti Choudhury stood at the third position after being humbled by Dharambir of Bharatiya Janata Party.

YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy will be meeting PM-elect Narendra Modi on Monday.

"Kejriwal had gone to the Supreme Court seeking dissolution of the House, we will not support the AAP again," the Congress said.

Chavan, who is the sitting MLA from Bhokar, was the only solace for the Congress, won his Nanded seat by a margin of 81,455 votes.

BJP candidate Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel defeated Congress's Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar by 6214 votes.

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal also admitted that he was disappointed by the party's poor showing in Delhi.

Union Minister Shashi Tharoor is amongst key candidates in the southern state.

Counting of votes would start at 8 AM at 40 counting centres spread over 35 places in Bihar.

Security arrangements are in place for counting of votes at 76 counting centres in UP. Both Rahul and Modi in fray.

The ball which was set rolling to elect the 16th Lok Sabha 72 days ago will come to a rest when EVMs are opened and results declared on May 16.

Altogether 48 counting venues, comprising 69 counting centres, have been set up, which would be directly supervised by 43 general observers and 55 counting observers.

How one wishes that you did not have to maintain a stony silence when you saw all that political mess caused by unethical actions going on around you.

The BJP is also planning a grand welcome to its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 17.