Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: BJP fails to cross halfway mark; Mamata Banerjee demands PM Modi’s resignation

The Congress has put a spanner in the plans of the BJP to make a clean sweep in the northeastern states which have 25 Lok Sabha seats, as the grand old party is set to bag seven seats including two in violence-hit Manipur.

The BJP is likely to win 13 seats in these states.

In Manipur where the Congress could not open its account in 2019 general elections, its candidates Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and Alfred Kanngam S Arthur have won both Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur seats.

Out of 174/175

TDP: 135

Jana Sena: 21

BJP: 8

YSRCP: 9

Result of one more seat is yet to be declared

Here’s what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BJP’s headquarters in New Delhi:

• We will focus on ramping up investments in green energy and green mobility
• We will work towards making India the third largest economy
• Country has been becoming a part of the global supply chain. This was evident during the pandemic
• We have charted a new course in space exploration
• From climate change to food security, whatever global challenges we are facing, India will continue to focus on finding solutions for them
• A strong India will be a pillar for a strong global order
• Digital India initiatives and the use of technology have reduced corruption significantly
• NDA government’s focus will be on ending corruption and red tape
• For BJP workers, country comes first. And for us, service to nation is paramount
• We have developed India into the world’s third largest mobile manufacturing hub. Efforts will be made in areas of semi-conductors, and make defence sector self-reliant
• Women-led development has been on our agenda
• We have lifted 25 crore people out of poverty. We won’t stop till poverty becomes history in this country
• NDA government is committed to work towards everyone’s progress and development
• In this third term, I will work harder. This is Modi’s guarantee
• In the last 10 years, 12 crore people were provided with water and 4 crore poor got pukka houses
• This moment is emotional for me at the personal level. After my mom passed away, this is my first election

Addressing the party workers in the national capital, Modi said:

• Today’s victory is victory of Vikshit Bharat; a victory of 140 cr Indians
• I want to thank Election Commission of India. It has organised India’s largest elections in such a proficient manner in which 100 crore voters participated
• Today, every Indian is proud of India’s election mechanism
• There are several aspects of this mandate. After 1962, this is the first time that a government will be coming back to power for the third time
• In State Assemblies elections, NDA registered remarkable victories. In Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim, Congress has been wiped out
• Our performance in Odisha has been noteworthy
• BJP has won a seat in Kerala. Our workers in Kerala have made lot of sacrifices

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a strong government. He has led the party from the front. It is for the first time that a coalition group, under leadership of Modi, will form the government at the Centre,” Nadda added. 

He further said, “In Bengal we rose from 3 assembly seats to 77 seats. Today in Odisha, for the first time, BJP will be forming the government in the State.”

“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 on X.

“Chandrababu Naidu was also troubled by the BJP. When the INDIA coalition came the motive was to end this dictatorship. People were very angry that how can the BJP treat opposition in this manner. We will discuss on the Prime Minister post tomorrow,” said Uddhav Thackeray

“This victory of BJP for the third time is the result of the tireless hard work of our workers. For this victory, I congratulate the National President of BJP Mr. JP Nadda ji and all the BJP workers working hard in every part of the country. For BJP, its workers are its biggest asset. The hard work with which all of you have sought blessings of the people for Modi Ji by going door to door, street to street from North to South and East to West is truly commendable. I heartily congratulate all of you for this Herculean effort,” Amit Shah on X.

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I am giving support to all my I.N.D.I.A friends; and will also support who would want to join the block, she added.

“Congratulate the voters for this verdict to safeguard the Indian Constitution and the secular democratic character of our republic. A big setback for Modi govt and the BJP,” Yechury said on X.

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“Andhra Pradesh has given an exceptional mandate to NDA! I thank the people of the state for their blessings. I congratulate @ncbn Garu, @PawanKalyan Garu and the Karyakartas of @JaiTDP, @JanaSenaParty and @BJP4Andhra for this emphatic victory. We will work for the all-round progress of AP and ensure the state prospers in the times to come,” PM Narendra Modi on X.

“Thank you Odisha! It’s a resounding victory for good governance and celebrating Odisha’s unique culture. 

BJP will leave no stone unturned in fulfilling the dreams of people and taking Odisha to new heights of progress. 

I am very proud of all our hardworking Party Karyakartas for their efforts,” PM Modi said on X.

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“People have placed their faith in NDA, for a third consecutive time! This is a historical feat in India’s history.

I bow to the Janata Janardan for this affection and assure them that we will continue the good work done in the last decade to keep fulfilling the aspirations of people. 

I also salute all our Karyakartas for their hard work. Words will never do justice to their exceptional efforts,” Prime Minister Modi said on X.

