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Rahul expresses gratitude to Wayanad voters, tweets in Malayalam

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New Delhi, May 24 : A day after he faced a humiliating defeat in Nehru-Gandhi family’ s traditional stronghold Amethi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday thanked voters in Wayanad, from where he secured his Lok Sabha entry in the just concluded election.

“Ningalude prathinidhiyaayi enne thiranjedutha wayanattile ellaa janangalkkum nandi parayunnu”- (I am thanking to all the people from Wayanad who have selected me as their representative) Mr Gandhi tweeted in Malayalam.

The Congress president won by 4,31,770 votes against his nearest rival Left Democratic Front (LDF)’s PP Suneer in Kerala’s hilly constituency.

The Congress high command had announced Mr Gandhi’s candidature from Wayanad as his second constituency in the middle of Lok Sabha election.

Wayanad, considered as a stronghold of Congress-led United Democratic Front, and won by late MI Shanawas with a margin of 20,870 votes in 2014.

Mr Gandhi’s entry into Wayanad had energised party workers across the state and it won 19 seats out of 20 in the LDF ruled Kerala.

The only seat, UDF lost was Alappuzha, which was represented by Mr Gandhi’s trusted aide and party’s organisational general secretary KC Venugopal in 2014.

Mr Venugopal had opted out from the contest this time, citing organisational responsibilities.

However, BJP nominee Smriti Irani defeated Mr Gandhi in Amethi with a margin of 55,120 votes.

Mr Gandhi has been representing the prestigious Amethi seat for last 15 years since 2004.

KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao owns responsibility for party’s defeat in the LS polls

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Bengaluru, May 23 (UNI) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dinesh Gundu Rao today owned responsibility for the party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha election.
Speaking to newsmen here, he said that “I own the moral responsibility for the defeat and as party’s disciplined soldier I am ready to obey any direction by the party High Command.”
“We all worked unitedly still the outcome was very disappointing and I personally take the responsibility and adhere to party direction whether to continue or tender resignation to the post,” he added.
Congress, the coalition partner with JDS in Karnataka government, tasted most unexpected defeat in the Lok Sabha election as it could win only one seat out of 21 seats it contested after allowing 7 seats to JDS. The only seat Congress won was that of Bangalore Rural when D K Suresh, brother of Minister D K Shivakumar, retained the seat by defeating BJP’s Ashwathnarayana Gowda.

Dhoni shouldn’t be disturbed from no 5: Tendulkar

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New Delhi, May 23 : As the Indian cricket team landed in London for the World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar said that MS Dhoni shouldn’t be disturbed from his ideal place at number 5 and promoted to number 4, as the team has quality batsmen for that position.

In recent days there have been suggestions from the cricket fraternity that India should have quality batsmen at No. 4. Vice-captain Rohit Sharma had said that the former skipper should be promoted to play at No. 4.
India has tried Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, Vijay Shankar and Dinesh Karthik for the No.4 slot.
“My personal opinion is Dhoni should be batting at five. I still don’t know what the team combination would be, but if you are going Rohit and Shikhar as openers, to Virat [Kohli] at No. 3 and whoever at No. 4 then Dhoni could be No. 5. Then Hardik Pandya, an explosive player, follows them,” Tendulkar said, disagreeing with others.
”Now, a number of things have been discussed as far as slot No. 4 is concerned, but I feel if you have quality batsmen then they should be able to adjust their style of play at whichever number they are asked to bat. I think we have that quality which can go out and deliver at whatever number they have been sent.” he told ESPNcricinfo.

Asked about Hardik Pandya, who might become the most important player if India goes all the way up in the tournament, Tendulkar replied, ”Looking at the way how Hardik has played in the IPL, he is connecting the ball really well. He hasn’t slogged, to be honest. He has played proper cricketing shots, which is an advantage because that is how one would get more consistent. That is going to work in his favour. Hardik, of course, has gone to England with lots and lots of confidence and positive energy, which will reflect on the field.”

”This is going to be a big tournament for him. I am hoping that we, as a team, move forward and go all the way till the end and give a reason for the whole nation to smile and celebrate,” he added.

