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Decision 2019: Rise and rise of Narendra Modi

Vote surge from 17 crore to 22 crore scripts BJP’s historic victory

Now there are only two castes: one poor, another who wants to eradicate poverty, says PM in victory speech

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‘Naamdars’ lose, across non-NDA parties, across states

By Deeptiman Tiwary

Amit Shah: The man, his machine, and the 2019 blueprint

By Liz Mathew

With 18 seats, 40% vote share, BJP breathes down Trinamool’s neck

By Liz Mathew

Turfed out at home, 19 states/UTs, first rumblings in Congress

By Manoj C G

Tax raid, Kamal Nath link: EC asks for probe by CBI

By Ritu Sarin
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OPINION
Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Modi deserves his victory. But this is also a moment of dread for Indian democracy

By Pratap Bhanu Mehta

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Election Results Special: What Modi coming back means for the future of India

Election Results Special: What Modi coming back means for the future of India

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Explained: Key takeaways from the verdict that has returned Narendra Modi to power

By P Vaidyanathan Iyer

Priyanka a non-starter, Congress loses most seats where she campaigned

By Manoj C G

Lok Sabha elections results 2019: Full list of winners state-wise

By Express Web Desk

At 25, two more Muslim MPs likely: none from BJP, ally LJP sends one

By Shalini Nair

After 2014 digital debut, 2019 push came from BJP cadre

By Karishma Mehrotra

Nationalism trumps drought in Marathwada

By Kavitha Iyer

Uttar Pradesh: In alliance dark cloud, BSP gets silver lining

By Maulshree Seth

Outsider to trump card: How BJP’s Hans Raj Hans won big

By Shivam Patel

NDA sweeps Bihar leaving nothing for RJD, one for Congress

By Santosh Singh

DMK leads Opposition alliance sweep in TN, AIADMK gets just one seat

By Arun Janardhanan

Months after voting Raje out, Rajasthan throws weight behind Modi

By Hamza Khan

In Delhi, BJP stronger than AAP, Congress combined

By Mallica Joshi

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Only entertainment, no ‘message’: Mr Local director Rajesh

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Parenthesis: Does your parenting style differ from your partner’s?

By Akhila Das Blah

‘All of us can help prevent the seeds of bulimia, depression’: Princess Diana

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BJP-Shiv Sena alliance sweeps Maharashtra

By Express News Service

Ahead of Assembly polls, BJP’s sweeping win puts fear of ‘break-up’ in Sena leaders

By MANOJ MORE

Opinion

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Narendra Modi won because India identifies with him. What that means is something we will figure out

Pratap Bhanu Mehta
By Pratap Bhanu Mehta

The social coalition crafted by the BJP trumped the BSP-SP-RLD caste alliance

Badri Narayan
By Badri Narayan

This election result is a positive mandate in favour of Narendra Modi

Ram Madhav
By Ram Madhav

Election results invite questions for liberals. Worldwide, they lack their rivals’ discipline and close ranks too late

Christophe Jaffrelot
By Christophe Jaffrelot

US-China spat presents little opportunity for India, will aggravate the economic slowdown

Bhaskar Chakravorti
By Bhaskar Chakravorti
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Decision 2019

Latest Election News

Left’s worst show: Zero in West Bengal, five in all

The Left has seen a steady decline since 2009, after recording its best performance in 2004, when it won 59 seats and emerged as a major political force and the architect of the UPA-I government.

By Manoj C G

BJP’s heartland surge flattens identity politics in UP, Bihar

By Ravish Tiwari

Congress loses most seats where Priyanka campaigned

By Manoj C G

In Odisha, BJD withstands BJP onslaught

By Sampad Patnaik

In alliance dark cloud, BSP gets silver lining

By Maulshree Seth

Entertainment

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Only entertainment, no ‘message’: Mr Local director Rajesh

Terminator Dark Fate trailer: Linda Hamilton-Arnold Schwarzenegger film looks great

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Here’s how the celebrity candidates fared

Celebrities react to Lok Sabha election results 2019

PM Narendra Modi is a patriotic film: Vivek Oberoi

India’s Most Wanted celebrity review: Abhishek, Taapsee and others enjoy Arjun's film

