Election Highlights

• • May 16th
• 4:44 pm: SP regrets no Cong tie-upCNN IBN
• • 4:40 pm: I congratulate Manmohan and Sonia: Amar SinghCNN IBN
• • 4:35 pm: Karunanidhi seeks cabinet seats for Kanimozhi, Azhagiri and MaranCNN IBN
• • 4:30 pm: People know what is good for them: Sonia GandhiCNN IBN
• • 4:28 pm: Manmohan Singh thanks people of India CNN IBN
• • 4.26 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-259 ; NDA-161; Third Front-67; Fourth front: 24, Others-32 CNN IBN
• • 4:16 pm: Rahul must be part of the cabinet: PM CNN IBN
• • 4:13 pm: Advani wins Gandhinagar by over 100,000 votes CNN IBN
• • 4:10 pm: Breaking away from Congress was a mistake: Lalu CNN IBN
• • 4:08 pm: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav loses in Pataliputra CNN IBN
• • 4.06 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-260 ; NDA-161; Third Front-66; Fourth front: 23, Others-33 CNN IBN
• • 4:00 pm: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav loses in Patliputra CNN IBN
• • 3:55 pm: Hamdullah Sayeed of Congress wins Lakshadweep CNN IBN
• • 3:45 pm: Mayiladuthurai, TN: Mani S Aiyar loses CNN IBN
• • 3.30 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-259 ; NDA-159; Third Front-67; Fourth front: 24, Others-34 CNN IBN
• • 3:24 pm: Priya Dutt wins from Mumbai NorthCNN IBN
• • 3:00 pm: Jayaprada wins from Rampur seat, UPTimes Now
• • 2.55 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-256 ; NDA-157; Third Front-70; Fourth front: 25, Others-35 CNN IBN
• • 2:45 pm: We'll analyse cause of defeat: Vasundhra RajeNDTV
• • 2:35 pm: Cabinet to meet on May 18CNN-IBN
• • 2:29 pm: We did not project Modi as next PM: BJPCNN-IBN
• • 2:25 pm: Delhi led India to vote for good governance: Sheila DikshitCNN-IBN
• • 2.25 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-256 ; NDA-160; Third Front-68; Fourth front: 24, Others-35 CNN IBN
• • 2:19 pm: Congress not keen on big alliesTimes Now
• • 2.05 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-254 ; NDA-159; Third Front-70; Fourth front: 25, Others-35 CNN IBN
• • 2:00 pm: Congress general secretaries meeting at 4pmTimes Now
• • 1:58 pm: Will work much harded for Orissa: PatnaikTimes Now
• • 1:56 pm: Naveen Patnaik's BJD sweeps Orissa assemblyTimes Now
• • 1:53 pm: Ram Vilas Paswan loses in HajipurTimes Now
• • 1:50 pm: Chiranjeevi wins from TirupatiTimes Now
• • 1:46 pm: Margaret Alva loses by a margin of 22,000 votesTimes Now
• • 1:45 pm: Home MInister Chidambaram loses in Sivaganga, TNTimes Now
• • 1:44 pm: JD(S) HD Kumaraswamy wins Bangalore rural seatTimes Now
• • 1:40 pm: Kapil Sibal wins from Chandni Chowk, DelhiTimes Now
• • 1:37 pm: H D Deve Gowda retains Hassan seat Times Now
• • 1:34 pm: Kamal Nath wins from Chhindwara, UPTimes Now
• • 1.31 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-254 ; NDA-156; Third Front-71; Fourth front: 26, Others-36 CNN IBN
• • 1:29 pm: Prime MInister to meet Sonia GandhiNDTV
• • 1:27 pm: Maneka Gandhi trails by 10,000 votesNDTV
• • 1:25 pm: BJP respects people's mandate: JaitleyNDTV
• • 1:20 pm: Vidisha, MP: Sushma Swaraj winsCNN IBN
• • 1.17 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-252 ; NDA-156; Third Front-72; Fourth front: 28, Others-35 CNN IBN
• • 1:15 pm: Congress sweeps DelhiCNN IBN
