Lok Sabha election results: BJP-led NDA ahead, early trends show
Exit polls predicted a comfortable majority for the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.
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The counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha election is underway. As per the early trends at 9.20 am, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 143 seats, data from the Election Commission showed.
The Congress was leading in 53 seats. Its INDIA bloc partner, the Samajwadi Party, was leading in 27 seats while the Aam Aadmi Party was leading in four. The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference’s was leading in one seat.
The Telugu Desam Party was leading in 10 seats while the Janata Dal (Secular) was leading in two. Both parties are the BJP’s allies.
The Naga Peoples Front and the Zoram People’s Movement were leading in one seat each. The Jammu & Kashmir People Conference’s was also ahead in one seat.
The counting of postal ballots started first, in accordance with the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961. The counting of votes polled with Electronic Voting Machines started at 8.30 am.
Polling across 542 parliamentary constituencies was held across seven phases between April 19 and June 1. The Lok Sabha has 543 seats and a party or coalition needs 272 seats to form the government.
Polling was not held in the Surat Lok Sabha constituency after the BJP candidate was elected unopposed before the elections in April. This came after the Congress candidate was...
