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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.
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Bangalore Rural: DK Suresh loses
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's brother and MP D K Suresh was defeated in Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 2,69,647 votes.
Eminent cardiologist and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's son-in-law Dr C N Manjunath of BJP won the seat.
As per arrangement between alliance partners BJP and JD(S), Manjunath contested on the saffron party ticket.
According to the Election Commission, Suresh, who was the sole Congress candidate to win the 2019 Lok Sabha election in Karnataka, got 8,09,355 votes, and Manjunath 10,79,002.
