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Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most parts of India, the BJP is set to return to power Thursday as it led in 292 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 51, according to trends released by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls.(Express photo: Javed Raja)
PM Narendra Modi was accorded a grand welcome on Thursday evening at the BJP headquarters as he led the party to a stupendous victory in the Lok Sabha polls.BJP chief Amit Shah and PM Modi also flashed victory sign evoking huge cheers from the crowd. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
Sensex hit 40k for the first time as initial trends showed second term for PM Modi. Sensex settled 300 points lower as global stocks tumbled at BSE on Thursday. (Express Photo by Pradip Das)
This is India's victory; this is win of people's confidence in PM Narendra Modi's leadership, said BJP president Amit Shah after party's victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.(Express photo: Prem Nath Pandey)
Markets cheered the trends, as the benchmark BSE Sensex touched 40,000 for the first time and NSE Nifty breached the 12,000 level. The rupee appreciated 14 paise to 69.51 against the US dollar trade. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)
Congress failed to carry forward the momentum from its recent election victories in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. (Express photo: Jaipal Singh)
As the trends came in, pointing to another tenure of Modi as prime minister, celebrations broke out in the BJP's party offices across the country with people dancing to the sounds of drums. (Express photo: Partha Paul)
Many supporters burst crackers in front of the office, others danced and distributed 'ladoos' and slogans of 'Modi, Modi' and 'Jai Shri Ram' reverberated in the air. (Express photo: Javed Raja)
As votes for the seven-phase Parliamentary polls were counted on Thursday, the Trinamool Congress Party was leading in 25 of 42 seats of West Bengal while BJP was ahead in 15, up from two it held in 2014. The Left was wiped out in the state, once its citadel. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)
The counting exercise is on in over 4,000 counting centres amid concerns raised by opposition parties over alleged tampering of EVMs. They have asked the Election Commission to ensure transparency in counting. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
Hawan going on at Congress office in New Delhi on Thursday. In 2014, the BJP won 282 seats, leaving the Congress with an all-time low of 44 seats against the 206 it won in 2009. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
In Delhi, BJP is leading in all 7 seats as votes get divided between AAP and Congress. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
The trends of the ruling party's leads were in sync with the exit polls, most of which predicted that the NDA would be on course to retain power for a second term. (Express photo)
The BJP-Shiv Sena combine was ahead in 44 of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, appeared to have got an unassailable lead in around half a dozen seats, as per early trends. (Express photo: Prashant Nadkar)
Celebrations erupt at BJP office in Koba near Gandhinagar. (Express photo: Javed Raja)
Putting up a spectacular show, the BJP in West Bengal has increased its tally as it continues to lead in 19 seats according to figures by the Election Commission of India at 12.30 pm. The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is ahead in 22 seats. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)
