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Narendra Modi now is the leader with the largest popular mandate in the world. In 2014, US President Obama, meeting Modi in Myanmar on the sidelines of the Asean summit, declared, “this man has the biggest electoral victory of all of us”. In 2019 that holds even more true from Times of India http://bit.ly/2HxPTiQ

In his first term, Narendra Modi ran a tight ship with a firmness missing since Indira Gandhi. His control over the govt was akin to the hold US prez have over their team, or the type of clout wielded by British PM Margaret Thatcher after Falklands War. Modi was principal plank of BJP’s campaign and Opposition worked tirelessly to turn the contest into a referendum on Modi. from Times of India http://bit.ly/2X41lbi

Campaign Modi was a celebration of his aggressive military retaliation against Pak-sponsored terror which the intellectual establishment derided as jingoism and an unabashed emphasis of Hindu symbols and themes — an anathema to the “ancien regime”. In his victory speech, Modi said the verdict showed that the political use of “secularism” had run its course. from Times of India http://bit.ly/2whFx0m

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A call on Shah’s new role can be tricky because of the transformation he brought about in BJP, turning what was a languid organisation into a relentless poll machine. There are doubts whether an effective substitute can be found. from Times of India http://bit.ly/2X0YDDH

The stage is set for counting of votes for Andhra Pradesh assembly and Lok Sabha elections amid tight security arrangements. About 25,000 policemen from state force and 35 companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed to maintain law and order. Stay with Times of India for all the live updates from Times of India http://bit.ly/2W2xjIR

A saffron wave had swept Uttar Pradesh in 2014 when the BJP and allies won an unprecedented 73 out of the 80 seats in the state. However, the contest seems more evenly poised this time with rivals SP, BSP and RLD joining hands to defy the Modi juggernaut. Can a united fight by the Mahagathbandhan translate into rich electoral dividends or will the BJP come close to, or even breach, its 2014 tally? Stay tuned for TOI's counting day coverage to find out. from Times of India http://bit.ly/2VX1IrF

It's verdict day, and 42 seats in West Bengal are up for grabs. Will BJP give a tough fight to TMC? Can the Left wrest a seat or two? Will the Congress votebank in Malda-Murshidabad be dented? Catch all live updates here on TOI from Times of India http://bit.ly/2WkWTYD

In Maharashtra, which sends 48 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will be put to test against the Congress-NCP combine. Stay with TOI for live updates from Times of India http://bit.ly/2HJDreS

The stage is set for counting of votes for Andhra Pradesh assembly and Lok Sabha elections amid tight security arrangements. About 25,000 policemen from state force and 35 companies of central paramilitary forces have been deployed to maintain law and order. Stay with Times of India for all the live updates from Times of India http://bit.ly/2waH4oT

The stage is set for counting of votes for the high-stake simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections when the fate of 174 LS and 1,127 assembly candidates will be decided. The big political debate occupying people’s mind in Odisha is whether CM Naveen Patnaik will retain the state for the fifth term, as has been predicted by various agencies, or the BJP will storm to power proving the exit polls wrong. Stay with TOI for all the live updates from Times of India http://bit.ly/2VEwhgY

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The stage is set for the counting of votes in 542 Lok Sabha constituencies as opposition parties mounted vigil around the counting centres across India where the EVMs are being kept in strong rooms. Stay with TOI for all the live updates: from Times of India http://bit.ly/2HKAt9W

Parliament had increased SC’s sanctioned strength from 26 to 31 in 2008. The collegium headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi on May 8 reiterated its April 12 recommendation for appointment of Jharkhand HC Chief Justice Bose and Gauhati HC CJ Bopanna as SC judges. from Times of India http://bit.ly/2YKhIdD

A joint opposition would petition the President that it be invited to form the government in case the Lok Sabha results throw up an unclear mandate. NCP chief Sharad Pawar and TDP’s Chandrababu Naidu have been contacting the regional satraps to convince them to join the front being attempted. from Times of India http://bit.ly/30D4pNR

Dutee Chand, who last week revealed her same-sex relationship, is allegedly being "blackmailed" by her elder sister and has vowed to "not spare anyone intruding into my privacy". "I will take shelter of the law against persons and organisations," she said, alleging that some media organisations were on "overdrive" to harm her by intruding into her private life. from Times of India http://bit.ly/2JzQD9B

Sri Lanka’s cabinet is set to approve a tripartite agreement with India and Japan for the ECT. It could be one of the first agreements to be signed by the new government here after results to the Lok Sabha elections are out on Thursday. from Times of India http://bit.ly/2JBpW47

BJP president Amit Shah lashed out at opposition parties which have alleged that EVMs are vulnerable to manipulation, saying most of them had no problems when they won polls through voting machines but were raking up controversies in the face of “imminent defeat”. from Times of India http://bit.ly/2WVuMwe