After the Congress registered significant growth from its 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha election numbers, party leader Shashi Tharoor said on Wednesday that people wanted change, and it reflected in the votes.
Indian stock markets experienced a significant surge of over 3 percent by the closing session on Wednesday, bouncing back from the losses incurred during the election results.
The market capitalization of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) experienced a significant decline, post-parliamentary election results giving a weaker majority for PM Modi led NDA alliance.
Pointing out the electoral drubbings of the YSR Congress Party and the BJD, which, he said, were the B-teams of BJP, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday warned other regional parties against aligning with the BJP for they end up in the same fate.
Labelling the Lok Sabha election results as a "big setback for BJP", CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday said that the party's call for "400 paar" has crumbled as they failed to clinch a majority.
Pointing out the defeat of the BJP candidate from Faizabad, where Ayodhya Ram Mandir was situated, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari slammed the BJP, saying that the party is 'Vyapari' of Lord Ram not 'Pujari'.
As discussions continue about Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar potentially supporting a party after the BJP falls short of a majority to form a government, AAP leader Sanjay Singh commented on Wednesday that prior to 2019, Naidu had spoken out against "dictatorship."
CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday terms PM Modi led BJP party's inability to secure over 400 votes in the Lok Sabha election as a heavy setback for Narendra Modi.
After the declaration of the 18th Lok Sabha election results of Uttar Pradesh, in which the Samajwadi Party won 37 seats while Bhartiya Janata Party clinched 33 seats, BJP National General Secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam claimed that the voters of the state were illusioned by the opposition.
As the Bharatiya Janata Party registered a landslide victory in Odisha in the Lok Sabha election and secured a majority in the State Assembly, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday that people in the state instilled their faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As the Bhartiya Janata party rallies for support of alliances to form the government after falling short of majority, Telegu Desam Party (TDP) Chief Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday extended support to the BJP and affirmed that he is "a part of NDA".