Thursday , December 26 2024

Rishi Sunak announces resignation from the post of Prime Minister amid signs of defeat of Karma

UK Election Live Updates: The results of the general elections in Britain have started coming out. These election results are going to prove to be the biggest setback for Indian-origin Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. As expected, the main opposition Labour Party is heading towards a landslide victory in the British general elections. Initial results show that the Labour Party has won 102 seats while the ruling Conservative Party has managed to win only nine seats so far.

Results of 100 seats declared

In the initial results of the counting of votes, results of more than 100 out of 650 seats have come so far. In such a situation, it seems certain that Labour Party leader Keir Starmer will become the Prime Minister. Amid the fear of defeat, Rishi Sunak announced that I will resign from the post of Prime Minister tomorrow.

Exit polls also indicate Sunak's defeat

Exit polls after the first voting closed also predicted a landslide victory for the Labour Party. The BBC-Ipsos exit poll claimed that Keir Starmer's Labour Party would win 410 seats, while the Conservative Party led by incumbent PM Rishi Sunak was projected to win just 131 seats.