Wed, Dec 12, 2018
The BJP could win only around 61 seats from the rural parts of Rajasthan as against 141 it had won in 2013. On the other hand, Congress, which has promised a farmers` loan waiver, saw its number improving dramatically from just 20 in 2013 to 91 in 2018 in the rural belt.
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Tue, Dec 11, 2018
Earlier in the day, the S&P BSE index had fallen as much as 533 points to hit an intra-day low of 34,426, while the Nifty 50 had slipped 155 points to 10,334.
Mon, Dec 18, 2017
The greater number will return the BJP to power but it will be lower than the 150 targeted by the party in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pocket boroughs.
The Sensex touched a high of 33,801.90 points and a low of 32,595.63 points during the intra-day trade so far. The market breadth was bullish -- 1,472 advances and 1,182 declines.
Union minister Smriti Irani seconded him and said the victory was dedicated to booth-level party workers and those who voted for "good governance" and "development". Asked whether the Congress had given the party a tough fight, she said, "I feel 'Jo jeeta wohi Sikander'..."
The impact of poll trends was also witnessed in the country's stock markets as key indices on Monday went up substantially indicated a victory for the BJP in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
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