The Election Commission has declared results for all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP winning 240 seats and the Congress 99.
The Election Commission has declared results for all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP winning 240 seats and the Congress 99.
Though the BJP-led NDA has crossed a majority mark, the alliance’s strength reduced from its 2019 tally as the opposition INDIA alliance put up a strong performance, riding on the gains by its constituents with Congress also showing resilience in the crucial electoral fight.
The Lok Sabha has 543 members. However, votes were counted for 542 seats after the BJP’s Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed.
Following are the number of seats won by BJP-led NDA and Congress-led INDIA block in all states and Union Territories in the Lok Sabha elections, according to the Election Commission website:
Following are the number of seats won by parties:
BJP – 240
Congress – 99
Samajwadi Party – 37
Trinamool Congress – 29
DMK – 22
Telugu Desam Party – 16
JD 12
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackrey) – 9
NCP 8
Shiv Sena – 7
Lok Janshakti Party 5
YSRCP – 4
RJD – 4
CPI 4
Indian Union Muslim League – 3
AAP – 3
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha – 3
Janasena Party – 2
CPI (ML) 2
JD 2
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi – 2
CPI – 2
Rashtriya Lok Dal – 2
National Conference – 2
United People’s Party, Liberal – 1
Asom Gana Parishad – 1
Hindustani Awam Morcha 1
Kerala Congress – 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party – 1
NCP – 1
Voice of the People Party – 1
Zoram People’s Movement – 1
Shiromani Akali Dal – 1
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party – 1
Bharat Adivasi Party – 1
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha – 1
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam – 1
Aazad Samaj Party 1
Apna Dal 1
AJSU Party – 1
AIMIM – 1
Independent – 7
Ahead of the counting of votes, the Exit Polls have predicted a strong show by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a setback for the opposition’s INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha elections.
