Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: First session of 18th Lok Sabha likely to commence around June 15, Sources

Independent Lok Sabha member from Maharashtra Vishal Patil met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday in New Delhi and extended his support to the party. Notably, Patil, grandson of former Maharashtra chief minister Vasantdada Patil, secured victory in the Lok Sabha election from the Sangli constituency.

Despite being a former Congress leader, Patil had to contest the elections as an independent candidate after the Sangli parliamentary seat was allocated to the Shiv Sena-UBT as part of the seat-sharing arrangement within the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday thanked party workers in Uttar Pradesh for the hard work in the Lok Sabha elections. She also hailed the people of Uttar Pradesh, saying they gave a solid message to the whole country of saving the Constitution.

Sharing her gratitude on her ‘X’ handle, Priyanka wrote: “I salute my colleagues of UP Congress. I saw you working hard in the sun and dust. You displayed courage to fight in the toughest of times and did not bow despite being harassed. Fake cases were lodged against you. Some of you were put in jail or detained but you did not budge and stood by the party.”

TDP’s MP from Guntur, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, stood as number one in terms of highest assets as well as highest liabilities among the elected MPs.

As many as four MPs find place in the top 10 list of elected MPs with highest assets.

When it comes to the elected MPs with lowest assets, Gumma Tanuja Rani of YSRCP from ST reserved Araku constituency, finds place in the top 10 elected MPs with lowest assets.

Apart from Dr Chandra Sekhar, Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy and Sribharath Mathukumilli of TDP and CM Ramesh of BJP find place in the top 10 list.

NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Thursday said the INDIA bloc has decided to 'wait and watch' as the BJP is set to form the next government, but there is always hope as the Opposition alliance's tally of seats in the new Lok Sabha is "encouraging".

Sule, who defeated her sister-in-law to win the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency for the fourth time, was speaking to reporters here as she visited the city for the first time after the poll victory. Asked if there were any chances of the Opposition alliance forming the government, she said, "We are always hopeful and the numbers are very encouraging."

TDP chief and chief minister-designate N Chandrababu Naidu has set his eyes on the new cabinet for the state. The TD legislature party is scheduled to meet on June 11 and Chandrababu Naidu would take oath on June 12. He would also attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9 (tentative) in Delhi.

Naidu held an informal meeting with the party senior leaders and newly elected MP available here. He was closeted with the party MLAs and MPs at his Undavalli residence. He also spoke to them on the central cabinet and the party’s stand. He told them that the TDP would be part of the Central cabinet this time.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai on Thursday said his party's alliance with the Congress was only for the Lok Sabha elections and that AAP has decided to contest next year's assembly polls independently. After a meeting of party MLAs and senior leaders at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, Rai told reporters that the party gave full support to the INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha polls.

DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth on Thursday demanded a recount of votes in Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency alleging that its candidate and her son, V Vijayaprabhakar, was defeated by a conspiracy. The recount should be conducted under the supervision of a retired judge, she said in a press conference in Chennai.

BJP leader and actor Kangana Ranaut on Thursday was slapped by a CISF constable at the Chandigarh airport. The incident took place at around 3.30 pm when Kangana was about to board a flight to Delhi. Hours after the incident, the BJP leader released a video confirming the incident and linked it to rising extremism and terrorism in Punjab."A CISF personnel hit me on my face and hurled abuses.

In a scathing critique, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has questioned why top government officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, made comments about the stock market during the recent elections.

Gandhi accused the leaders of giving investment advice, which he claims led to market manipulation and subsequent financial instability.