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He also extended his wishes to PM Modi and said that his party firmly supports the NDA government.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) alone was leading in 16 constituencies. Its allies Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jana Sena were ahead in three and two seats respectively.

According to the latest figures disseminated by the Election Commission on Tuesday, TDP is leading in 130, Janasena- 20 and BJP in seven assembly seats.

Both Rahul Gandhi and PM Narendra Modi are leading from their constituencies of Rae-Bareli and Varanasi. Rahul Gandhi is also leading in Wayanad.

Investors lost nearly Rs 26 lakh crore as equity benchmarks plummeted following early election trends on Saturday.

TDP leaders interpret voter enthusiasm as their anger towards the "destructive" rule of YSR Congress and their wish to see TDP back in power.

Leader of Opposition and BRS president K Chandrashekhar Rao said latest reports indicated that regional parties were going to outperform national parties in this elections.

The former Congress president again batted for a caste census, saying it will reveal everything about the status of people and change the direction of politics in the country.

Taking part in a meet the press programme here on Sunday, Kishan Reddy said the BJP was getting a lot of support from the people of the State.

TMC in West Bengal, AAP in Delhi, Punjab. So, these regional parties will play a big role and will be deciding factors...Neither BJP nor Congress (will win),” KCR said in an interview.

NDA leaders resolved to pursue a strategy and action plan aiming for victory in a minimum of 160 Assembly segments and all Lok Sabha seats in the state.

The TDP-BJP-JSP alliance has introduced a toll-free WhatsApp number, 8341130393, to gather input and feedback from the public regarding the manifesto.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, and JanaSena Party (JSP) chief K Pawan Kalyan held a "Prajagalam" rally in Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh, marking a united front for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.

He said they were requesting the BJP-led Central government to provide all necessary assistance to the state for its development.

The numbers will take the BJP's tally in Rajya Sabha to 97 and that of BJP-led NDA to 117, just four short of the majority mark of 121 in the 240-member House once all 56 members are sworn in Of 56 Rajya Sabha seats that fall vacant in April, BJP won 30; 20 unopposed and 10 in elections held Tuesday.

The Congress President said that his party has a history of standing up against injustice in the state.

By selective presentation of figures, Sitharaman made a clumsy effort to paint a picture of contrast between UPA and NDA regimes

In the 243-strong assembly, a total of 129 members voted in favour of the motion of confidence

The NDA, which includes JD(U), BJP, former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha and an Independent, has a combined strength of 128 MLAs in the 243-strong assembly, six more than the majority mark.

Shah asserted that there is no suspense over the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls and even the Congress and other opposition parties have realised that they will again have to sit in the opposition benches.