4:02 PM IST

• Modi's message

  As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stood poised to return to power with a bigger mandate in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the nation. “India wins yet again!” he tweeted. Full report here.

  

3:38 PM IST

• Northeast India update

  Arunachal Pradesh
  BJP - 2

  Nagaland
  NDPP - 1

  Manipur
  BJP - 1
  NPF - 1

  Meghalaya
  NPP - 1
  Congress - 1

  Mizoram
  MNF - 1

  Tripura
  BJP – 2

  Assam
  BJP - 9
  AGP -1
  Congress - 1
  AIUDF - 2
  Independent - 1
   

2:43 PM IST

• BJP's celebrations

  

  BJP cadre celebrates in Bengal's Purulia. According to the latest updates, the BJP is leading by 45,489 here. 

1:41 PM IST

• Prime Minister of Israel sends best wishes

  Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu congratulates Prime Minister #NarendraModi, says, "will continue to strengthen our friendship between India and Israel". Read full report here.
  
  

   

1:16 PM IST

• Asansol update

  Asansol result at the end of the 7th round 

  BJP’s Babul Supriyo - 231055

  Trinamool’s - 155084

   

1:07 PM IST

• Himanta Biswa Sarma's remark

  BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma: People of India have once again given Modi ji a chance to lead the country, they love him. I would like to thank the people of India, especially people of North-East for supporting Modi ji. I want to assure people that Modi ji will take us forward.

  

12:55 PM IST

• Sri Lanka Prime Minister congratulation message

  Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe tweets, "Congratulations to #NarendraModi on a magnificent victory! We look forward to working closely with you." 

  

12:51 PM IST

• Bengal update

  BJP’s seat counts in Bengal 

  Asansol leading by 69082
  Hooghly leading by 58826
  Alipurduar leading by 69440
  Bangaon leading by 25794
  Bankura leading by 36542
  Bishnupur leading by 45127
  Burdwan Durgapur leading by 15619
  Maldah Uttar leading by 21478
  Jhargram leading by 15832
  Purulia leading by 45489
  Darjeeling leading by 89219
  Malda DAKSHIN leading by 13990
  Raiganj leading by 4451
  Ranaghat leading by 59750
  Jalpaiguri leading by 23689
  Barrackpore leading by 1548
  Coochbehar leading by 1082
   

12:33 PM IST

• Owaisi ahead with 85,000 votes

  All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi leading with over 85,000 votes from Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency.

  

  
   

12:06 PM IST

• Board meeting today

  BJP parliamentary board meeting to be held later today. PM Modi to meet BJP workers at party office at 5.30 PM today.

  

12:04 PM IST

• Sudhanshu Trivedi remark

  "This is the first election for a generation that opened its eyes in the 21st century, the millennium generation has voted & given a millennium mandate. I think we should wait for final results, the indications are now gradually settling down to same thing," BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi.

11:52 AM IST

• Bagga’s message to Mamata Banerjee

  BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga’s message to Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

  

11:41 AM IST

• Counting update

  Union Ministers Manoj Sinha and Maneka Gandhi trailing from Ghazipur and Sultanpur respectively.

  Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia trailing from Guna in Madhya Pradesh.
   

11:21 AM IST

• Thiruvananthapuram update

  Congress's Shashi Tharoor leading from Thiruvananthapuram by over 13,000 votes

11:14 AM IST

• Bengal trend

  Bengal: TMC leading on 24 seats, BJP leading on 17 seats and Congress on 1 seat; total seats 42.

  

11:00 AM IST

• Amit Shah's thumping win

  BJP President Amit Shah leading by over 1,25,000 votes from Gujarat's Gandhinagar.

10:45 AM IST

• BJP's celebration begins

  Visuals of celebrations outside BJP office in Bengaluru.

  

  

10:39 AM IST

• Bengal detail reports

  Purulia Lok Sabha 1st round detail counting report.

  

   

10:14 AM IST

• 8 seats in Punjab goes to Congress

  The Congress is leading in eight out of total 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab.The Congress is leading in Amritsar, Faridkot, Anandpur Sahib, Jalandhar, Khadoor Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala. Meanwhile, BJP is leading in Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur seats and the Akali Dal in Bathinda and Ferozepur seats. 

10:07 AM IST

• Mulayam Singh Yadav update

  Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is leading in Mainpuri constituency. 

9:58 AM IST

• Deve Gowda trailing

  The former Prime Minister and JD(S) candidate HD Deve Gowda is trailing in Karnataka's Tumkur.

9:52 AM IST

• BJP already has 10 seats in Bengal

  BJP leads in 10 seats, out of 42 seats, in Bengal. 

