Politics

Anandiben Patel is the first woman in the state to hold the post. Her appointment came minutes after Narendra Modi resigned as the Gujarat CM.

"My congratulations to Naveen Patnaik on being sworn in as Odisha chief minister," Narendra Modi tweeted.

Shiv Sena is the oldest ideological ally of BJP and the second largest constituent of NDA after the saffron party.

"I wish all the best to Modi and expect cooperation from his government at the Centre," Siddaramaiah said.

Most of the old guard blames Rahul Gandhi and his team for the most humiliating debacle in the 2014 elections.

The worry for the BJP is in the Rajya Sabha where it is well short of the half-way mark and will need the help of regional parties.

Some of its biggest winners were Narendra Modi, General VK Singh and Sushma Swaraj.

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is expected to move a resolution for the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha in the Cabinet meeting.

Former chief minister and JMM supremo Shibu Soren, who initially trailed BJP's Sunil Soren, surged ahead by 7,569 votes from Dumka (ST) seat.

A total of 320 candidates including 25 each from BJP and Congress contested the elections from Rajasthan.

State Election Commission has deployed over 15,000 employees for the counting process while the Election Commission has deputed 62 central observers.

Those in the fray from Gujarat include Narendra Modi, who contested from Vadodara, besides party veteran LK Advani from his traditional seat of Gandhinagar.

The biggest gainer in the last 10 years is West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.

The BJP allies are likely to get 6.5 per cent vote share and the Congress allies are likely to get 3.5 per cent vote share across India.

Despite high voters turnout across the state, elections in Bengal were marred by clashes betweeb the Left and Trinamool Congress workers.

Modi built his 2014 campaign around the planks of development and inclusive politics, accusing the Congress of appeasing the minorities.