About Shikhar Dhawan who is the only left-hander in the team and needs to bat as deep as he can, Tendulkar said, ”Yes, of course. A left-right combination always helps because that means the bowler has to adjust his line every now and then and the [bowling] captain has to keep thinking. And if there is a partnership the job becomes even more tougher.
So, yes, it is important for a left-hander to be there to put pressure on the legspinner or for that matter any bowler.”
The Indian team will play two practice matches against New Zealand (May 25) and Bangladesh (May 28) before they begin their campaign in the main tournament against South Africa on June 5.

Ashwin second Indian to play county cricket after Rahane

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New Delhi, May 23 : Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be the second Indian after Ajinkya Rahane to play county cricket this season.
Ashwin will join Nottinghamshire for the second half of the county season and comes in place of Australia’s James Pattinson as Nottinghamshire’s overseas player at the end of June and is expected to feature in six of their final seven red-ball matches.

He plays at home against Essex on June 30, followed by matches against Somerset and Surrey. However, will not play away fixture against Yorkshire but will be back against Kent, Warwickshire and Surrey.
“I enjoyed my previous stint in England with Worcestershire. It’s a good, competitive standard of cricket over there and I can’t wait to get started, joining up with Nottinghamshire at an iconic venue like Trent Bridge and hopefully contributing to some County Championship victories,” Ashwin said.
Ashwin plays for the second time in the county. In 2017, having played four matches for Worcestershire the spinner bagged 20 wickets and scored 214 runs with an average of 42.80.
Ajinkya Rahane had signed for Hampshire earlier and started his season with a century on Wednesday, against the team Ashwin has signed for.

World leaders cheer Modi for his splendid performance

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London, May 23 : With all indications that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Prime Minister Mr Modi was headed for another five-year term, several world leaders on Thursday congratulated him for the splendid performance in the general election.

Elections on 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats were held between April 11 and May 19.

The Lok Sabha election results 2019 are being announced on Thursday. A party or alliance needs 272 seats to form government at the Centre and the NDA is likely to win more seats than the mandatory requirement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by phone on his party’s victory in the parliamentary elections, during the conversation, the leaders confirmed their readiness to cooperate and continue contacts, the Kremlin said in a statement Thursday.

“Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly congratulated Mr Modi on the phone in connection with the convincing victory of his Bharatiya Janata Party in the general parliamentary elections in India,” a Kremlin statement said in Moscow.

During the conversation, the leaders “reaffirmed their mutual readiness to contribute in every possible way to the further strengthening of friendship between the peoples of Russia and India, to the development of a particularly privileged bilateral strategic partnership, and to continue close coordination on the international arena,” it said.

Earlier, Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to Mr Modi in connection “with the convincing victory of the BJP at the general parliamentary elections.”

President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping, congratulated PM Narendra Modi. He conveyed his message in telephonic conversation with the Indian leader.

Pakistan Prime Minsiter Imran Khan also congratulated Mr Modi.
“I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and allies. Look forward to working with him for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia,” he wrote on his Twitter handle.

Japanese PM Shinz? Abe has also congratulated PM Narendra Modi. Mr Abe also made a phone call to Mr Modi.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasted no time in congratulating the leader who has brought Indo-Israeli ties to new heights. “Heartiest congratulations, my friend @Narendramodi, on your impressive victory in the elections,” Netanyahu wrote in a Hebrew tweet.

“The election results are more validation of your leadership and the way in which you lead the largest democracy in the world. Together we will continue to strengthen the great friendship between us and between India and Israel and bring it to new peaks,” Mr Netanyahu added.

The Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, however, was among the firsts who congratulated Mr Modi.

“Congratulations on your victory and the people’s re-endorsement of your leadership. Sri Lanka looks forward to continuing the warm and constructive relationship with India in the future.@narendramodi,” he said on his Twitter handle.

Renil Wickremesinghe, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, took to Twitter to congratulate his Indian compatriot Narendra Modi after poll results showed a staggering victory for him in the Lok Sabha poll. Wickremesinghe said he was looking forward to working closely with the Indian Prime Minister.

Congratulating Mr Modi Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli said he looked forward to work closely with him. “I extend warmest congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for landslide election victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019. I wish all success ahead. I look forward to working closely with you. #PMOIndia.”

King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck congratulated Narendra Modi over telephone.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani also tweeted a congratulatory message to Narendra Modi. “Congratulations to PM @narendramodi on a strong mandate from the people of India. The government and the people of Afghanistan look forward to expanding cooperation between our two democracies in pursuit of regional cooperation, peace and prosperity for all of South Asia.” Mr Ghani said.