• • 1.10 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-251 ; NDA-156; Third Front-72; Fourth front: 28, Others-36 CNN IBN
• • 1:05 pm: We will sit in the opposition: KaratTimes Now
• • 1:00 pm: DMK's Azhagiri wins by 1.41 lakh votesMakkal TV
• • 12.58 pm: Leads/results: 543/543; UPA-253 ; NDA-156; Third Front-74; Fourth front: 26, Others-34 CNN IBN
• • 12:55 pm: Sonia Gandhi congratulates Manmohan SinghCNN IBN
• • 12:50 pm: Congress to retain key ministriesCNN IBN
• • 12:40 pm: Third Front should sit in opposition: BardhanNDTV
• • 12:32 pm: People have voted for a stable govt: Sharad PawarTimes Now
• • 12:30 pm: Manmohan Singh is the undisputed PM: Sharad PawarTimes Now
• • 12:22 pm: Party was divided on Modi as PM: BJP CNN IBN
• • 12:20 pm: Sivaganga, TN: P Chidambaram leading CNN IBN
• • 12.18 pm: Leads/results: 541/543; UPA-250 ; NDA-157; Third Front-77; Fourth front: 27, Others-30 CNN IBN
• • 12:10 pm : Most spectacular results since 1977 CNN IBN
• • 12:05 pm: UPA doesn't need Left supportCNN IBN
• • 12:00 pm : UPA and Fourth Front together cross 272 CNN IBN
• • 11:53 am: Shashi Tharoor wins from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala CNN IBN
• • 11:45 am: Paswan trails by 7000 votes in Hajjipur, BiharCNN IBN
• • 11.38 am: Leads/results: 540/543; UPA-241 ; NDA-159; Third Front-79; Fourth front: 31, Others-29 CNN IBN
• • 11:35 am: UPA sweeps Kerala, Rajasthan and West BengalNDTV
• • 11:30 am: NDA meet this evening to discuss election resultsNDTV
• • 11:25 am: Mumbai North central: Priya Dutt leadingNDTV
• • 11:24 am: Results unexpected, disappointing: BJPNDTV
• • 11:22 am: BJP concedes defeatCNN IBN
• • 11.20 am: Leads/results: 525/543; UPA-228 ; NDA-160; Third Front-75; Fourth front: 32, Others-30 CNN IBN
• • 11:18 am: TN leads/results: 39/39, DMK: 16, AIADMK: 12, Cong: 4, Others: 7CNN IBN
• • 11.10 am: Sivaganga, TN: Chidambaram trailingCNN IBN
• 11.08 am: Congress set to win Andhra Lok SabhaCNN IBN
• • 11.05 am: Leads/results: 516/543; UPA-227 ; NDA-157; Third Front-71; Fourth front: 29, Others-32 CNN IBN
• • 11.03 am: DMK ahead in TNTimes Now
• • 11.00 am: Naveen Patnaik's BJD sweeps Orissa assemblyNDTV
• • 10.58 am: Congress-led UDF wins 16 of 20 seats in KeralaCNN IBN
• • 10.57 am: Samajwadi Party emerging single largest party in UP- CNN IBN
• • 10.55 am: UP Leads/results: 74/80; BSP-16 ; SP-24; BJP-11; Congress: 20, Others-1 CNN IBN
• • 10.54 am: Left to get a low of 25 - CNN IBN
• • 10.52 am: Leads/results: 507/543; UPA-223 ; NDA-154; Third Front-72; Fourth front: 27, Others-31 CNN IBN
• • 10.50 am: Trends suggest clean sweep for Congress in DelhiTimes Now
• • 10.48 am: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik wins in Orissa by a landslide marginTimes Now
• • 10.42 am: Congress makes big gain in UPCNN IBN
• • 10.48 am: Leads/results: 502/543; UPA-224 ; NDA-154; Third Front-69; Fourth front: 25, Others-30 CNN IBN
• • 10.42 am: Congress makes big gain in UPCNN IBN
• • 10.40 am: Kurukshetra, UP: Navin Jindal leadingCNN IBN
• • 10.38 am: Leads/results: 498/543; UPA-223 ; NDA-153; Third Front-68; Fourth front: 25, Others-29 CNN IBN
• • 10.36 am: Congress-led UDF leading in KeralaTimes Now
• • 10.34 am: UPA leading in Punjab, Maharashtra, AP & DelhiTimes Now
