Rajnath Singh expresses gratitude to party workers for BJP's 'success' in Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the party workers for the third consecutive victory of the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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"The success of BJP in the Lok Sabha elections for the third time in a row is the victory of the sweat and hard work of the party workers. All the workers have made their best and tireless efforts throughout the country under the guidance of BJP National President Shri @JPNadda ji. For this, I congratulate all the BJP workers and express my gratitude to them," Rajnath Singh said in a post in Hindi on X.
Meanwhile, Rajnath Singh on Tuesday also won the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat third time in a row by defeating Samajwadi party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra by over one lakh and 30 thousand votes.
The poll body said that Rajnath Singh polled 6,12,709 votes while Ravidas Mehrotra obtained 4,77,550 votes. Mohammad Sarwar Malik of Bahujan Samaj Party got 30192 votes.
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP is ahead in 293 seats, while the INDIA bloc is leading in 232 seats, indicating significant gains for the latter, according to the latest trends.
The Congress, which secured only 52 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, is currently leading in 99 seats, while the BJP is ahead in 240 seats.
The BJP had won a majority on its own in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, securing 282 seats in 2014 and improving its tally to 303 seats in the 2019 elections.
Setting a target of winning 370 seats in the 2024 general elections, the BJP-led NDA, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, contested the Lok Sabha elections for a third consecutive term in office.
The polls were held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1. (ANI)