Ken Juster, US ambassador to India also congratulated Mr Modi. “Congratulations to @narendramodi and the #NDA on your sweeping victory! The United States looks forward to working closely with our strategic partner #India in the years to come,” he said.

Stock market hits record high after election results; closes at lower points

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Mumbai, May 23 : The stock market closed on lower note after hitting a record high in the morning trade due to clean sweep of the BJP in the 2019 General Elections.

At the time of closing, the Sensex fell by 298.82 points at 38,811.39 points while the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty declined by 80.85 points at 11,657.05 points.

Earlier when the market opened for the trade, the Sensex rose by 891.16 points and was trading at the 40,001.37 points. The Nifty climbed as much as 267.60 points and was trading at 12005.50 points.

In the noon, investors started earning profits, making pressure on the Sensex and in the last phase, it fell to a lower level of 38,651.61 points. Finally, it was 0.76 per cent lower than Wednesday and closed at 38,811.39 points.

Of the 30 Sensex companies, 15 were in green mark and 15 were in red marks.

During the day, the Nifty also managed to create a new record level of 12,041.15 points. However, under the profit pressure, it rolled down to 11,614.50 points and closed at 11,657.05 points, down by 0.69 per cent compared to Wednesday.

Of the 50 Nifty companies, 23 were in the lead while 27 were down.

About 1182 shares have advanced, 1303 shares declined, and 170 shares remained unchanged.
IndusInd Bank, Zee Entertainment, Adani Ports, Grasim Industries and Cipla were among major gainers the Nifty, while losers were Vedanta, Eicher Motors, ITC, Hindalco and Bajaj Finserv.

In a landslide victory in elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, the ruling BJP is all set begin its second five-year innings under the captaincy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi guiding the destiny of the nation. The BJP won 14 seats and was leading in 289 seats.

Modi created new brand equity for India in world markets: EEPC India

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Kolkata, May 23 : EEPC India chairman Ravi Sehgal today congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for NDA’s resounding success in the Lok Sabha elections, expressing confidence that his return would give a boost to the country’s manufacturing and exports.

“Continuous emphasis on manufacturing should start showing results as the economy is in a revival mode. Exports, especially in the engineering sector, are an integral part of manufacturing and are
expected to get a top priority by the new Modi Government. Mr Modi has created a new brand equity for India in the world market and exporters would make full use of it, especially when the global
economy is facing challenges,” he said.

“A large part of exports are produced by the SMEs which area also a great source of quality employment – a key focus area of the ruling BJP and the NDA partners”, said Mr Sehgal, adding that the RBI should take cues from the strong leadership and a stable government for
lowering the interest rates,” he added.

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BJP poised to sweep Karnataka Lok Sabha election riding on the strong Modi wave