The victory is not to trouble YSRCP but to lay the foundation for the progress of the State and welfare of over 5 crore people of Andhra Pradesh, the actor turned politician added.

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D K Suresh, brother of Deputy Chief Minister, and state Congress chief, D K Shivakumar, was defeated in the Bangalore Rural constituency, by BJP’s C N Manjunath on Tuesday, in a big blow to the ruling party in Karnataka.

“The Indian voter has spoken. And what a wise decision! This is a win for Indian democracy and a win for the Indian economy. Regardless of what happens over the next few days, we will have a strong opposition that forces the government to change course.”

Actor Kangana Ranaut, BJP’s candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat, has defeated her rival, Congress’s Vikramaditya Singh, by 74,755 votes.

Kangana polled 5,37,002 votes against 4,62,267 votes polled to King of erstwhile Rampur state, who is also the sitting state Public Works Minister and son of six times chief minister Virbhadra Singh and state Congress chief Pratibha Singh.

Kangana attributed her victory to the win of common man and the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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“The people of India have saved the Constitution and democracy. The deprived and poor population of the country stood with India to protect their rights. Congratulations to all the alliance partners and the lion workers of Congress.”

Defying all exit-poll predictions, the TMC raced ahead in 29 of West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, surprising political pundits, while the BJP struggled to reach double digits, leading in only 12 seats, and Congress won just one seat, according to the EC website.

If TMC’s leads translate into results, the party is set for its second-best performance in the state, following its 2014 victory when it won 34 seats.

As of 6 pm, the TMC had secured 46 per cent of the votes, up from 43 per cent in 2019.

In the last Lok Sabha polls, the TMC won 22 seats, the BJP 18, and the Congress two. Despite a vigorous campaign led by top BJP leaders, the party is poised to see a decline of seven seats, and a 2 per cent drop in vote share, having received 40 per cent of the votes in 2019.

All Adani Group companies’ stocks tumbled on Tuesday, with many firms hitting their lower circuit limit, as counting trends showed the ruling BJP may fall short of a clear majority in the Lok Sabha elections.

The combined market valuation of all the 10 listed firms eroded by ₹3.64 lakh crore, tracking sharp declines in the group companies.

Modi has lost his credibility. Happy that Narendra Modi does not have the majority. The mandate is against Modi, and he should take moral responsibility and step down as the Prime Minister, she added.

Referring to Kishori Lal Sharma’s win in Amethi constituency, Rahul Gandhi said Sharma has been closely connected with Amethi and his win was bound to happen....BJP won’t understand this. My sister Priyanka Gandhi also played a key role, he added.

Jailed independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh is poised to win from Baramulla Lok Sabha seat against former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Engineer Rashid, who is the founder of Awami Itihad Party was running as an independent candidate. By 3. 20 pm, Rashid was leading with 399070, while Omar was trailing with 180478. 

Rashid, a former MLA who represented north Kashmir’s Langate Assembly constituncy twice, was arrested in 2019 under Unlawful Activities ( Prevention) Act ( UAPA) and was lodged in Tihar Jail.

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We will have a meeting with the alliance of I.N.D.I.A partners tomorrow, says Rahul Gandhi

India’s poorest and the weakest stood up to save India’s constitution, he added.

“Our fight was to save the Constitution. It was there in my mind when they cancelled our bank account, when they put CM in jail...I believed that Indian citizens will stand together against this and this has become true. We respected all our partners of I.N.D.I.A. Congress Party gave a new vision to India,” Rahul Gandhi said in a press conference.

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This is a mandate against PM’s ideology. All our I.N.D.I.A partners worked together and campaigned in one voice. Our fight has not over. To save democracy, and progress of India, we will need to keep fighting. We will need to ensure Parliament functions properly and issues of Opposition parties are taken up, he added.

The results from Tamil Nadu are on expected lines. The DMK-led grouping, part of the I.N.D.I.A alliance, is leading in all but two of the 39 constituencies. The DMK itself is leading in all 22 it contested and its major partner, Congress, is leading in the nine constituencies in which it fielded its candidates. 

The BJP, which was expected to win at least two seats (Tirunelveli and Coimbatore), is not leading in any, but its alliance partner, PMK, is ahead of other contestants in Dharmapuri.

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Anurag Thakur defeated Congress’ SATPAL RAIZADA.

The BJP extended its lead to 28,887 votes in the lone Lok Sabha seat in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where the counting of votes was underway on Tuesday, according to the Election Commission.

BJP’s Bishnu Pada Ray secured 76762 votes, while his nearest Congress rival Kuldeep Rai Sharma bagged 47,875 so far.

Counting of votes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands was underway at Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM) in Port Blair.

