Lok Sabha election 2019: Counting of votes on Thursday, matching VVPAT slips likely to delay results
This is for the first time in a Lok Sabha election that results of voting machines will be matched with slips generated by paper trail machines.
May 22, 2019, 11:43 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election result 2019: Counting of votes to be held in 63 centres in Odisha
The counting of votes will start from 8 am on Thursday and will be conducted in around 2,500 tables, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Kumar said.
May 22, 2019, 11:33 AM IST
TMC asks EC why can't VVPAT slips be counted first
22 opposition parties met top EC officials on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to the poll panel, demanding that VVPAT slips should be counted first.
May 22, 2019, 11:21 AM IST
Know that election was not fair if I don't win by over 3 lakh votes in Rampur: Azam Khan
Azam Khan's statement comes amidst allegations by the opposition parties that EVMs were being tampered with and changed in several parts of UP.
May 22, 2019, 08:56 AM IST
Lok Sabha Election 2019: Day before counting, Congress and BJP spar over EVMs
Wednesday (May 22) was a day of accusations and counter-accusations as political parties geared up for the countdown to Lok Sabha election 2019 results. With the Election Commission making it clear that there would be no changes in the counting procedure, Congress cried foul and BJP hit back with firm intent.
May 22, 2019, 07:55 AM IST
Chandrababu Naidu meets Deve Gowda in Bengaluru, raises EVM issue
Briefing the media in a joint press conference after the meeting, both the leaders discussed the controversy around alleged manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
May 22, 2019, 07:28 AM IST
Accept defeat with grace: Ravi Shankar Prasad tells opposition
Ravi Shankar Praasd said that there were no problem with the EVMs Mamata Banerjee, N Chandrababu Naidu and Amarinder Singh won elections and became chief minister
May 22, 2019, 06:26 AM IST
NDA confident of winning Lok Sabha election, plans ahead; jittery opposition parleys to come together
With just two days to go for the counting of votes for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the leaders of BJP-led NDA appear confident of their victory and have started making plans for the future, while a jittery opposition, which is back to blaming EVMs, is busy holding parleys to chalk out a post-poll strategy.
May 21, 2019, 23:55 PM IST
EC sets up 24-hour Control Room to deal with complaints relating to EVMs
EC on Tuesday assured that all EVMs are safe and set up a 24-hour Control Room to deal with complaints relating to EVMs.
May 21, 2019, 22:53 PM IST
BJP chief Amit Shah congratulates 'Team Modi Sarkar' for 5 years, hosts dinner for NDA allies
Shah also hosted a special dinner for the allies in the National Democratic Alliance.
May 21, 2019, 22:33 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi says 2019 election was like a 'pilgrimage', thanks NDA allies for good work
PM Modi on Tuesday thanked his NDA allies for their support and good work.
May 21, 2019, 22:24 PM IST
RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha warns of violence, says will take up gun to save democracy
RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha has rejected exit poll predictions favouring NDA.
May 21, 2019, 20:16 PM IST
Killing of Arunachal MLA an attempt to disturb peace in Northeast: Rajnath Singh
Aboh, a sitting MLA from Khonsa West constituency, was killed along with 10 others in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh.
May 21, 2019, 19:03 PM IST
Won't bother to read: Roshan Baig after Congress issues showcause notice to him for hitting out at party leadership
Baig has been asked to explain within a week why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.
May 21, 2019, 18:37 PM IST
EVMs 'absolutely safe' in strongrooms: EC
The EC has rejected allegations and complaints regarding manipulation and tempering of EVMs.
May 21, 2019, 18:32 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee can get BJP's Barrackpore candidate killed in encounter, alleges Kailash Vijayvargiya
Vijayvargiya warned that Mamata Banerjee will be held responsible if anything happens to Arjun Singh.
May 21, 2019, 18:08 PM IST
Opposition parties urge Election Commission to 'respect mandate' of voters, demand fair counting
Bahujan Samaj Party alleged malpractices in the transportation of EVMs and demanded the deployment of central forces.
May 21, 2019, 17:26 PM IST
Onus on ensuring institutional integrity lies with EC: Pranab Mukerjee on row over EVMs
Pranab Mukherjee also backed the Election Commission for successfully conducting the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
May 21, 2019, 16:39 PM IST
Twitter records 5.6 lakh tweets on exit polls in 24 hours
Twitter recorded 45.6 million tweets on its platform during a one-month period in the run-up to the polls, registering 1.2 million tweets on the first day of voting.
May 21, 2019, 15:47 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal dials Akhilesh to discuss post-results strategy, AAP says priority to stop BJP
AAP rubbished the exit polls which have projected over 300 seats for the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha election asserting that the Opposition will form the next government at the Centre.
May 21, 2019, 14:09 PM IST
