“Indian Election Results 2024: Modi For The Third Time”

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Security Lense Indian Election Results 2024: Modi fame disappears as India Bloc gave tough competition to NDA and ended BJP Uttar Pradesh dominance.

Security Lense | News Blog | Updated June 05 2024

The Indian general election, spanning over six weeks, came to a close on Saturday, marking one of the most significant electoral events globally. With close to 970 million eligible voters among India’s massive population of over 1.4 billion, the stakes are high as voters select 543 members for the lower house of Parliament for a five-year term. The voting process occurred across more than a million polling stations, divided into seven phases, with multiple constituencies in various states voting on each designated day. This staggered approach facilitated the logistical challenge of transporting election officials and voting machines, as well as deploying tens of thousands of troops to maintain peace and prevent violence.

Election Results: In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led NDA secured a significant victory, clinching 292 seats and surpassing the Opposition alliance, known as INDIA, which managed to secure 232 seats. Despite the BJP’s stronghold in Uttar Pradesh, the INDIA bloc presented a formidable challenge, particularly in this crucial state. This electoral battle between the BJP and the INDIA bloc is indicative of a larger ideological confrontation shaping Indian politics.

Pre-election forecasts had largely anticipated a third consecutive term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party. However, the INDIA bloc’s vigorous campaign defied these expectations, putting up a resilient fight throughout the electoral process.

The BJP’s campaign strategy heavily relied on the charismatic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With his participation in over 200 public events, including rallies and roadshows, PM Modi emerged as the central figure in the party’s electoral efforts. On the other hand, the INDIA bloc organized joint rallies featuring various Opposition leaders, aiming to present a united front against the ruling party.

Overall, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections underscored the intense political competition in India, characterized by contrasting ideologies and spirited campaigns from both the ruling and Opposition camps.

Key Takeaways

Four states (UP, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka) have completely turned around the election. Uttar Pradesh was considered to be a fortress for BJP. There was a double engine government of Modi and Yogi. All the Hindutva experiments were done in UP. The temple of Ayodhya was formed in UP to gain support for the election. BJP candidate for Prime minister seat also contested election from UP. Despite all these efforts BJP has been reduced to half in UP. Their seats have decreased from 62 to around 30 in UP. The BJP loss in Ayodha is the most symbolic one showing Modi’s decreasing fame.

Second state is Tamil Nadu, BJP made a lot of efforts to open in this state. Modi also tried to gain soft support by speaking in Tamil in a public gathering. But still BJP failed to win a single seat in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has maintained their continuity like previous elections.

The third state is Bengal where everyone was expecting that BJP will become the number one party. In the last elections BJP won 18 seats in Bengal while Mamta Banerjee of All India Trinamool Congress won 22 seats. But in this election BJP has lost major seats in Bengal. Their tally has fallen from 18 to 12 while the All India Trinamool Congress will take 29 seats. There are a total of 42 seats in Bengal.

Fourth state that was completely shocked in elections in Karnataka. BJP has been reduced to half in Karnataka. In the last elections they had 25 seats in Karnataka but in this election BJP suffered a huge blow and collected only 10 seats.

SUMMARY

  • ·         Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory in the Indian election, despite falling short of his goal of securing 400 seats.
  • ·         His ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has secured at least 274 seats, surpassing the threshold needed to form a government.
  • ·         The dominance of BJP in Uttar Pradesh faces a tough challenge from the Indian bloc.
  • ·         This election, the largest in the world, took place over seven phases spanning six weeks, with nearly a billion registered voters participating.

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