The day began with a deadly fire in Delhi's Vivek Vihar, where nine people died in a four-story building, with an AC blast suspected. Multiple outlets covered the tragedy throughout the day, focusing on building safety lapses. In West Bengal, tensions escalated ahead of the election results, with TMC alleging BJP vehicles near Mamata Banerjee's strongroom and BJP accusing TMC of leaking counting details. The Election Commission ordered repolling in Falta on May 21. Internationally, Iran's 14-point peace proposal sent via Pakistan was rejected by Trump, who threatened renewed strikes. Israel finalized a multi-billion-dollar deal to buy F-35 and F-15IA jets from the US. Nepal objected to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh, renewing a territorial dispute. The day also saw a cargo ship attacked near the Strait of Hormuz.