Bengal Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 Highlights: Trinamool Surges Ahead, BJP Falls From 2019 Count

As of 9:45 pm, the Trinamool Congress has won 22 of the 42 seats and is leading in seven other seats in the state. The BJP has won six seats and are leading in six others. The Congress has won one seat.

The stock futures edged higher and the rupee was steady as votes in the world's largest election begin, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi widely expected to score a decisive mandate and a rare third term.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday night alleged that in many districts of Uttar Pradesh, the district magistrate and the police administration are "illegally" putting workers of opposition parties under house arrest so that they cannot

The Odisha Police have registered a total of 153 election-related cases including violation of the Model Code of Conduct till Monday, a senior police officer said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth more than Rs 115 crore of two of its approvers -- TDP's Lok Sabha poll candidate Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy's businessman son Raghav Magunta and Aurobindo Pharma promoter Sarath Chandra Reddy

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge issued an appeal to the country's bureaucrats -- who play a key role in the counting of votes -- asking them to serve the nation without fear.