Congress on Tuesday won three assembly bypoll seats in Himachal Pradesh and was ahead in one more seat, while the BJP was leading in two constituencies, as per the Election Commission.

Congress leaders from Lahaul and Spiti, Sujanpur and Gagret seats have won the elections while its candidate was leading in Kutlehar. BJP candidates are leading in Dharamshala and Barsar seats.

“This victory belongs to all of you, this is the victory of your trust in Prime Minister Modi and BJP, this is the victory of Sanatan and in the honour of Mandi,” Ranaut posted on Instagram

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BY Raghavendra with a margin of 243715, JDS’ Kumaraswamy with a margin of 284620 votes, and Mallesh Babu with a margin of 71388 voters.

From a brutal majority to a virtual battle for survival. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s electoral fortunes seem to have plummeted to unexpected depths within a span of five years, during which the outgoing Chief Minister launched a slew of populist measures.

Having floated his YSRCP in 2011 following the death of his father and charismatic late Chief Minister of the undivided Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhar Reddy, Reddy had to wait for another eight years before getting into the ruling saddle.

“We went to the Election Commission at short notice to convey a concern of ours. The main issue was about not updating parliamentary constituency data round by round in terms of votes counted and the results of that round. However, it was clarified that it is done Assembly segment-wise. Parliamentary constituencies have on average seven Assemblies and it is done each round in each Assembly segment. Different Assembly segments follow different speeds of counting and also updation which is why there is a lack of synchronism in parliamentary constituency on the whole.”

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Women candidates like Selja, Kangana Ranaut, Hema Malini, Dimple Yadav and Misha Bharti are leading by a significant margin in their respective constituencies in the general elections.

Amethi’s incumbent MP Smriti Irani and Sultanpur MP Maneka Gandhi are among MPs trailing by huge margin in their constituencies.

Kishori Lal Sharma, the long associate of the Gandhi family was given the responsibility of winning back the party’s once-held bastion.”This is the victory of the Gandhi family and the people of Amethi...the counting is still taking place, so I won’t call it a victory now,” Sharma told ANI

Of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is leading in seven, while the ruling Mahayuti is ahead in three constituencies.

As per the latest trends, the MVA is leading in Chandrapur, Amravati, Gadchiroli, Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Ramtek and Bhandara-Gondia.

Congress’s Chandrapur candidate, Pratibha Dhanorkar, is leading by more than one lakh votes against Maharashtra minister and BJP heavyweight, Sudhir Mungantiwar.

The ruling Mahayuti alliance is leading in Nagpur, Akola and Buldhana.

The BJP is way ahead of the Congress on all four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh, according to Election Commission data. BJP candidate from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut is leading by a margin of 71,857 votes over her Congress rival Vikramaditya Singh, while Union minister Anurag Thakur, seeking a fifth term from the Hamirpur seat, is ahead by a margin of 1,77,708 votes over Congress’ Satpal Raizada, the EC data showed.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that PM Narendra Modi should resign from the post accepting the responsibility of BJP’s defeat. 

Raut said INDIA alliance will think in “positive” way to form the government. “Maharashtra, UP and West Bengal have played a big role” said Raut adding that BJP will not be able to form the government. “ 

INDIA alliance will meet and discuss the next step. Rahul Gandhi’s performance is best compared to PM Modi” said Raut.

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1. Shivraj Chouhan - BJP (+780,000)

2. Amit Shah - BJP (+737,000) 

3. Abhishek Banerjee - TMC (+640,000)

4. Shankar Lalwani - BJP (+1175,000) 

5. Jyotiraditya Scindia - BJP (+550,000)

Kesineni Chinni (TDP) leading with a majority of 2.76 lakh votes.

“We are waiting for the final results. There is no harm in holding discussions with parties including TDP to form the government,” he told reporters in Kerala.

On the victory of Suresh Gopi, Venugopal said his popularity as an actor helped Gopi to win from Thrissur. However, the Congress will conduct a detailed enquiry on the defeat of K.Muralidharan, who came third in the elections. The reasons for 2 lakh votes gained by Sobha Surendran from Alappuzha will also be probed, he said.

He alleged that there was a major leakage in the vote bank of CPI (M) in favour of BJP.

In 32 seats, the difference between top two candidates is less 10,000 votes

Cong’s SALENG A SANGMA defeats National People’s Party AGATHA K SANGMA by over 1.55 lakh votes

Aam Aadmi Party leads in 2, wins 1 

JD(S) leads in 1, wins 1 

SP leads in 33 

Trinamool Congress leads in 29 

DMK leads in 21

TDP leads in 16 

JD(U) leads in 14

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AAP’s GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER defeated Cong’s SUKHPAL SINGH KHAIRA by over 1.72 lakh votes

“In Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj, Bansgaon, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar seats, district officials are being pressured to declare winners of the seats by calling them. Administrative officers should remember that the government is changing and this tampering with democracy will not be accepted,” Jairam Ramesh, Senior Congress leader stated on X

1. BJP leads in 78 seats 

2. ⁠BJD leads in 51 seats 

3. ⁠INC leads in 15 seats

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“INDIA partners will meet tomorrow. We will collectively decide about all the things. You have to wait for the next 2-3 days. We will have collective thinking about further steps,” said Pawar.

