LIVE | Modi's first response: 'Will script history in my third term'
BJP suffers stunning losses in 3 Hindi heartland states; set to form coalition government with TDP and JD(U)
The BJP suffered stunning losses in three Hindi heartland states, partial poll results showed on Tuesday (June 4), forcing the party to rely on allies to form the government after a bitter and divisive election that was projected as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity.
After 12 hours of counting of votes that began at 8 am, the Bharatiya Janata Party, whose candidates had contested in the name of Modi, won or was ahead in 240 seats to emerge as the single largest party, a far cry from the 303 it had won last time in the 543-member Lok Sabha to mark the return of coalition politics.
BJP's key allies N Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) were leading or winning 16 and 12 seats in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar respectively. With the support of its other allies, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was on course to reach the 272-majority mark.
The TDP swept the assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, dislodging YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP. In Odisha, the BJP landed a stunning victory against the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD.
Modi described the NDA's expected majority as a historic feat in India's history, noting that people have placed their faith in the ruling alliance for a third consecutive term.
The Congress-led INDIA alliance, forged together by their common opposition to the BJP and its ideology, was leading in about 234 seats.
The Federal has been offering in-depth coverage of Election 2024, in text and video. Visit the page here.
More updates
Live Updates
- 4 Jun 2024 8:14 PM IST
BJP's Arun Govil from Meerut
BJP candidate Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram in the popular TV serial Ramayana, won from the Meerut Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, defeating his nearest rival Sunita Verma of the Samajwadi Party.
Govil won by a margin of 10,585 votes.
He secured 5,46,469 votes, SP's Sunita Verma got 5,35,884 votes and BSP's Devvrat Kumar Tyagi got 87,025 votes
- 4 Jun 2024 8:13 PM IST
Siddaramaiah: 'There was no Modi wave anywhere'
"The BJP may be the single largest party, but it has not got a simple majority. There was no Modi wave anywhere, which means that it is very clear that his popularity has diminished," Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said in Bengaluru.
"I don’t know whether they will form the government or step down but BJP has no simple majority to form the government headed by Narendra Modi," he added.
- 4 Jun 2024 8:09 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: A Raja wins from Nilgiris
DMK leader and former Union Minister A Raja won from the Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, defeating Central Minister L Murugan by a margin of 2,40,585 votes, according to the Election Commission.
Raja, who established a clear lead since the counting of votes was taken up in the morning, secured 4,73,212 votes while Murugan polled 2,32,627 votes. AIADMK's D Logesh Tamilselvan finished third, obtaining 2,20,230 votes.
- 4 Jun 2024 8:02 PM IST
Banaskantha (Gujarat): Congress's Geniben Nagaji Thakor wins by 30,406 votes
This is Congress's first LS seat win in 10 years in the state
- 4 Jun 2024 7:51 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy resigns
Jagan's party YSRCP lost in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls. TDP has emerged as the single largest party.
