As the INDIA bloc performed better than anticipated and the BJP fell short of the halfway mark of 272 seats in the Lok Sabha, DMK leader Kanimozhi on Wednesday said that the pattern of voting in the 2024 election is against the BJP government at the Centre.
In a significant political shift in Uttar Pradesh, after the Samajwadi Party won 37 seats while the Bhartiya Janata Party managed to clinch 33 seats, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav called the victory as "people-loved victory of INDIA alliance."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a third term, but the BJP will need to rely on the support of other parties in his coalition - JD (U) chief Nitish Kumar and TDP's chief Chandrababu Naidu, falling 32 seats short of the 272 majority mark - a stunning blow for the PM, who had hoped
BJP emerged victorious in all five Lok Sabha constituencies including Tehri, Haridwar, Nainital, and Almora in Uttarakhand for the third consecutive time. The BJP recorded a clean sweep in the state in the 2014 and 2019 general elections.
As per the latest numbers issued by the Election Commission of India, BJP won 30 seats and is leading on 211 seats. The Congress won 7 seats and is leading on 92 seats. JD(U) which is in alliance with the BJP is leading on 12 seats.
"I am happy with my victory but considering the communal politics going on in India and Modi ji had said that he is contesting all 543 seats, I am happy that these elections have been held against him. The performance in Bengal has also been good," Moitra said.
From Tripura West, BJP leader and former CM Biplab Kumar Deb won by a margin of over 6 lakh votes, while Kriti Devi Debbarman won in East Tripura by a margin of 4,86,819 votes.
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won all 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that the election result is the third win of PM Modi against corruption and nepotism.
"People who voted this time, are higher in number than the total population of many countries. The voters of Jammu and Kashmir, have showed great enthusiasm by showing record turnout. They have shown a mirror to those who tried to defame India globally," PM Modi said.
Senior Congress leader and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Tuesday that he expected the party to win more than 14 seats but the people "have given a message" as the party managed to win only 9 seats in the state in the Lok Sabha elections.