Thread by @ashwinskumar

JUST IN:
2 Redbull trucks make their way into Republic TV studio premises.

Arnab walking so much, he might accidentally stray into the Times Now studio nearby.

Sources: Arnab has signed up the Ferrari Formula One Pitstop team to keep him going during the 10 second breaks which Republic will have today.

LIVE:

2 fire engines on standby outside NDTV studios.

LIVE: Swiggy bikes to be permitted right up to panel desks in Republic studios.

LIVE:
India TV crew on high alert, to look out for alien invasions today.

LIVE:

Rahul Kanwal taking surfing lessons at a Thailand beach, will do that on camera with Rahul Gandhi in case latter arrives there today evening.

LIVE:

Amit Shah, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Sam Pitroda glued to Times Now, in secret room at BJP HQ.

LIVE:

Congress spokespersons made to write "Collective responsibility" impositions 100 times ahead of counting.

LIVE:

Moon Moon Sen blasts bed tea server, says one cup not sufficient today.

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Doctors on alert at BJP HQ, continuously monitoring Nitin Gadkari's sugar levels.

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Arnab's speech speed exceeds studio laptops' processor speed.

LIVE:

"Fingers crossed. Hoping Hillary wins!" - Farhan Akhtar.

LIVE:

Massive lead for Kanhaiya Kumar at The Wire office.

LIVE:

Narendra Modi trailing in HTN news office.

LIVE:

HDK inspects glycerine stocks at his residence.

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MakeMyTrip, Trivago agents enter into a scuffle outside Rahul Gandhi's office over Thailand ticket deals.

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Prakash Raj reliving Vasoolraja MBBS character, laughing hysterically to cope up.

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Imran Khan orders Pak armed forces to turn NDTV off & remain on high alert.

LIVE:

Daler Mehndi warming up at BJP HQ, will break into a Bhangra anytime soon.

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Turkey Stock Exchange closely watching Rajasthan results.

LIVE:

Chandrababu Naidu meets Prakash Raj, says no one else remaining, to meet with.

JUST IN:

RCB team management summoned to Cong HQ, to give urgent pep talks.

BREAKING:

Sagarika Ghose appeals for cracker-free celebrations.

LIVE:

Twitter India minutes away from suspending the ECISVEEP handle.

LIVE:

News18 coverage crosses 18 viewers

LIVE:

Yashwant Sinha, MM Joshi, Arun Shourie, Ram Jethmalani, Shatrugan Sinha gather at LK Advani's residence, closely watch HTN news.

LIVE:

Nitin Gadkari & Anand Ranganathan exchange blows at BJP HQ, over Laddoo vs Mysore Pak.

LIVE:

Justin Trudeau seeks appointment with Akshay Kumar, for an apolitical interview.

LIVE:

AAP headed for a landslide victory at @TheUnRealTimes office.

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Donald Trump scheduled to prefix his name with "Chowkidar" in a couple of hours.

JUST IN:

Amit Shah's diktat ends, PM Modi given permission to talk about clouds and radars.

LIVE:

Resorts across country remove surge pricing.

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Rahul Gandhi calls up Nita Ambani, asks her for her secret mantra to chant.

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Aroon Purie instructs India Today to postpone today's "Rahul has come of age" draft publication to 2024.

LIVE:

Overheard at BJP HQ:

Modi: Can I talk about my 80s emails and digital camera now at least?

Shah: No. Never again.

LIVE:

Har minute ek neta ke pass hai lead,
Dant ko brush nahi Kiya to gums karenge bleed!

- Baba Sehgal.

LIVE

OpIndia office asks lawyers to go home, discards all anticipatory bail applications.

LIVE:

Rajinikanth to soon take a call on whether to watch today's election coverage or not.

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Patanjali to manufacture EVMs next, after jeans.

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Whoever has the numbers will form the government. - H Bhogle

LIVE:

I salute the election commission,
Which was on the mission,
To facilitate the democracy's emission,
Without the omission!

- T Rajendar

JUST IN:

POLL this time means:

Pounding
Of
Left
Liberals.

- V Naidu

EXPLOSIVE:

SatyaHindi's Mega election debate coming up in a few minutes, with Mogu, Chhotu and Billo.

JUST IN:

AAP rejects election results, says they're not in line with their internal survey.

LIVE:

Yogendra Yadav reaches EC office, will demand raw data.

BUZZ:

PM Modi and Vivek Oberoi's oaths may be broadcast together

SOURCES:

Pidi to address a press conference soon.

JUST IN:

Sahitya Akademi allots 24-hour window to reclaim returned awards.

LIVE:

"Akhilesh for 2024!" slogans heard at the ET office.

JUST IN:

Congress workers in Thailand launch search for meditation caves.

LIVE:

TN BJP sacks all admins.

JUST IN:

NewsX declares holiday, employees switch to watching Republic TV.

FLASH:

Arnab has lost 5 kgs.

LIVE:

Javadekar promises completed NEP for 2024.

LIVE:

The Telegraph shuts down for the day.

SOURCES:

Next year's Bharat Ratna may be conferred on Aiyar, Padma Vibhushan to Sam likely.

LIVE:

Shankar Mahadevan reaches Republic TV studio, will record a new version of Breathless with Arnab.

JUST IN:

Shobhaa De calls for Raghuram Rajan to take over Congress leadership.

JUST IN:

Deve Gowda goes in for an afternoon nap.

LIVE:

Swarajya office sends fresh set of #RepealRTE petitions to PM Narendra Modi along with flowers.

LIVE:

PC Mohan gifts Dr. Subramanian Swamy a carton of champagne bottles, for his #KuchBhi debate against Prakash Raj.

BREAKING:

Hand pump outside Republic TV studio found broken.

THE END:

"Well, uh, ladies & gentlemen, it has been a remarkable day - over 543 seats polled all the way down to the wire ... and in the end, it can only be said the game of democracy is the winner." - Ravi Shastri.

Well, this was new ...and a lot of fun! 🙂
Thanks again, to all of you for keeping this going.

I'm off now, to meet URT readers in Chennai.
So here's signing off from this thread!

Cheers 🙂🙏

PS - as always, I'll respond individually to everyone later!