India Election Results 2024: NDA set to form govt with 293 seats while INDIA bloc gave a show with 232

Despite securing only 9 out of 28 seats it contested in Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, the BJP maintained a vote share of 26.18 per cent, a slight decrease from its 2019 performance of 27.84 per cent when it clinched 23 seats out of 25, as reported by PTI

The BJP polled 14,913,914 votes this time.

In stark contrast, Congress, contesting 17 seats, emerged as the leading party in Maharashtra with 16.92 per cent of the votes, winning 13 seats, a significant improvement from its 16.41 per cent vote share in the previous elections, where it won just one seat out of 26 contested.

The Congress bagged 9,641,856 votes this time.

The BJP's ally, the Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, secured 12.95 per cent of the votes, winning 7 out of 15 contested seats, gathering 7,377,674 votes. Meanwhile, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, contesting four seats, clinched one with a modest vote share of 3.60%, bagging 2,053,757 votes.

More than 43,000 voters opted for the 'None of the Above' (NOTA) option in the Lok Sabha polls in Haryana where the ruling BJP and the Congress won five seats each, as reported by PTI

The Election Commission data showed that 43,542 voters (0.33 per cent of total votes polled) pressed the NOTA option, with Faridabad constituency recording the maximum number of such votes at 6,821.

As per the EC data, the least number of voters (2,320) used NOTA option in the Sonipat seat.

In Ambala constituency, 6,452 voters used NOTA, 5,287 in Bhiwani-Mahendragarh seat, 6,417 in Gurgaon, 3,366 in Hisar, 3,955 in Karnal, 2,439 in Kurukshetra, 2,362 in Rohtak and 4,123 voters used the option in Sirsa seat.

Nearly 65 per cent of the over two crore voters had cast their vote when polling was held for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in the sixth phase of general elections on May 25. 

The final results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections arrived with multiple plot twists as the INDIA bloc reached an impressive figure of 232 seats. Now, all eyes are on the BJP, which will need the help of its allies to form a government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. If the BJP forms the government at the Centre, Modi will equal Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s record of holding the PM’s chair for the third consecutive time.

As the results were declared on Tuesday, there were multiple seats where the final margin between the top two candidates was less than 10,000. However, some leaders sailed through their constituencies to register thumping victories while also breaking the record for the highest margin of victory in a Lok Sabha election – 6.96 lakh votes, set by BJP’s Pritam Munde in a 2014 bypoll in Maharashtra’s Beed.

From Western Uttar Pradesh to Purvanchal, the BJP suffered losses in the Lok Sabha polls securing only 33 compared to 62 seats it got in the 2019 general election, as reported by PTI. 

The BJP, which romped to power in 2019 on the back of an unequivocal mandate from UP, winning 62 of its 80 seats, was cut to size this time and had to be content with only 33 seats.

Bundelkhand, considered UP's most backward and driest region, threw the most telling verdict for the BJP.

Of the region's five seats -- Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur, Banda and Fatehpur --, BJP managed to wrest only one -- Jhansi. The party had swept the region winning all five seats in 2019.

From the Purvanchal region, which has such key constituencies as Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, and Mirzapur, BJP won 10 seats, down from 18 the last time. SP got 14 seats, while Apna Dal and Congress secured one seat each, from this region.
Even though Prime Minister Narenda Modi made a hat-trick from Varanasi, his victory margin came down to 1.52 lakh from 4.79 lakh in 2019.

Braj (Mathura, Hathras etc) was less harsh on the ruling party, which won five seats from the region, down from seven in 2019. SP won three seats here.

Over 67,000 voters opted for the None of the Above (NOTA) in Punjab where Congress registered an impressive victory in the Lok Sabha polls by winning seven out of 13 seats, as reported by PTI. 

The Election Commission data showed that 67,158 voters (0.49 per cent of total votes polled) pressed the NOTA option.
Fatehgarh Sahib reserve constituency saw the maximum number of voters (9,188) rejecting the candidates.

In Patalia, 6,681 voters pressed NOTA while in Anandpur Sahib 6,402 voters used the option.