Suniel Shetty to play the main antagonist in Rajinikanth’s Darbar

Arjun Kapoor on India's Most Wanted: Felt emotionally stirred to tell this story

Tenet: Everything we know about Christopher Nolan's upcoming 'event film'

Express Explained

Express Explained

Decoding 2019 Lok Sabha elections verdict

By P Vaidyanathan Iyer

BJP's surge in Bengal driven by polarisation, split in anti-BJP votes

By Ravik Bhattacharya

Gujarat: Where Campaigner Modi delivered as well as Candidate Modi

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BJP workers celebrate as Modi leads party to a bigger victory

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Big fight: Rahul Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari, Kanhaiya Kumar among key candidates

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Celeb spotting: Aamir Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and others

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Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif promote Bharat on The Kapil Sharma Show

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Aladdin screening: Shweta Tripathi, Nakuul Mehta, Vikas Gupta and others attend

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Despite controversies, Pragya Singh Thakur set to win

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How the BJP broke into Mamata Banerjee’s bastion of West Bengal

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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 results: For BJP, it’s time to celebrate

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Why Sensex hit 40,000 today, and what next for Stock Market

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Kanhaiya Kumar Loses To BJP’s Giriraj Singh In Begusarai | Election Results 2019

Sports

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World Cup Captains pick opposition players they would have liked to have

How sports stars fared in Lok Sabha Election Results

'Century on debut', Gautam Gambhir set for second innings on political turf

India get down to business on first day after landing in England

Plan was to bat, bat and bat: Rahane after hundred on County debut

Pakistan team well-balanced now, should not have any excuses: Afridi

Indian Open: Mary Kom enters final; all-Indian final in seven men's categories

IOC decision to strip AIBA right to conduct boxing in Olympics shocks Shiva

Cristiano Ronaldo heads Portugal squad for Nations League

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Lotus ‘pedhas’ — Pune’s flavour of the day

Congress hope for boxer boost fails, Vijender Singh loses deposit

Outsider to trump card: How BJP’s Hans Raj Hans won big

Chandigarg: Talk of infighting in Cong doing rounds

Preneet Kaur wins from Patiala but fails to make dent in SAD vote bank in Derabassi

Delhi Assembly polls next, Manoj Tiwari likely to bag plum role

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in Bohri Mohalla, two dead

‘Waves work, but hard work of partymen also matters’

Chandigarh always follow national wave, says study

Technology

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General Elections 2019: Record 396 million tweets, 3.2 million on counting day

Redmi 7 vs Nokia 3.2 vs Realme 3 vs Galaxy A10: Specifications and price comparison

2019 General Elections results: Election Commission of India's website, app facing issues due to heavy traffic

Apple registers 11 models of the next gen iPhones with EEC in Russia: Report

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Lifestyle

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Gayatri Devi Birth Centenary: The lady who rocked the Lok Sabha Election with her landslide victory

Bharat promotions: Katrina Kaif cuts an elegant picture in this Sabyasachi Mukherjee sari

No more landing cards for Indians travelling to UK

World Turtle Day 2019: From Odisha to Fiji Islands; places that are big on turtle tourism

You can take aspirin for brain bleed strokes: Study

Rakesh Bedi returns with his play Massage, and unravels the lure of theatre

Tishani Doshi on her unhinged protagonist, motherhood and female gaze in Small Days And Nights

Food historian Salma Yusuf Husain brings back recipes from Shah Jahan’s dastarkhwan

Man Booker International prize announced; Jokha Alharthi wins for Celestial Bodies

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Election results 2019: Shashi Tharoor tweets letter from little fan after victory

'Everyone Voted Modi': BJP supporters coin new acronym for EVM

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Video: Boiling soup explodes on waitress' face as she tries to retrieve lighter

Election Results 2019 Trending highlights: Sushma Swaraj gets cheers online as she congratulates PM Modi

From the Northeast

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Day after Arunachal attack, Army starts operation against militants

Arunachal MLA, son among 11 shot dead by suspected Naga militants

Nine Tripura State Rifles personnel suspended in four days

Arunachal Pradesh: NPP MLA Tirong Aboh, son among 11 shot dead in militant attack

