Despite the political stability that the NDA's majority provides, the UBS report suggests a potential shift towards a more populist economic policy in Modi's third term, targeting the lower-income strata.
AAP-Congress alliance, which contested with a 4-3 seat-sharing arrangement, did not enthuse the voters of the nation's capital much. However, the INDIA bloc was able to make a dent in the BJP's vote share which reduced from 56.7 per cent in 2019 to 54.35 per cent in 2024. While the AAP got a
Hema Malini on Tuesday was elected for a straight third term in Lok Sabha from Mathura by securing 5,10,064 votes against her nearest rival, Mukesh Dhangar of the Congress, whose vote count of 2,93,407 votes.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the BJP-led NDA on their success in the 2024 general elections for the third consecutive term.
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.
US on Tuesday (local time) commended India on completing the world's largest electoral exercise - 2024 Lok Sabha polls spread over 44 days starting from April 19-June 1, and hoped for "continued close partnership" between the two countries after NDA's third consecutive win - Modi 3.0.
Noting the third consecutive win by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that post elections, it has been decided that the NDA government will be formed again for the third consecutive time.
"The Board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) congratulates the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on a historic third consecutive term in the 2024 Lok Sabha General Elections," the USISPF said in a statement.
The BJP-led NDA is set to form its third successive government at the Centre with the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday throwing up a verdict that also brought cheer to the opposition INDIA bloc as it put up a strong performance with Congress almost touching the 100-seat mark
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said that this year's election has demonstrated the essence of democracy, with the entire country eagerly awaiting the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India for the third time.
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.