GENERAL ELECTIONS 2009

Snap Shot:
Left ready to sit in Opposition
Sonia & Rahul speak to PM on key portfolios, say sources
Sources to CNN-IBN: No compromise on key portfolios
Finance, home, MEA, defence to be with Congress
Sonia congratulates PM Manmohan Singh
Left Front to sit in Opposition
Suresh Kalmadi leads from Pune
Gurudas Dasgupta leads from Ghatal
Sri Prakash Jaiswal leads in Kanpur
Sajad Gani Lone trails in Baramulla

10:55
Senior Congress leader Ambica Soni is extremely happy. She had predicted over 230 seats for the UPA. She thinks that the BJP committed a great blunder by attacking the PM Dr. Manmohan Singh.
10:42
Maharashtra - Neck and neck fight. But the Congress - NCP combine maintains a clear lead. It looks like the urban India has gone with the Congress. BJP still thinks that game is not yet over. Celebration has begun at the Congress head quarters and outside 10, Janpath, the residence of Sonia Gandhi.
10:34
Poll data analyst Rajeev Kharandikar had predicted the UPA's massive lead. He says that Tamilnadu and West Bengal data convinced him that UPA was ahead.
10:30
The trends from U.P and West Bengal are really really remarkable. TMC - Cong alliance sweeping West Bengal. Surprisingly, the BJP is leading in 3 seats.
10:22
DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran is full of confidence. Hoping to win over 30 seats in Tamil Nadu.
10:16
Dr.Manmohan Singh is most likely to become the PM once again. It will be a decisive victory for both Dr. Singh and UPA. Singh is Kiing again! It will be the end of Advani era in the BJP.
10:12
Two hours after counting started - UPA is ahead of NDA by a huge margin. Third Front distant third. First result has come from Lakshdweep. Congress has won.
9:48
Congress is doing very well in Delhi. Congress - NC leading in J&K. PDP is down. Congress/UPA doing well in Central and North India. Engaged in a neck and neck fight in South and Eastern India.
9:42
Getting initial trends from Maharashtra. Congress - NCP ahead. BJP should be worried, if the same trend translates into seats. BJP was expecting huge gains. BJP is not doing so well in M.P, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka. The Left Front suffers initial setbacks in West Bengal.
9:29
Fascinating initial trends. BJP and Congress are leading in U.P. They are ahead of BSP and SP. Congress is doing very well in Rajasthan. Neck and neck fight in Gujarat.
9:13
Initial trends of LS in A.P is in favour of Congress. Think the Chief Minister Dr. YSR Reddy is giving a good fight. A.P is the most watched state for both Assembly and LS results.
9:08
NDA's biggest ally JDU is making huge gains in Bihar as expected. Lalu Yadav himself is trailing in Saran. A strong pro-Nitish Kumar wave is sweeping Bihar. If he manages 25-30 seats, Nitish will be the most sought after leader in India.
9:01
One hour elapsed since the counting started. Neck and neck fight continues even after an hour. The neck and neck fight in Kerala continues.
8:50
If the same trend continues and finally translates into seats, India is likely to get a badly hung Lok Sabha. The Third Front is very much there.
8:46
Good news for BJP is coming from Karnataka and Jharkhand, where it is expected to do well. Counting is very fast in Karnataka and Kerala.
8:39
It is now looking a neck and neck fight. The Left is also leading in 4 seats in Kerala. It is really surprising.
8:32
Lord Meghnad Desai bets on the UPA. He still thinks that UPA will win.
8:25
The President Prathibha Patil invites three legal experts to Rashtrapati Bhawan for a discussion on the formation of the next government. She is keenly watching the Lok Sabha results. Her decision will be final.
8:21
Four leads from Karnataka. JDS is leading in 2 seats and Congress and BJP leading in 1 each.
8:18
First lead has come from Vishakhapatnam South Assembly seat. TDP is leading. These are initial trends. They may misguide us. Clearer picture is only after 11 AM.