Manmohan Singh bids goodbye
Manmohan Singh submits his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee. Photo: AP/Twitter- BJP supporters perform 'aarti' for NDA's victory.
- BJP supporters performing hawan for party's victory in Lok Sabha election in Lucknow.
- Women displaying a cake with Narendra Modi's picture at a sweet shop in Kolkata. The sweet taste of success.
- Some 50,000 laddus are being made for distribution in the city.
- A shopkeeper displays sweets with symbol of BJP and congratulatory messages.
- BJP supporters started their celebrations early yesterday on the eve of counting.
- BJP workers make laddu in Kochi on the eve of the counting day, expecting a landslide win for he party. Photo: Sunoj Ninan Mathew
- Heeraben, Modi's mother prayed in Ahemdabad and mentioned, "He has my blessings, he will will lead India to the road of development."
- LK Advani and Pratibha Advani watching elections results on television at his residence. Photo: Twitter
- Deathly silence in front of the Congress party Headquarters in Delhi. Photo: Twitter
- Students in Mumbai paint their faces orange and green to show their support to BJP's prime ministerial candidate and wish him luck for the party's victory.
- Smita Prakash tweeted this picture, "Holi and Diwali at BJP HQ New Delhi".
- Dr.Harshvardhan celebrating outside BJP Headquarters.
- But keen Modi watchers contend that given the track record of the leader from Gujarat, he as an occupant of 7, Race Course Road will focus on the developmental agenda first. Celebrations have begun at BJP Headquaters, New Delhi.
- But to accomplish any of these party’s core issues, the party government would require majority in Rajya Sabha also, which at present is not in favour of either the BJP or the NDA.
- However, many also believe a resurgent BJP may also bring back on the agenda of its governance controversial issues like Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uniform Civil Code and abolition of Article 370 leading to a metamorphic change in the social and
- His main challenges would be -- social and infrastructure development, administrative and economic reforms, the investment climate in the country by setting in place policy bottlenecks and improving internal and external security environment.
- With the BJP-led NDA set to form the government on its own, the focus would now shift to Narendra Modi as Prime Minister to deliver on the aspirations he had created in the country during his campaign trail.
- Even Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh calls Shri Narendra Modi and congratulated him on his party's victory in the Lok Sabha elections.
- Party Spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said, "More than victory, it is a responsibility for us. It is important that we remember that this victory is because of the people's confidence in us."
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)
- Senior BJP leaders Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and Balbir Punj were present in the celebrations.
- Many workers were seen smearing each other with colour and dancing to the beats of drums. Going by the initial trends, party workers exuded confidence that the BJP is set to get its best-ever tally so far in Lok Sabha elections.
- LDF candidate for Palakkad L S constituency MB Rajesh celebrating his victory with party activists soon after their victory
- Till Friday, Telangana Congress leaders had seemed confident of emerging as the single largest party that would lead to a hung Assembly and were busy at Gandhi Bhavan mobilizing support from other parties. Photo: Aruchandra Bose.
- The prominent winners in Telangana were Ms J. Geetha Reddy, Mr K. Jana Reddy and Mr N. Uttam Kumar Reddy.
- In Telangana, the Congress had expected to get majority seats and emerge as the single largest party. But out of the 119 Assembly seats, the party won 10 seats and was leading in nine.
- In Seemandhra, as had been predicted, the voters made their anger clear at the Congress while in Telangana, the party was in for a shocker as it became clear that the Congress leadership had failed to cash in on the sentiment after fulfilling the
- After being wiped out in Seemandhra and routed in Telangana in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the head quarters of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Congress, Gandhi Bhavan and Indira Bhavan, wore a deserted look on Friday.
- After winning in two successive Assembly elections, in 2004 and 2009, the Congress is now on the verge of being wiped out from Telangana and Seemandhra. Seen here: NRI's celebrate Narendra Modi's win in New York's Times Square.
- A festive spirit prevailed at the BJP office at Ashoka Road where party workers and leaders gathered in large numbers bursting crackers, distributing sweets and NaMo tea.
- Celebrations broke out in the BJP headquarters here today after early trends in favour of the saffron party came in with the party leading in 215 seats out of trends available for 403 seats.
- BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi visits his mother Heeraben.
- BJP leader and India's next prime minister Narendra Modi posts a selfie with his 90-year-old mother Hiraben during a visit to seek her blessings after preliminary results showed his party winning by a landslide, in Gandhinagar.
- The party is expected to decide the date on which Mr Modi will be formally elected leader of its parliamentary party. The parliamentary board might also decide the date on which Mr Modi will take the oath as the PM which according to sources is
- A festive spirit prevailed at the BJP office at Ashoka Road where party workers and leaders gathered in large numbers bursting crackers, distributing sweets and NaMo tea.
- However according to sources, Mr Jaitley, the party’s key strategist and troubleshooter, who is Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, is still in the race for one of the top four portfolios. Speculation is rife in the party that Mr Jaitley
- Mr Advani’s name is doing the rounds as the next Lok Sabha Speaker, though he apparently wants to continue as NDA chairman. BJP chief Rajnath Singh met Advani in the morning amid speculation that Sushma Swaraj, considered close to the veteran leader
- Presenting himself as an “mazdoor number one”, Narendra Modi said in Vadodara that nobody, even his rivals, questions the hard work put in by him.
- “We won in places where we had never won in the past. Amid all these things, people who are in power in the government and those who are in politics should also collectively analyse this result and take lessons,” said Mr Advani.
- Ab ki baar, Modi sarkar! Here is a look at May 16 celebrations. Narendra Modi will not have to deal with unruly partners as he implements reforms. That could usher in big economic changes, with some supporters imagining him as India's answer to
- PM Dr. Manmohan Singh departs from Raisina Hill, after submitting his resignation to the President.
- Kamal Nath meets President Pranab Mukherjee.
- Pranab Mukherjee bids farewell to Manmohan Singh.
Manmohan Singh submits his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee. Photo: AP/Twitter
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