DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014 (PAGE 11) From page 1 Modi storms to power, gets absolute majority for BJP Vajpayee, it could manage to BJP's Prime Ministerial can- Rashtrapati Bhavan Press dict... As Congress President, I try forward." The scale and significance of K Advani is contesting. share also increased to 32.9 per get only 182 in 1998 and 1999, didate won by a huge margin of Secretary Venu Rajamony said take responsibility for it." Apparently referring to BJP's victory could be gauged Earlier, before filing his cent from 29.49 per cent in the on the back of Ayodhya move- over 5,70,000 votes in Vadodara today. Extending congratulations to recrimination during the cam- from the fact that since 1989, no nomination papers from assembly polls. ment. defeating Congress General Ahead of the meeting, offi- the new government, she, how- paign, he said he would convert single party could form govern- Vadodara Lok Sabha constituen- Following the shocking The Congress found it diffi- Secretary Madhusudan Mistry cial sources said that 81-year- ever, said, "we hope that it will the "love" shown by his oppo- ment on its own. cy, Modi had sought blessings of defeat in the assembly election, cult to cross the double digit whereas Sonia Gandhi retained old Singh will hold a customary not compromise with the social nents into "pure love". The last 25 years were his mother. the Congress leadership had mark in most of the states as her Rae Bareli seat by defeating meeting of the Union Cabinet. unity and national interests. "In a democracy, there are no marked by various types of coali- Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi appointed young leader Arvind BJP swept Gujarat (26), BJP's Ajay Agrawal by over 3.5 Singh, who became the Congress will continue to fight enemies but only competitors. tion Governments led by had yesterday said that he and Singh Lovely as DPCC chief Rajasthan (25), Delhi (7), lakh votes. Prime Minister in 2004 and for its principles and will not This competition is the beauty of Congress, BJP as also United his family were confident that after J P Agarwal resigned from Uttarakhand (5), Himachal Senior BJP leader and retained the post in 2009, will make any compromise," she our democracy," he said, adding Front and a minority his elder sibling, “a boy from an the post taking moral responsi- Pradesh (4) and Goa (2). Leader of Opposition in the 15th address the nation immediately said. "bitterness" is over with the Government. ordinary family”, was set to bility for the defeat. BJP also nearly swept the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj won after meeting the President. Pakistan Prime Minister campaign. While emerging as the party become the Prime Minister of After assuming office, crucial heartland State of Uttar the Vidisha seat by a big margin Later, he would host tea for Nawaz Sharif today telephoned "I want to assure the people with a majority of its own, the the country. Lovely tried to rejuvenate the Pradesh where it bagged 16 of more than 4.10 lakh votes. the members of his Council of Narendra Modi and congratulat- of the country that for us it is our BJP has also managed to increase Prahlad had also said that his party and had launched an seats and was ahead in 55 of the She defeated Congress' Ministers after which the ed him on BJP’s “impressive” motto to carry along everyone its vote share in the 2014 Lok family did not profess any claim aggressive campaign to regain total 80 seats. Its ally Apna Dal Lakshman Singh in the contest. President will host a dinner for victory in the just concluded however much they may oppose Sabha elections. over Modi now, as the people of the lost ground. However, the was leading in two seats. All the Parliamentary Affairs all of them. general elections in India. us. We will try to ensure that As per the latest data avail- India have their claim on him. effort did not show tangible other seats were won by two Minister Kamal Nath was suc- Singh will soon vacate his During his conversation, there will be nothing lacking on able, BJP's vote share stood at Modi had left his home at a result as all the seven party can- official residence at 7, Race Sharif invited Modi to visit this front," he said. 32.3 per cent of the total votes very young age to join the RSS. didates were defeated by huge Latest Party Positions Course Raod and move into a Pakistan. Modi underlined the signifi- polled. Congress' electoral humilia- margins. 