With this, the Congress has lost its last foothold in the north-east.
Former Union minister K V Thangkabalu, a senior Congress leader from Tamil Nadu, has decided not to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
Lack of organisational network and a strong disconnect with the rural population led to the Congress president's defeat in what until now had been described as a party stronghold.
The highest winning margin was registered by BJP candidate Subhash Chandra Baheria in Bhilwara who defeated Congress candidate Ram Pal Sharma with a margin of 6,12,000 votes.
'Between now and 2021, Bengal's politics could change irrevocably,' predicts Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attributed the impressive show by his party to the "alert voters" who he said rejected the 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) of opposition parties.
The party and its president, it seemed, were also unable to articulate their views effectively enough
The unfortunate thing is that the film will leave a poor impression of the IAF's and indeed of the armed forces's ability to handle sensitive social matters within their professional space, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
Even though she always knows what's happening, this was the first time she reviewed plans with party veterans.
Shah said, "Rahul baba cannot see development as he sports Italian spectacles."
The president also said that there should be no room in the country for the "intolerant Indian" as this nation has been a bastion of free though, speech and expression since ancient times.
The three, all from Trinidad and Tobago, read the epic for five nights at a function in Port of Spain.
The blame game has started in Maharashtra Congress over the party's unprecedented defeat in the state.
There are 17 post graduates, 29 graduates among 70 newly-elected MLAs.
Two women were elected to the balloting committee for the first time in the history of the prestigious club.
Iraqi PM ordered troops to end rebellion before elections in January.
At 49, she also becomes the first outside woman to hold a key position in a Wadia company.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Manikarnika, Rani of Jhansi.
Congress says it is not principally against cow protection but is against targeting Dalits and Muslims in the name of gau raksha.
The central government has announced national mourning on Monday.
'Two years ago, had I been given even a tiny hint that my genes were tipping the scale for the development of a disease that would lock me into my body, unable to move or breath normally on my own, I would have been sad, and probably mad.' 'So now I'm running as fast as I can -- from my wheelchair.' P Rajendran on the amazing but brief life of Rahul Desikan, medical pioneer.
BJP won 18 of the seats while the TMC won 22 of the seats.
There are limitations to milking national security, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
'The voter is cautioning the BJP not to take them for granted.'
The Samajwadi Party stormed to the power with 224 of the 403 assembly seats.
Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess. In the event that Chinese brands face curbs, two handset makers - Samsung and Apple - squarely stand to gain.
The 'NaMo wave' failed to influence voters in Tripura, which remained a Communist bastion with the Left Front retaining both the Lok Sabha seats with record margins and a vote share of 64.0 per cent.
'It is mind-boggling that a party can be in rigor mortis even after numerous electoral defeats,' observes Ramesh Menon.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who went on a whirlwind tour of the state to ensure the victory of his party candidates, described it as a "historic win". He attributed the victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and BJP chief Amit Shah's guidance.
Congress and SP tussle over 10 assembly seats in Amethi and Rae Bareli.
If the challenge of the government is to regain the confidence of the minorities, it has to first overpower its own unruly gangs and their heroic masters, says Sunil Varghese.
For Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who continues the Gandhi family legacy of active politics that began several generations ago, the formal entry into politics was two decades in the making.
Somaiya, an old BJP hand and one of its leading speakers on economic issues in Parliament, had been a trenchant critic of the Sena.