A total of 6,100 voters in Ferozepur exercised the NOTA option, followed by 5,552 in Hoshiarpur, 5,076 in Ludhiana, 4,933 in Bathinda, 4,743 in Jalandhar, 4,143 in Faridkot, 3,830 in Sangrur, 3,714 in Amritsar, 3,452 in Khadoor Sahib and, 3,354 in Gurdaspur, the EC data showed.

The Congress dealt a body blow to the ruling AAP and the opposition BJP and SAD, winning seven of the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the high-stakes polls in Punjab even as two independents registered a surprise victory.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 25 out of 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat but its vote share has fallen to 61.86 per cent from 63.11 per cent in the 2019 elections, as per the Election Commission data, as reported by PTI. 

The combined vote shares of the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the two INDIA bloc partners which contested in 25 constituencies, stood at 33.93 per cent. Of this, Congress' vote share was 31.24 per cent and the AAP's 2.69 per cent.

Congress managed to wrest one seat- Banaskantha- from the BJP in a neck-and-neck fight, halting the BJP's attempt to achieve a third consecutive win in all 26 seats on the home turf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

In the 2019 elections, when Congress contested on its own without any alliance and drew a blank, it had registered a vote share of 32.55 per cent, the EC data showed.

Delhi reposed its faith in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a third time in a row, with the party winning all seven seats in the city again.

The BJP had won or was leading in 240 seats at midnight on Tuesday, short of the majority mark of 272 by a long way. It will have to depend on its pre-poll allies, the top four being the Telugu Desam Party led by Chandrababu Naidu, the Janata Dal (United) led by Nitish Kumar, Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) led by Chirag Paswan.

The Eighteenth Lok Sabha will look quite different from the Seventeenth. Physically, the BJP will occupy one-fifth less space than it did in the second term of the Modi government during 2019-24.

In the final tally of Uttar Pradesh released by the Election Commission, the INDIA alliance led by Samajwadi Party and Congress won 43 seats, while the BJP-led NDA secured 36 seats. SP got a majority in 37 seats while Congress wrested six seats from the NDA. BJP won 33 seats while its allies RLD won two and Apna Dal (Soneylal) won one constituency. Notably, the NDA had won 64 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh.

The NDA led by the BJP has crossed the majority mark of 272 by winning 273 seats until now, PTI reported. As per the Election Commission’s data, BJP has won 237 seats while it is leading in four others. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has won 14 seats and is ahead on 2 others. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal (United) has won 12 constituencies in Bihar.

Making inroads in the state of Kerala, BJP for the first time won a parliamentary constituency led by Suresh Gopi in Thrissur. Gopi won the seat by a margin of 74,686 votes, defeating the nearest candidate VS Sunilkumar of Communist Party of India.

BJP is poised to win all the seven parliamentary seats in Delhi, repeating its 2014 and 2019 election performances. As per the results declared by the Election Commission, BJP has already won 5 seats while it is leading on 2 others.

INDIA alliance is leading in Maharashtra with a total of 29 seats. Congress is ahead on 13 seats, while Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackrey) is leading on nine seats. Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), which is spearheaded by Sharad Pawar, is winning seven seats. The NDA led by BJP is ahead on 10 seats, while Shiv Sena at 7 and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party at one seat.

Incumbent Maneka Gandhi, who was contesting on BJP ticket, has lost the Sultanpur constituency which comes in Uttar Pradesh by a margin of 43,174 votes as per the latest Election Commission’s data. Samajwadi Party’s Rambhual Nishad has won the seat after receiving a total of 4,44,330 votes. Sultanpur constituency was earlier represented by Maneka’s son Varun Gandhi (2014-19).

National Democratic Alliance in Bihar is comfortably placed with 30 seats in lead, wherein BJP is leading at 12, while CM Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) is also leading on 12 seats. Another NDA ally, Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas), led by Chirag Paswan is leading on 5 seats. Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) is leading on one seat.

Rahul Gandhi addresses media after INDIA's impressive performance. Check what he said here. 

INDIA has once again widened their lead in Uttar Pradesh, as they are now ahead on 41 seats, while NDA is ahead on 38 seats.