• • 10.33 am: Madha, Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar leadingTimes Now
• • 10.31 am: Leads/results: 490/543; UPA-222 ; NDA-149; Third Front-68; Fourth front: 25, Others-27 CNN IBN
• • 10.29 am: Madha, Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar leadingTimes Now
• • 10.29 am: Solapur, Maharashtra: Sushil Kumar Shinde leadingTimes Now
• • 10.26 am: Andhra heading for hung assemblyTimes Now
• • 10.25 am: Leads/results: 485/543; UPA-222 ; NDA-147; Third Front-63; Fourth front: 26, Others-27 CNN IBN
• • 10.23 am: Kannur, Kerala: Congress candidate Sudhakaran wins by over 50.000 votesTimes Now
• • 10.20 am: AP Assemby leads/results: Chiranjeevi leading in TirupathiTimes Now
• • 10.19 am: Varnasi, UP: Murli Manohar Joshi leadingTimes Now
• • 10.18 am: Rae Bareli, UP: Sonia Gandi leadingTimes Now
• • 10.17 am: Leads/results: 472/543; UPA-214 ; NDA-145; Third Front-61; Fourth front: 24, Others-28 CNN IBN
• • 10.15 am: Rae Bareli, UP: Sonia Gandi leadingTimes Now
• • 10.14 am: CPM trailing in KeralaTimes Now
• • 10.13 am: Dumka, Jharkhand: Shibu Soren trailsTimes Now
• • 10.11 am: Ghaziabad, UP: Rajnath Singh leadsTimes Now
• • 10.10 am: South Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee leadsCNN IBN
• • 10.08 am: Leads/results: 458/543; UPA-215 ; NDA-135; Third Front-56; Fourth front: 24, Others-28 CNN IBN
• • 10.06 am: Amritsar, Punjab: Sidhu leadsCNN IBN
• • 10.04 am: Leads/results: 453/543; UPA-210 ; NDA-135; Third Front-56; Others-24 CNN IBN
• • 10.02 am: Bangalore South, Karnataka: Captain Gopinath trailsCNN IBN
• • 09.59 am: Leads/results: 428/543; UPA-199 ; NDA-127; Third Front-54; Others-27 CNN IBN
• • 09.56 am: TN trends: 31/39; DMK- 12, AIADMK: 0, Congress-3; PMK-3, Others-3 CNN IBN
• • 09.54 am: Amritsar, Punjab: Sidhu trailsCNN IBN
• • 09.52 am: Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat: Advani leadingCNN IBN
• • 09.53 am: Leads/results: 400/543; UPA-185 ; NDA-120; Third Front-53; Others-25 CNN IBN
• • 09.52 am: Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat: Advani leadingCNN IBN
• • 09.50 am: Gurdaspur, Punjab: Vinod Khanna leadingCNN IBN
• • 09.47 am: Sivaganga, TN: Chidambaram trailingCNN IBN
• • 09.46 am: Leads/results: 380/543; UPA-174 ; NDA-114; Third Front-51; Others-24 CNN IBN
• • 09.45 am: Chhindwara, UP: Kamal Nath leadingCNN IBN
• • 09.43 am: Mayiladuthurai, TN: Mani S Aiyar trailingCNN IBN
• • 09.42 am: Central Chennai, TN: Dayanidhi Maran leadingCNN IBN
• • 09.40 am: Leads/results: 354/543; UPA-164 ; NDA-109; Third Front-46; Others-16 CNN IBN
• • 09.39 am: Maharashtra leads/results: 32/48; Congress-11, NCP-8, BJP-8, SS-5CNN IBN
• • 09.38 am: Left heading for worst ever performance in West BengalCNN IBN
• • 09.36 am: Congress surges ahead of Left in KeralaCNN IBN
• • 09.35 am: AP assembly lead/results: 18/294; Cong- 9, TDP-5, PRP-4, TRS-0CNN IBN
• • 09.34 am: UPA projected to win 210 seatsCNN IBN
• • 09.32 am: Shocker for Maya in UPCNN IBN
• • 09.30 am: Leads/results: 320/543; UPA-146 ; NDA-101; Third Front-43; Others-16 CNN IBN
• • 09.29 am: Rampur, UP: Jayaprada trailingTimes Now
• • 09.28 am: Vidisha, MP: Sushma Swaraj leadingTimes Now
• • 09.28 am: Khammam, AP: Renuka Chwdhury trailsTimes Now
• • 09.27 am: Kannur, Kerala: Sudhakaran leadingTimes Now
