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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar resigns after LS poll drubbing
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor D.Y. Patil on Saturday, a day after his party Janata Dal (United) suffered a drubbing in the General Election. An official at the Chief Minister’s residence confirmed that Kumar has put in his papers.


BJP Parliamentary Party to meet on May 20 to elect Modi
NEW DELHI: The BJP Parliamentary Party will meet on May 20 to formally elect Narendra Modi as its leader, a formality before his appointment as Prime Minister.

Modi leads victory march in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to a rousing welcome, a day after storming to power with a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha poll. 

PM Manmohan Singh resigns 
NEW DELHI: Ending a decade at the helm, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday submitted his resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee, a day after the BJP routed the Congress in the Lok Sabha election.

Parties close to UPA paid for people's anger against Cong: BSP
LUCKNOW: BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday said the parties which had supported the UPA at the Centre faced the anger of people towards the Congress-led alliance.

US media hails 'India's moment' in Modi's historic win
WASHINGTON: The American media and foreign policy experts greeted the Narendra Modi-led BJP's historic election victory as "India's moment".





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TsuNaMo gives BJP decisive mandate to govern
* Modi wave powers party to a majority on its own
* NDA to form govt with a historic win
* Congress decimated, gets its lowest tally
* Mulayam, Mayawati wiped out in UP
* Jaya, Mamata, Naveen buck the trend
* AAP makes a strong debut in Punjab
New Delhi, May 16
Ending the BJP’s 10-year political ‘vanvaas’, Narendra Damodardas Modi scripted a never-before win for the party, helping it cruise to power on its own steam at the Centre by breaking a three-decade old trend of fractured mandates. When the result of the 16th Lok Sabha election poured in, Modi's quest for a clear mandate bore fruit, as the BJP attained a comfortable majority of 282 seats on its own and grossed 336 seats with allies in the 543-member house.







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BJP’s PM nominee Narendra Modi flashes a victory sign at Vadodara

A dejected Cong V-P Rahul Gandhi in Delhi

Winner & loser: BJP’s PM nominee Narendra Modi flashes a victory sign at Vadodara; (right) a dejected Cong V-P Rahul Gandhi in Delhi.

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Punjab page: Fledgling AAP stuns rivals, bags 4 seats
Himachal page: Modi magic weaves victory for BJP
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Seven cheers for BJP in state
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Shocker for Cong-NC alliance; BJP, PDP win three seats each
Nation page: From 2 seats to 283, a 30-year historic journey for BJP (More election related stories on Nation page)

How Modi won the day for the BJP
New Delhi, May 16
Narendra Modi has delivered for the BJP and how. Carefully scripted by his crack team, the ‘Modi vs Rest’ is a story that could have easily backfired.
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HIMACHAL: Modi magic weaves victory for BJP

CHANDIGARH: Voters cast Kirron in a new role

LUDHIANA: Congress retains Ludhiana seat

DELHI: With 7/7, BJP sweeps Delhi, sets sight on Assembly polls

OPINIONSA mandate for change

NATION: From 2 seats to 283, a 30-year historic journey for BJP

BUSINESS: Verdict to spur growth: India Inc
SPORTS: Rathore sizzles on political turf
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Obama invites Modi to US
US President Barack Obama on Friday called Narendra Modi to congratulate him on the Bharatiya Janata Party's electoral success and invite him to visit the US.

At ‘victory rally’, Modi says will make development a people's programme
Ahmedabad, May 16
Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi described the Lok Sabha elections as the "foundation of a modern India" and said he would make "development" a people's programme for a true forward march of the nation.

Valsad, another ‘V link’ in Modi’s victory march
Valsad (Gujarat), May 16
There is an unmistakable ‘V link’ behind Narendra Modi’s march to victory and the list just grew longer today for the son of Gujarat’s Vadnagar.

Once shunned, Modi emerges ‘mass leader’
Ahmedabad, May 16
Life has come full circle for prime minister designate Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat. Abused as a “mass murderer” not long ago for his government’s alleged complicity in the 2002 communal riots in the state.
A victorious Narendra Modi seeks the blessings of his mother Hiraba at her home in Gandhinagar A victorious Narendra Modi seeks the blessings of his mother Hiraba at her home in Gandhinagar. PTI

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