Naga groups concern on the alleged military action in Naga areas of Myanmar

Tripura MLA booked for rape, cheating woman

Tripura Gramin Bank among top banking performers in country

Manipur: NDA ally NPF takes ‘in principle’ decision to pull out of govt

From Along-Dolong to Ukulli-mukuli: this man is documenting indigenous games of Northeast tribes

Latest India News

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Maharashtra: 1.82 lakh — the average winning margin in state

Nationalism trumps drought in Marathwada

Rahul just one factor, as Congress rides Sabarimala gains in Kerala

‘Rahul Gandhi’s presence in Wayanad energized the Congress’

DMK leads Opposition alliance sweep in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK gets just one seat

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Education

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Kerala Plus One admissions to begin from May 24, check details

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AIIMS MBBS 2019: Important topics to revise, exam pattern and other instructions

CBSE Class 10th and 12th compartment datesheet released, check here

BSER RBSE Rajasthan Board 10th result 2019: Check date and time updates

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Parenting

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Masters of Memory: How the ancients learnt the Vedas perfectly

Marathi News

भारतीय जनतेनं या फकिराची झोळी भरली – मोदी

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उग्र राष्ट्रवाद आणि धार्मिक ध्रुवीकरणाचा भाजपला फायदा

भाजप मुख्यालयात राहुल गांधींच्या पराभवाची चर्चा..

मोदीविजयाचे धडे.. आणि धोके

Hindi News

Election Result 2019: ‘मैं व्यस्त था, चुनाव नतीजों पर ध्यान ही नहीं गया’, बीजेपी मुख्यालय में बोले PM मोदी

प्रचंड विजय के बाद गरजे अमित शाह, कहा- टुकड़े-टुकड़े गैंग की विचारधारा के खिलाफ जीत, नायडू समेत 21 दलों पर बोला हमला

BJP Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: नरेंद्र मोदी की ‘सूनामी’ में उड़ा विपक्ष, हिंदी पट्टी राज्यों में विरोधियों का सूपड़ा साफ

Election Results 2019: जगन रेड्डी: कांग्रेस से रिश्ता तोड़ 5 साल में बनाया मुकाम, OBC, मुस्लिम, क्रिश्चन्स की बदौलत बनने जा रहे नए निजाम

इंदिरा गांधी और इस नेता की दादी में पटी नहीं, पर हैं राहुल के पक्के दोस्त; 12 साल में जबरन भेजे गए थे दून स्कूल

Malayalam News

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Live: ഇന്ത്യയുടെ വിജയം, ജനാധിപത്യത്തിന്റെ വിജയം: മോദി

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Result: അമേഠിയിൽ അടിതെറ്റിയ രാഹുൽ; സ്മൃതി ഇറാനിക്ക് ജയം

Lok Sabha Election Results 2019, winners: റെക്കോർഡ് ഭൂരിപക്ഷവുമായി രാഹുൽ; മിന്നും വിജയം നേടി മറ്റ് സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥികളും

Horoscope Today 24 May 2019: നിങ്ങളുടെ ഇന്നത്തെ ദിവസം

കിട്ടിയത് വെറും അഞ്ച് വോട്ടുകള്‍, കുടുംബാംഗങ്ങള്‍ ഒമ്പത് പേര്‍; പൊട്ടിക്കരഞ്ഞ് സ്ഥാനാര്‍ത്ഥി

Tamil News

Lok Sabha Election Results Tamil Nadu 2019: மக்களவை தேர்தலில் திமுக பெரும்பாலான இடங்களில் மெகா வெற்றி!

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Tamil Nadu Assembly By Election 2019 Results: ஆட்சியை தக்க வைத்துக் கொண்ட மகிழ்ச்சியில் அதிமுக-வினர் கொண்டாட்டம்!

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Bengali News

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Live: ‘ঐতিহাসিক জয়’, দেশে ফের মোদী সরকার

বাংলায় দুই থেকে দুই অঙ্কে বিজেপি

West Bengal Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results: মমতা ম্যাজিক চ্যালেঞ্জের মুখে ফেলে বাংলায় গেরুয়া ঝোঁক, সম্পূর্ণ প্রত্যাখ্যাত বামেরা

West Bengal Election Result Live: বাঁকুড়ায় পরাজিত সুব্রত মুখোপাধ্যায়

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