26/11 notwithstanding, Congress-NCP make clean sweep of MumbaiMUMBAI - The Mumbai terror attacks of last year notwithstanding, the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine made a clean sweep in the country’s commercial capital by bagging all the six seats Saturday. Navjot Sidhu wins, Vinod Khanna loses in PunjabCHANDIGARH - Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained his Amritsar Lok Sabha seat even as party colleague and actor Vinod Khanna lost from the adjoining Gurdaspur in Punjab Saturday. West Bengal’s red fort fallsKOLKATA - After 32 years, West Bengal’s seemingly impregnable red fort collapsed Saturday with the opposition Trinamool Congress tasting victory in two thirds of the seats alongside its allies including the Congress. The communist-led ruling Left Front has come up with its worst performance since coming to power in 1977. Yeddyurappa hails BJP show in Karnataka, grieves NDA defeatBANGALORE - For Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, D-day turned into an anti-climax as the joy of his party winning 19 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state was dashed by the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the national level. BJP captures Bangalore; wins all three Lok Sabha seatsBANGALORE - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday captured India’s IT hub, winning all the three Lok Sabha constituencies, including the newly-constituted Bangalore Central. We respect people’s verdict: ChiranjeeviHYDERABAD - After the crushing defeat of his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP), actor-politician Chiranjeevi Saturday said he respects people’s verdict and vowed to rebuild the party after analysing the results. BJP wins eight seats in Jharkhand, Congress faces routRANCHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won eight of Jharkhand’s 14 Lok Sabha seats Saturday as the Congress, facing a rout, managed to retain just one seat. Big blow to TRS, Telangana movementHYDERABAD - The results of the Andhra Pradesh assembly and Lok Sabha elections have dealt a big blow to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and the movement for separate statehood to the Telangana region. Congress wins 21 seats in Uttar Pradesh, stumps rivalsLUCKNOW - With a surprise tally of 21 in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress stumped its key political rivals - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - that had decided to nearly write off the party in the Lok Sabha elections. Super Kings dash Mumbai Indians hopes of semifinal spotPORT ELIZABETH - Chennai Super Kings are on course for a semifinal spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL), scoring a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians at St George’s Park here Saturday. South Korea beat Pakistan to lift Asia Cup hockey titleKUANTAN - South Korea won their third Asia Cup hockey title after edging past Pakistan 1-0 in a tough title-clash here Saturday. People voted for good governance: Himachal CMSHIMLA - The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh, which won three of the four Lok Sabha seats in the hill state Saturday, attributed its victory to good governance and its development plank. Congress sweeps Lok Sabha polls in AndhraHYDERABAD - Performing beyond expectations, the Congress party swept the Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh Saturday, winning 33 out of 42 seats in the state. Opposition front sweeps polls in KeralaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) swept the polls winning 16 of 20 seats in Kerala as the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) faced one of its worst electoral drubbings in the state. DMK’s hold on Congress likely to tightenCHENNAI - The poor showing of the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu will enable its ally DMK to further tighten its hold on the former, say political analysts. India votes for stability, Manmohan PM againNEW DELHI - India Saturday delivered a resounding verdict for stability giving the ruling Congress-led coalition five more years to rule the world’s largest democracy with economist Manmohan Singh at the helm. The margin of victory stunned pundits, although two exit polls Friday had predicted a large Congress victory that many disbelieved. Landslide victory for Patnaik in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Orissa’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday scored a landslide victory securing over 100 seats in the 147-member assembly. Congress-led front sweeps polls in KeralaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) swept the polls winning 16 of 20 seats in Kerala as the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) faced one of its worst electoral drubbings. People have taught us a lesson: Left FrontKOLKATA - West Bengal’s ruling Left Front admitted defeat in the polls Saturday and said that the people of the state had taught them a lesson. Some film stars shone in polls, others bit the dustNEW DELHI - Bollywood actors Shatrughan Sinha and Jaya Prada emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha elections among a list of Indian film personalities who contested the polls. However, many, including Vinod Khanna, Nafisa Ali and Ambareesh lost. TRS chief wins, TDP’s Yerran Naidu losesHYDERABAD - Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao was again elected to Lok Sabha Saturday but senior leader of Telugu Desam Party K. Yerran Naidu suffered a surprising defeat. BJP has itself to blame in Jammu (News Analysis)JAMMU - The Congress’ being part of the state government helped it clinch both the parliamentary seats in the Jammu region while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost owing to its choice of candidates, say residents and political activists alike. Projecting Advani as PM candidate was mistake: BJP MPRAIPUR - Projecting L.K. Advani as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate was a mistake, veteran BJP leader from Chhattisgarh Baliram Kashyap said Saturday as the party lost the Lok Sabha elections. DMK-led front bags 28 seats in Tamil Nadu, PuducherryCHENNAI - The DMK-Congress-VCK alliance won 27 of the 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry’s sole Lok Sabha seat, Election Commission officials announced Saturday. Lone ranger Sajjad loses poll but wins baseSRINAGAR - His poll defeat may have come as a disappointment, but for Sajjad Lone, the only Kashmiri separatist leader who broke the secessionist taboo to plunge into the electoral fray, his maiden election experience will help him revive his base in the northern part of the Valley, say analysts. Rajasthan Royals eyeing semifinal spotBLOEMFONTEIN - Defending champions Rajasthan Royals would be hoping to take a step closer to a semi-final spot when they meet table toppers Delhi Daredevils in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday. ‘Modi magic’ fails to sweep Gujarat, againGANDHINAGAR/NEW DELHI - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, named by some as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) next prime ministerial candidate, failed to make a clean sweep in his state with the party adding only one seat to its 2004 tally. Wives of criminal-turned-politicians lose in BiharPATNA - Four prominent criminal-turned-politicians of Bihar were barred from this Lok Sabha contest by courts. They put up their wives instead. But the voters firmly rejected them, as all four women lost the elections. Badals win Bathinda, Congress gains in PunjabCHANDIGARH - The prestige fight between Punjab’s leading political families of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and former Congress Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat was Saturday won by the Badals even though the Congress had the upper hand on eight out of the state’s 13 parliamentary seats. Congress repeats 2004 Haryana sweepCHANDIGARH - The Congress Saturday repeated its 2004 Lok Sabha sweep of Haryana, winning nine of the 10 seats. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son, Deepinder Singh Hooda, led the Congress’ attack from the front registering a massive victory by over 445,000 votes in Rohtak constituency. |
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