• • 09.26 am: Goa: BJP leadingCNN IBN
• • 09.25 am: Maharashtra: UPA ahead of NDACNN IBN
• • 09.24 am: Leads/results: 289/543; UPA-136 ; NDA-93; Third Front-35; Others-12 CNN IBN
• • 09.22 am: Jangipur, Bengal: Pranab Mukherjee leadsCNN IBN
• • 09.21 am: Mumbai north: Priya Dutt leadsCNN IBN
• • 09.19 am: Pilibhit, UP: Varun Gandhi leadsCNN IBN
• • 09.18 am: Leads: 261/543; UPA-120 ; NDA-88; Third Front-33; Others-10 CNN IBN
• • 09.17 am: UP: BJP leading; BSP ahead only in one seatCNN IBN
• • 09.16 am: TN: Tight race between DMK and AIADMKCNN IBN
• • 09.15 am: Saran, Bihar: Rajiv Pratab Rudy ahead of LaluCNN IBN
• • 09.14 am: Leads: 221/543; UPA-94 ; NDA-79; Third Front-31; Others-6 CNN IBN
• • 09.10 am: Nitish Kumar heading for clean sweep in BiharCNN IBN
• • 09.08 am: Saran, Bihar: Lalu trailingCNN IBN
• • 09.06 am: Madurai, TN: Azhagiri leadingCNN IBN
• • 09.05 am: Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala: Shashi Tharoor leadingCNN IBN
• • 09.05 am: Chhindwara, UP: Kamal Nath trailingCNN IBN
• • 09.04 am: Leads: 157/543; UPA-64 ; NDA-54; Third Front-28; Others-5 CNN IBN
• • 09.03 am: Amethi, UP: Rahul Leading CNN IBN
• • 09.02 am: Patliputra, Bihar: Lalu Leading CNN IBN
• • 09.01 am: Leads: 138/543; UPA-55 ; NDA-47; Third Front-29; Others-2 CNN IBN
• • 08.58 am: Jaswant leading in DarjeelingCNN IBN
• • 08.57 am: Leads: 129/543; UPA-49 ; NDA-44; Third Front-27; Others-2 CNN IBN
• • 08.56 am: AP assembly: TDP leadingCNN IBN
• • 08.55 am: Azhagiri leading by 4,000 votes in Madurai
• • 08.54 am: Ajmer, Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot leadsTimes Now
• • 08.52 am: Sivaganga, TN: Chidambaram leadsTimes Now
• • 08.50 am: Maharashtra: Milind Deora leading in Mumbai SouthTimes Now
• • 08.48 am: UPA ahead so far; Fourth front draws a blankCNN IBN
• • 08.47 am: TN leads: Cong- 2, AIADMK - 2, DMK- 1-CNN IBN
• • 08.45 am: UP: BJP ahead in early trends-CNN IBN
• • 08.44 am: Himachal: BJP ahead-CNN IBN
• • 08.42 am: MP: Jyotiraditya Scindia leading in Guna-CNN IBN
• • 08.40 am: BJP leading in Karnataka -CNN IBN
• • 08.38 am: Congress leading in Telangana -CNN IBN
• • 08.34 am: Karnataka: Margaret Alva, Janardhan Pujari of Congress trailing -CNN IBN
• • 08.34 am: Left trailing in early trends in Kerala-CNN IBN
• • 08.32 am: Gujarat: Congress leading in Mehsana-CNN IBN
• • 08.27 am: CPM leading in Kasargode, Kerala-Times Now
• • 08.27 am: Kerala: Muralidharan trails -CNN IBN
• • 08.26 am: UPA leading in four seats in Kerala -NDTV
• • 08.25 am: Darjeeling BJP leads-NDTV
• • 08.23 am: HD Kumaraswamy leading in Karnataka-NDTV
• • 08.22 am: TDP leading in Vizag, Andhra-CNN IBN
• • 08.20 am: Early national trends show lead for BJP-Times Now
• • 08.16 am: Andhra assembly results:TDP leading in one seat- CNN IBN
• • 08.14 am: PM meets NSA Narayanam- CNN IBN
• • 08.10 am: Prez meeting part of consultation process in Govt formation- Times Now
• • 08.05 am: President to meet former Attorney General Ashok Desai at 5.00pm today; Ashok Desai was Attorney General of India from 1996 to 1998 - Times Now
• • 08.00 am: Counting begins for 543 constituencies - Times Now
• • 07.43 am: Each counting centre has one counting hall for every segment of the constituency, one data centre and one media centre