BJP's sitting MP from Indore Shankar Lalwani won on Tuesday by a record margin of 11,75,092 votes in a contest where NOTA created a record with 2.18 lakh voters opting for the 'none of the above' option in the Lok Sabha elections.

His victory margin is probably the highest in the country's electoral history, a BJP leader claimed. In Tikamgarh (SC) seat, Union minister Virendra Kumar emerged victorious as he defeated his Congress rival Pankaj Ahirwar by 4,03,312 votes.

Chirag Paswan, president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), on Tuesday afternoon asserted that he was "firmly" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While Paswan was leading from the Hajipur seat, candidates of his party were ahead of their rivals in four other constituencies in Bihar, according to the Election Commission.

Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is set to make a comeback to power in Andhra Pradesh with a landslide victory in both Assembly and Lok Sabha polls as per the early trends of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

As per the Election Commission data, the Janasena Party is leading on 19 seats, the BJP on 7 seats while the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) is leading on 13 seats in Andhra Pradesh.

With most exit polls projecting a win for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP-led) National Democratic Alliance, the party has planned victory celebrations on Tuesday evening with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to address party workers at the party’s national headquarters here. A road show is also in the works.

However, the leaders of the Opposition INDIA bloc, who have rejected the exit polls projections, are set to meet either on Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning in the capital to decide on their course of action.

Investors' wealth jumped Rs 12.48 lakh crore in morning trade on Monday as the benchmark equity index Sensex hit its lifetime high after exit polls predicted a massive win for the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha polls. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,777.58 points or 3.75 per cent to hit a record peak of 76,738.89 in early trade.

Following the huge rally in equities, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies climbed Rs 12,48,952.68 crore to hit an all-time peak of Rs 4,24,61,833.82 crore (USD 5.10 trillion) during the morning trade.

Adani stocks in focus:Shares of Adani group companies were in demand on Monday, zooming up to 16 per cent on the BSE in the intraday trade amid heavy volumes, on broad-based rally in the markets.

Market bulls were running amok on the Dalal Street as Exit polls predicted the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coming back with a landslide two-third majority.

A day after exit polls suggested a landslide win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha elections, the saffron party is planning a big ‘political’ event at Bharat Mandapam or Kartavya Path to celebrate the Lok Sabha election 2024 results.

The event, themed around India’s cultural heritage, may include a sound-and-light show and is expected to host 8,000-10,000 attendees, including foreign government representatives, according to a report by The Indian Express.

Traders using Zerodha, India's second-largest broking platform, faced significant disruptions this morning due to a technical glitch. Users are experiencing difficulties accessing Kite Web, and the platform's website is offline. The outage coincided with a remarkable surge in the stock market, as exit polls projected a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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Nifty Bank hits record high:Nifty Bank index soared as much as 4.09 percent to hit an all time high of 50,990 on Monday. However, the index is now trading off highs.

At 10:07 AM, Nifty Bank index was trading 2.87 per cent higher at 50,360,05 levels. By comparison, Nifty 50 index was trading 2.81 per cent higher at 23,163.30 levels

The BJP on Sunday returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh for the third time in a row, as the party won 46 seats in the 60-member assembly and secured a majority, Election Commission officials said.

Votes were counted for 50 assembly segments for which elections were held in the northeastern state along with Lok Sabha polls on April 19. The rest 10 seats were won by the saffron party uncontested.

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