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BJP's defeat in Kerala shows Kerala's secular nature: Oommen Chandy

Kerala is the only major state, where the Congress-led UDF has done well and the BJP has failed to open its account. Kerala Chief Minister Ommen Chandy said that it is the victory of the people and his strength is people. He said that though the Congress has been defeated, they will bounce back in more strength under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. "It is the general trend in Kerala that the BJP does not have much support. Kerala's main strength is secularism," he said.



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Will be CM of Seemandhra and develop it like Hyderabad: Naidu

Chandrababu Naidu, the chief of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) which has steamrolled its opposition in Seemandhra in the Assembly election, on Saturday said that he will do all it takes to develop the new state and even work with rival K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) for development of Telangana and Seemandhra.



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Whatever responsibility I'm given in the NDA, I'll fulfil it: VK Singh

Former Army chief and BJP leader General VK Singh created history on Friday by winning by a margin of 5.67 lakh votes in Ghaziabad. The number stands tall as the second highest after Narendra Modi's margin in Vadodra. Speaking to CNN-IBN, General Singh said that he owes the victory to Modi.



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Lok Sabha results: Caste based parties routed, those with regional identity emerge stronger

What explains the total decimation strong regional parties like Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), Indian National Dal (INLD) etc in this election? These parties blame the Narendra Modi wave for their rout while the BJP claims that it is the beginning of the end of regional party politics in India.



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JDU MLA rebels, blames Nitish for party's rout in Bihar

After the Janata Dal United's virtual decimation in Bihar, there is rebellion within the party. JDU MLA Gyanendra Singh Gyanu has blamed the party's leadership, including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for breaking its alliance with the BJP.



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Snoopgate: No inquiry will be set up, Centre tells SC

No inquiry will be conducted into the snoopgate scandal involving Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday. The court has asked the petitioner, the father of the girl to approach the Gujarat High Court, challenging the setting up of a commission of inquiry into the case.



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Don't go by rumours, BSP will not tie-up with BJP post polls: Mayawati

The BSP chief had on Thursday ridiculed the BJP protests at Benaras Hindu University as a mere drama.



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Congress complains to EC against Modi's Varanasi roadshow

The Congress on Friday complained to the Election Commission against Narendra Modi for holding a roadshow in Varanasi despite an EC ban on it. Modi's protest roadshow was seen as a massive show of strength after one of his rallies in the district was cancelled by the local administration.



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India chooses to go back to the 'Power of One'

Thirty years ago, riding high on the sympathy wave created by the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi, the Congress party led by Rajiv Gandhi won a total of 414 of the 533 seats in Parliament. Of these, 295 belonged to the Congress alone, making it a single party enjoying majority in the Lower House.



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Modi's next big challenge: Cabinet formation, accommodating top leaders

Sometimes, an overwhelming majority can also become a problem, a burden. The would-be-Prime Minister Narendra Modi may face the same problem before finalizing his Cabinet. The BJP-led NDA has won 334 seats and the BJP alone has won 282 seats. There are too many ministerial aspirants. Some are old timers and have been ministers in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.



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