9:51 AM IST

• Rampur update

  Jaya Prada takes the lead in Rampur. Azam Khan is trailing. 

9:49 AM IST

• Morning official trends

  Lok Sabha polls 2019: Official trends at 9:30 AM 

  BJP-206
  INC-55
  NCP-2
  JDS-2
  JDU-7
  SP-2
  TRS-10
  YSRCP-10
  TDP-2
  SS-12
  AAP-1
  BSP-10
  DMK-14
  TMC-5

9:47 AM IST

• Results from north east

  Arunachal Pradesh (2)
  BJP - 2
  Manipur (2)
  BJP - 1
  Mizoram – (1)
  MNF - 1
  Meghalaya (2)
  NPP - 1
  Congress – 1
  Nagaland (1)
  NDPP - 1
   

9:35 AM IST

• Abhishek Banerjee is trailing

  Abhishek Banerjee, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee nephew is trailing in Diamond Harbour constituency. BJP's Nilanjan Roy has taken the lead. 

9:21 AM IST

• BJP crosses 272

  Across India, the BJP takes a lead of 272. Meanwhile, UPA is leading on just 88 Lok Sabha seats and 76 seats went to other regional parties. 

9:16 AM IST

• Kamal Nath leads in Chhindwara’s Assembly by-poll

  Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress leader Kamal Nath is leading in Assembly by-poll in Chhindwara constituency. 
   

9:10 AM IST

• Kanhaiya Kumar trailing in Begusarai

  CPI's Kanhaiya Kumar is trailing in Begusarai after BJP’s Giriraj Singh took the lead. 
   

9:07 AM IST

• Modi leading in Varanasi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading in Varanasi. 

  

9:05 AM IST

• Azam Khan leading in Rampur

  Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan is leading in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur against Jaya Prada. 

9:04 AM IST

• Pragya Singh Thakur, Anurag Thakur leading

  BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur and Anurag Thakur have taken the leads in Bhopal and Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, respectively. Full report here.
   

8:58 AM IST

• Urmila Matondkar trailing

  Actor and Congress candidate Urmila Matondkar is trailing in North Mumbai. She is contesting against BJP's Gopal Shetty 

8:57 AM IST

• Babul Supriyo leading in Asansol

   BJP sitting MP Babul Supriyo Babul Supriyo is leading in Asansol

8:55 AM IST

• Shashi Tharoor takes lead

  Congress Candidate Shashi Tharoor is now Leading in Trivandrum.

  

8:52 AM IST

• Kirron Kher, Sunny Deol leading

  BJP party candidates Kirron Kher, Sunny Deol are leading in Chandigarh and Gurdaspur respectively.
   

8:51 AM IST

• Smriti Irani takes lead in Amethi

  BJP's Smriti Irani has taken the lead in Amethi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is trailing. 

  Full report here

8:50 AM IST

• Smriti Irani takes lead in Amethi

  BJP's Smriti Irani has taken the lead in Amethi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is trailing. 

8:29 AM IST

• Assam results

  Assam (14 seats) early trends

  BJP+ - 8

  Congress - 3

  AIUDF - 2

  Others - 1

8:28 AM IST

• Congress’s leaders' fate

  While Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor is trailing in Trivandrum, Rahul Gandhi is leading in Wayanad. Gandhi decided to contest from Wayanad in Kerala besides his traditional stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. 

8:23 AM IST

• Election Commission's website glitch

  Election Commission's website faces hiatus as voting for Lok Sabha elections 2019 continues. 

  

8:19 AM IST

• BJP, Congress's new leads

  While the BJP is leading in Chhattisgarh, Shiv Sena in Maharashtra's Thane, the Congress is leading in Naxal-hit Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

8:15 AM IST

• Rahul and Sonia Gandhi are leading in Amethi, Raebareli

  Congress president Rahul Gandhi and chairperson Sonia Gandhi are leading Lok Sabha seats of Amethi and Raebareli.
   
  

8:11 AM IST

• NDA takes the first lead

  The BJP candidate has taken the first lead in Karnataka's Hasan constituency. BJP candidate and Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore has also taken lead in Rajasthan. 

8:01 AM IST

• Counting starts

  Counting for Lok Sabha elections 2019 begins.

7:59 AM IST

• Ravi Kishan offers prayer

  Actor Ravi Kishan, who is fighting on Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat, offers prayers before counting for Lok Sabha election begins.

7:55 AM IST

• Visuals from counting centres

  

  

  

7:51 AM IST

• Final stage set

  The Election Commission will start counting the Lok Sabha election results at 8 AM on Thursday.