As of the moment, NDA is highly unlikely to cross 300 seats mark, as they continues to stroll in 290s.

NDA is set to go seatless in Punjab, as Congress and AAP continues to lead with 7 and 3 seats, respectively.

NDA is leading on all the 29 seats of Madhya Pradesh, as per the latest numbers from India Today.

INDIA is now leading on all 39 seats of Tamil Nadu, along with an impressive national show.

BJP is inching towards 50 confirmed seats, as they have now been announced winners on 48 seats so far, as per ECI's numbers. While Congress has been announced the winners of 16 seats.

With a win of 12 seats and leading on 87, Congress is set to win at least 99 seats, which is significantly higher than their 2019 numbers of 52. 

The electoral battle of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Telangana intensifies, as both NDA and INDIA are currently ahead on 8 seats each.

PM Narendra Modi, after trailing for a brief period of time, has defeated his Congress counterpart Ajay Rai by 1.5 lakh votes.

As BJP have only managed to take lead on 240 seats, as of 5.00 P.M., they will be in dire need of their alliance parties to form the central government for third time in a row.

As per ECI reports of 5:00 P.M., BJP has won 21 seats while Congress have won 4 seats.

BJP-led who was once trailing significantly in Uttar Pradesh have started to close the gap with INDIA, as the former is now ahead on 39 seats, while the latter is ahead on 40.

Samajwadi Party continues to keep BJP in check with continues lead in Uttar Pradesh.

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In Rajasthan NDA is leading on 14 seats, INDIA is leading on 10 seats, while others are leading on one seat.

In Kerela UDF is leading on 16 seats,while NDA and LDF are leading on two seats each.

In Maharastra, INDIA is leading on 27 seats, BJP is leading on 20 seats, while others are leading on one seat.

In West Bengal TMC is leading on 30 seats, BJP on 11 seats, while Congress is leading on one seat.

In the state of Uttar Pradesh INDIA is on top by leading on 42 seats. NDA is leading on 37 seats while others are leading on one seat.

In Bihar, NDA is leading with 33 seats, while INDIA is leading on 7 seats.

NDA and INDIA are now inching towards their final numbers as they are leading on 297 and 229 seats, respectively.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi won from the Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh; he is leading from Kerela's Wayanad seat.

Check out the detailed live updates of Uttar Lok Sabha election results here.

As of 3:18 P.M. NDA is leading on 293 seats while already winning three, INDIA is leading on 228 with already one confirmed win and others are leading on 18, as per the official numbers from NDTV. 

INDIA alliance who is pushing the boundries across the states is still struggling to pen their tally in Andhra Pradesh, as BJP and YSRCP are leading on 21 and 4 seats respectively.

NDA is set to written both thier seats in Arunachal Pradesh as they are currently enjoying a comfortable lead on both Arunachal East and Arunachal west seat.

BJP pushes through to even the Haryana battle field with Congress, as both parties are now leading on 5 seats each.

Congress confirms thier first victory of 2024 Lok Sabha seat as Charanjit Singh Channi wins Jalandhar seat.

INDIA extends thier lead in Uttar Pradesh to 44, while NDA drops down to 35.

NDA loses the 300 mark again as INDIA continues to better their numbers.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won 303 seats, while Congress had to settle down with just 52. However, in the 2024 election results so far, BJP is leading on 338 seats and has already won 2, taking their total numbers to 240, while Congress is leading on 97 seats. (Numbers from ECI at 14:02)

BJP's Manju Sharma has won from Rajasthan's Jaipur seat, their confirmed number to 2 (BJP won in Surat uncontested).

As per the official numbers from India Today, NDA cross the 300 seats mark for a brief period of time before again dropping down to 290s.

UDF is currently leading 16 seats in Kerela and is set to get the majority in the state. Meanwhile, NDA and LDF are both leading on 2 seats each.

INDIA is now leading comfortably in Maharashtra, with 30 seats set to go in their favour.

NDA continues to cross the 300 mark, as it continues to loom around in 290s.

NDA with lead on 10 seats is having a comfortable lead over INDIA who are leading on a single seat in the state.

INDIA gets another boost as they are set to win the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the union territory of Chandigarh.