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Bengaluru, May 23 : The One-year-old JD(S)-Congress Alliance government is facing imminent threat of losing power in Karnataka, as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has almost swept the Lok Sabha elections by bagging maximum number of seats as per the latest trends of election votes count taken up in the state this till evening
The Saffron BJP which stoutly gaining from the strong undercurrent of the Modi wave, is poised to win up to 24 seats among the total number of 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka.
Coalition pre-poll pact between the two parties seemed flattered as BJP is leading across the regions. Even in Hyderabad-Karnataka, Central region and the Old Mysuru, as well as in the Coastal Karnataka, where the two parties seem to had received a severe reversal for both the parties.
The BJP which held 17 seats in the outgoing Lok Sabha won the first seat when its sitting member Sanganna Karadi declared winner by a margin of 37,424 in Koppal.
The latest trends when counting was taken up in the State this morning said the BJP was leading in 24 seats, Congress in two seats, JD(S) in one seat and the BJP supported an Independent candidate Sumalata leading in key segment Mandya, where she is giving a run-for ?money to the JD(S) candidate, and son of the Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, Nikhil Kumaraswamy.
The election trend was a major setback for ruling Congress stalwarts in Karnataka ? where JD(S) national president H D Devegowda trailed against a seasoned BJP candidate G S Basavaraju in Tumakuru, seven time parliamentarian K H Muniyappa faced a certain defeat against BJP’s Muniyappa in Kolar-SC segment and former union minister and Karnataka chief minister Veerappa Moily trailing behind local strongman B N Bachche Gowda in Chikkaballapur by a huge margin.
All the Union ministers, and the BJP candidates, including D V Sadananda Gowda (Bengaluru North), Ramesh Jigajinagi (Vijayapura) and Ananthakumara Hegde (Uttara Kannada) were leading with a huge margin against the JD(S)-Congress alliance candidates.
All the sitting BJP MPs, in the outgoing Lok Sabha, of the BJP, are also sailing smoothly on the strong Modi wave, while the new faces including V Muniraju (Kolar), Tejasvi Surya (Bengaluru South), Anna Saheb Jolle (Chikkodi) and A Narayanaswamy (Chitradurga), Dr Umesh jadhav (Kalaburagi) are also comfortably placed to make it a maiden entry to the 18th Lok Sabha.
The Congress had suffered a humiliating defeat, when its stalwart and the leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge, who had never lost any elections in his over five decades of politics, had to stumble before the BJP’s new entrant Dr Umesh Jadhav.
The JD(S). the mew found ally of the Congress, also suffered a humiliating electoral loss when its supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda is facing a certain defeat in Tumakuru and Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of the Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy is also on the way of biting the dust in the hands of an independent candidate, Sumalatha in Mandya Lok Sabha seat.
Former Chief minister and the State BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa, who had predicted a spectacular victory for the party had vowed to form the State Government as several Congress MLSs are not happy with the JD(S)-Congress coalition government.
With the BJP poised to score an unprecedented victory in the Lok Sabha elections, the state is expected to witness a fresh political turmoil in Karnataka in the day or two, one of the Senior Congress leader said.
Meanwhile the former Deputy Chief minister and senior BJP leader R Ashok had predicted an imminent fall of the coalition government.

YSRCP establishes clear leads in 101 Assembly Constituencies

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Vijayawada, May 23 : Opposition Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy established clear leads in 101 Assembly constituencies after completion of first round of votes.

The ruling Telugu Desam party is leading in 17 constituencies.

Interestingly, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was trailing in Kuppam Assembly constituency in the first round. However he is leading after the second round started.

The YSRCP candidates established clear leads in Rayalaseema region and in Coastal AP districts.

The Janasena party led by actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan is leading in two Assembly constituencies in the first round

People have taught Congress befitting lesson in Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa

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As the election results trickle in, it seems like the BJP has swept the polls in Karnataka. The party is leading in 24 out of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies, including several crucial ones like Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Tumakuru (Tumkur) and Kolar.

The Congress is leading in only two seats – Bengaluru Rural and Chamarajanagar – while the JD(S) is leading in Hassan.

Speaking to the media, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said that the electorate has “taught the Congress a befitting lesson” by supporting the BJP.

“Many stalwarts, including former PM HD Deve Gowda, leader of Opposition for Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, former Union Ministers Veerappa Moily and KH Muniyappa, have lost terribly. This shows that the people of Karnataka have believed in Narendra Modi. The people have taught a befitting lesson to Siddaramaiah, who spoke arrogantly against Narendra Modi and the BJP,” Yeddyurappa said.

Calling the 2019 elections a historic one for the BJP, Yeddyurappa thanked the electorate for the trust they placed in the party.

“In the history of Karnataka elections, the people of Karnataka have for the first time given BJP a thumping majority. We are leading in 24 seats for the first time and creating history. In North Karnataka, coastal Karnataka and Malnad region, the people have supported us unconditionally. I thank them immensely for this,” he added.

Yeddyurappa said that the lack of developmental works, the betrayal people suffered after the coalition went back on its promise of waiving farm loans, and massive corruption had left the voters disillusioned.

“Besides, massive corruption in the coalition government, the rampant discrepancies in transfer of officials have all resulted in the people losing confidence in the Congress and JD(S),” he said.

When asked whether the coalition government would fall, Yeddyurappa said that the BJP has decided to wait and watch. He said that the BJP is waiting for the Congress and JDS to make a decision.

“We will wait and see what happens next, I cannot tell you now. The decision has to be taken by Congress and JDS leaders. I don’t want to say anything now. I saw on TV that the JDS state president Vishwanath has resigned, but let us wait till tomorrow and see what happens. We are also awaiting decisions from the central leadership,” he added.

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