Sonia Gandhi, party president has extended warmest congratulations on her behalf & on behalf of Congress to President-Elect, Joe Biden on his election as US President. She also offered Senator Kamala Harris her heartfelt congratulations on her election as the next VP: Congress.
"My sincere felicitations to Joseph R. Biden on his election as President of the United States of America and @KamalaHarris, as Vice President. I wish @JoeBiden a successful tenure and look forward to working with him to further strengthen India-US relations," President Ram Nath Kovind said.
"Congratulations @JoeBiden on your spectacular victory! As the VP, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights," PM Narendra Modi tweeted.
Delhi reports 6,953 fresh positive cases and 79 deaths today. The total number of positive cases in Delhi rises to 4,30,784. The total numbers of active and recovered cases are 40,258 and 3,83,614, respectively.
"This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started," Kamala Harris tweeted.
Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission has found 10 vice-chancellors of the private universities in the state ineligible.
The Mahagathbandhan, according to the India Today-Axis My India exit poll, is predicted to win 139-161 seats. The NDA is predicted to be restricted at 69-91 constituencies, whereas, the LJP is expected to win 3-5 seats.
Today's Chanakya has predicted the Mahagathbandhan to win 180 seats in the Bihar assembly elections 2020. The exit poll, on the other hand, predicted the NDA to be restricted at 55.
"I have tested COVID-19 negative. Will be back in office next week. Thank you everyone for your good wishes for my early recovery," RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das tweeted.
The grand alliance will emerge as the biggest alliance with 114-125 seats out of 243 seats in Bihar, according to exit poll results by TV9. The NDA of BJP and JD(U) could bag 110-120 seats, says the exit poll.
According to the Bihar exit poll results by Republic TV-Jan Ki Baat, the grand alliance of the RJD, Congress and Left parties is projected to win 118-138 seats out of 243 seats. The NDA, led by the BJP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U), will bag 91-117 seats, predicts the Bihar exit poll results by Republic TV-Jan Ki Baat.
According to the Bihar exit poll results of ABP News, the grand alliance of the RJD, Congress and Left parties will win 108-131 seats out of 243 seats. The NDA, led by the BJP and NDA, is predicted to bag 104-128 seats.
Incumbent US President Donald Trump on Friday stated that Joe Biden, Democratic Presidential candidate should not "wrongfully claim" victory in the presidential election. Notably, Biden has got more electoral votes and is edging closer to the numbers needed to become President. As of Friday evening, Biden had 253 electoral college votes, 17 short of the 270 needed to become President, and Trump had only 214, according to The New York Times.
The third phase of Bihar assembly elections on 78 constituencies is currently underway. The 78 seats are spread over the Kosi-Seemanchal region. The area comprises of a significant number of voters from the minority community. The main competition is between Mahagathbandhan comprising the Congress, the RJD and Left parties, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance. Bihar Elections Phase 3 Live Blog.
The Indian national capital clocked its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday, reporting over 7,000 new infections. The per-day count is highest since the onset of pandemic, and comes in the backdrop of consecutive hike in daily coronavirus numbers in the city. The cumulative tally of cases surged to 4.23 lakh.
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