19. PDP: 3 bungalow at 3, Motilal Nehru “Prime Minister Muhammad cance of his victory by saying Its vote share in the 2009 Lok tion in the national capital con- Two Union Ministers Kapil 20. Kerala Congress (M): 1 Road. Nawaz Sharif spoke to Narendra that it was the first time after Sabha elections was 18.80 per tinued as it was handed a crush- Sibal and Krishna Tirath as 21. Samajwadi Party: 5 "India has won! good days Modi this afternoon and offered Independence that a non- cent of the total votes polled. ing defeat today in the Lok well as AICC general secretary 22. Rashtriya Lok Samata Party: 3 are ahead," BJP's Prime his congratulations and good Congress party has got absolute In 2009, Congress' vote share Sabha polls with its seven MPs, Ajay Maken could no put up a 23. Swabhimani Paksha: 1 Ministerial candidate wishes on the Bharatiya Janata majority on its own. stood at 28.55 per cent. Facing including two Union Ministers, strong fight as all of them were 24. Independent: 3 Narendra Modi said today in Party’s impressive victory in the The 63-year-old leader also rout in many states, its vote share relegated to third position in relegated to third position 25. All India United Democratic Front: 3 his first reaction to the poll just concluded general elections emphasised that for the first time now stands at 20.1 per cent. their constituencies. besides poor performance by 26. Telugu Desam: 5 trends that indicate an in India,” an official release from the reins of power have come to According to latest trends, it has The party had suffered a four other sitting MPs. 27. Apna Dal: 2 impending BJP victory in the the Pakistan Government said. those born after Independence. so far won 19 seats and is lead- severe drubbing in the assembly The margin of difference 28. Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSR Congress): 3 Lok Sabha polls. Sharif said he “closely” fol- Speaking amid chants of ing in 26. polls in December last year, win- between the winning candi- 29. Biju Janata Dal (BJD): 10 "India has won! Bharat ki lowed the Lok Sabha elections in "Modi, Modi, Modi", he said, The vote share figures will ning a paltry eight seats in the dates and the Congress contest- 30. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha: 2 Vijay. Ache din ane wale hai India. "Whatever may be the scale of change by the time the last offi- 70-member Assembly after rul- ants were over two to three lakh 31. National People's Party: 1 (good days are ahead)," Modi, On his part, Modi said during victory, it is our responsibility cial result is announced. ing the city for 15 consecutive votes in most of the constituen- 32. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen: 1 who is all set to become the the campaign he emphasised the in Government to take every- The BSP, which had won 21 years. cies. Leads on 53 seats Prime Minister, tweeted. need for India and Pakistan to one along. I need your blessings seats in 2009 general elections, Like in assembly polls, the In high-profile Chandni 1. BJP: 8 Modi later met his mother to fight against poverty. to achieve this humbly." had grabbed a vote share of 6.17 fledging Aam Aadmi Party Chowk constituency, BJP's 2. Congress: 2 seek her blessings. Sharif followed in the foot- Presenting himself as an per cent. Though it has so far emerged as the second largest Harsh Vardhan polled over 4.36 3. AIADMK: 5 He tweeted, "Sought bless- steps of Prime Minister Dr "mazdoor number one", he said failed to open its account even in party in the Lok Sabha polls lakh votes while Congress' 4. Biju Janata Dal (BJD): 10 ings from my Mother". In Manmohan Singh who had nobody, even his rivals, questions Uttar Pradesh, its vote share though it could not win a single Kapil Sibal got around 1.75 5. Shivsena: 2 another tweet, he said, "Sharing called and congratulated the the hardwork put in by him. stands at 4.4 per cent. seat. lakh votes. 6. Telugu Desam: 11 a 'Vijay Geet' that captures the Pakistan Premier when he won "For the next 60 months, you Mamata Banerjee's The AAP had made a dream Congress had won all the 7. Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSR Congress): 6 mood today." the polls last May. will not get a better 'mazdoor' Trinamool Congress, which had debut in the assembly polls win- seven seats in 2009 Lok Sabha 8. Communist Party of India (Marxist): 1 "I look forward to receiving Former Prime Minister Atal (labourer)," the Prime Ministerial won 19 Lok Sabha seats in 2009, ning 28 seats riding on anti-cor- polls and was confident of 9. Lok Janshakti Party: 2 your good wishes on the spe- Bihari Vajpayee visited Pakistan candidate said.