India

Historic Victory for Congress; BJP concedes defeat
Biggest win since 1977

The Congress-led UPA is all set to retain power at the Centre putting up an impressive performance in states like Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu to overwhelm the BJP-led NDA.
The UPA alliance was ahead in 250 constituencies with Congress alone leading in 198 seats. The ruling [...]

End of the line for Advani, next stop ‘Sanyas’?
Won’t be PM candidate in 2014

After a crushing defeat by the Congress, BJP sources are indicating that their Prime Ministerial candidate LK Advani is likely to take “Sanyas” (retirement) from active politics.
Advani has proposed to quit as the leader of opposition after the results but the party [...]

Rahul Gandhi – the White Knight
Declines PM Post, credits youth

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday credited India’s youth and its poor for his party-led United Progressive Alliance’s (UPA) win in the Lok Sabha elections even as he declined to accept any ministerial position Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s second government.
“I have got a job to do… [...]

Jai Ho Congress! Nation bursts into jubilation!
BJP to work constructively with Govt.

After a victory which was as surprising as it was decisive, the Congress leadership reached out to both its old allies and to the opposition in a calibrated show of humbleness even as party workers across the nation burst into jubilation.

Singh is King – Manmohan does a Nehru
Only second PM to retain post

With the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) retaining power in the General Elections, Manmohan Singh has achieved the distinction of becoming the first Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to be returned after completing a full term in office.

The Lessons of Election 2009
While the official results in the election to the Lok Sabha, the lower House of the Indian Parliament, are yet to be announced, it is clear that the Congress has not only retained its position as the largest single party, but has even improved its position as compared to the results [...]

A thoughtful verdict for stability
In the highly polarised and seemingly unpredictable general election of 2009 at a historic threshold of coalition politics in the country, the Indian people have given a clear-cut thoughtful verdict by voting for stability, predictability and moderation.
Indians have clearly opted for the centrist views in politics, diplomacy and economy.
While taking up [...]

The record-setting Manmohan Singh
n 1999, a certain Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a spectacular return to power, becoming the first Indian prime minister to do so since the 1970s.
Now, Manmohan Singh 76, is set to even Vajpayee’s feat, with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance emerging ahead in early trends.
The UPA was projected to get [...]

Congress Party, allies celebrate their poll victory
Kolkata/Hyderabad/Srinagar/Chandigarh, May 16 (ANI): The Congress Party and its allies across India are celebrating, as its party candidates continue to emerge victorious in the 2009 general elections, giving the UPA a second consecutive term in office.
People have been out in the streets in Kolkata, shouting slogans in support of [...]

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Contested Leads Wins Total Wins 2004
543 - – 4 – 536 – -540 - 535
Total for alliance
543