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Addressing the media, Pawar remarked that the election trends in Maharashtra were as anticipated, but those in Uttar Pradesh came as a surprise. He noted that Uttar Pradesh has set a new direction, suggesting a shift in people’s preferences. Pawar also commented on the campaign strategies, stating that the public has not embraced Modi’s approach of campaigning based on communal divisions. 

He said that he would discuss the with INDIA alliance partners about the next move. “ I had just discussed with Congress president Khargeji and Sitaram Yechuri. Still, we have to discuss with other alliance partners” said Pawar.

The BJP is leading in 19 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, election officials said.

BJD candidate is leading in one seat, and the Congress nominee in one constituency.

Union Minister and BJP candidate Dharmendra Pradhan, is leading from the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat by 85,917 votes over his nearest BJD rival Pranab Prakash Das.

BJP national spokesperson, Sambit Patra is also leading by 68,757 votes over his nearest rival Arup Patnaik of the BJD in Puri Lok Sabha seat.

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The party’s challenge in the state ends, however, with contender Rajeev Chandrasekhar conceding an insurmountable lead to a fourth-term seeking Shashi Tharoor of Congress. Suresh Gopi trounced his nearest rival VS Sunil Kumar from CPI, while Congress strongman K Muraleedharan ends up a poor third in Thrissur.

It is his third victory in a row as MLA of Hindupur

With trends showing the BJP ahead on 14 of the total 25 seats in Rajasthan, state Cabinet minister Kirodi Lal Meena Tuesday indicated he would keep his word on resigning from the post if his party loses any of the seven seats under his responsibility.

The BJP had won all the 25 seats in Rajasthan in the last two Lok Sabha elections, but the trends in these polls show the party’s tally coming down by more than 10 seats.

The emergence of the INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh and the corresponding decline of the Bhartiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is the deciding trend in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

At around 2 p.m, the INDIA bloc was well ahead of the BJP and its allies in Uttar Pradesh.

Samajwadi party was leading in 38 seats and Congress in 7, together were are leading in 45 of the 80 seats. On the other hand, BJP was ahead in 33 seats with very precarious margins. Its latest partner Rashtriya Lok Dal was ahead in one seat.

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United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), and Asom Gana Parishad are leading in one each. The state has a total of 14 LS seats.

He is leading by 14,926 votes over BJP rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Says voters will have to be wary of the designs of the BJP that stretched him to the limit in Thiruvananthapuram while managing to win from Thrissur. Acknowledges support from his traditional strongholds along the coastal belts that seemed to have bailed him out this time round as was the case in 2014.

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Karjol defeats Congress’ Chandrappa by 48121 votes, as per details uploaded on ECI website.

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The three-time MP had won with a margin of close to a lakh in 2019 but had admittedly found a tough match this time in Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar who forefeited a lead that peaked at 23,000 votes.

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The BJP was leading in all five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand on Tuesday on election results day, according to the Election Commission trends.

Ajay Bhatt is leading by 2,55,634 votes in Nainital, Ajay Tamta by 1,75,391 votes in Almora, Anil Baluni by 94,376 votes in Garhwal (Pauri), Trivendra Singh Rawat by 65,724 votes in Haridwar and Mala Rajya Lakshmi Shah by 1,35,632 votes in Tehri Garhwal.

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Former CM CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI defeats BJP’s SUSHIL KUMAR RINKU by over 1.75 lakh votes

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadhra tweets, “Kishori bhaiya (Kishori Lal Sharma, Amethi candidate), I never had any doubts, I was sure from the beginning that you will win. Hearty congratulations to you and my dear brothers and sisters of Amethi!.” 

Prakash had won last time with a margin of 1.5 lakh but his luck this time is hanging by the slenderest threat at 422 at 2.15 pm. Union Minister V Muraleedharan still trails at a poor third here. Meanwhile, the CPI(M) is leading in just one seat of Alathur.

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Kangana Ranaut , Hema Malini are leading in Mandi and Mathura respectively. Arun Govil trailing in Meerut , Suresh Gopi is leading in Thrissur. Manoj Tiwari is leading in Northeast Delhi seat, while Ravi Kishan leading in Gorakhpur.

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