Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 highlights: 'Our fight is not over,' says Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge
Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a third straight term in power, while the Opposition under the umbrella of the INDIA bloc is seeking to wrest power from the ruling party.
The Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats of the lower house were held across seven phases and the counting of votes has commenced. The Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a third straight term in power, while the Opposition under the umbrella of the INDIA bloc is seeking to wrest power from the ruling party. Meanwhile, all the exit polls have predicted the BJP returning to power with a resounding majority, with further inroads in Odisha, West Bengal and southern states.
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BJP-led NDA crosses half-way mark by winning 273 seats in Lok Sabha elections
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav wins Kannauj Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 1,70,922 votes
Gurgaon (Haryana) seat won by BJP - Rao Inderjit Singh by 75079 votes
'INDIA bloc meeting on Wednesday will decide on PM's face': Uddhav Thackeray
PM Modi addresses BJP workers
" ...On this sacred day, it is confirmed that NDA is making govt for the 3rd time. We are grateful to the people...," he said.
PM Modi's first reaction on Lok Sabha elections result, says 'People have...'
BJP Gautam Buddha Nagar candidate Mahesh Sharma won by 559472 votes
'We are going to have a meeting with our INDIA alliance partners tomorrow': Rahul Gandhi
"We respect our alliance partners and we won't make statements to press without asking them," he said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi: "We fought this election not just against BJP but also the institutions, the governance structure of the country, the intelligence agencies CBI &EDI, judiciary because all these institutions were captured by Amit Shah & Narendra Modi ji..."
Kangana Ranaut receives the winning certificate as she wins from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Lok Sabha seat
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor wins from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat
"This election results are 'janta ka result'...It is clear this mandate is against Modi ji. This is his moral and political defeat," says Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.
PM Modi wins from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat by 1,52,513 votes margin
Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan of Madhya Pradesh wins Vidisha seat, BJP bags Indore by a whopping margin.
Independent Candidate Mohmad Haneefa wins Ladakh Lok Sabha seat
BJP candidate Arun Govil leading by 11398 votes in Meerut (UP) Lok Sabha seat
BJP sitting MP Shankar Lalwani wins by record margin of 11,75,092 votes from Indore Lok Sabha seat2,18,674 votes for NOTA from the seat.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury trailing from Behrampore seat
Former cricketer and TMC candidate Yusuf Pathan leading by 59351 votes from the seat
TMC leads in Bengal
TMC has put up a stellar performance in West Bengal. TMC’s Krishnanagar candidate Mahua Moitra currently leads by a margin of over 65,000 votes. Abhishek Banerjee extended his lead to over 5 lakh votes in Diamond Harbour. Asansol candidate Shatrughan Sinha leads by a margin of over 36,000 votes.
BJP's Manju Devi wins Jaipur BJP’s Manju Sharma has won the Jaipur seat from Rajasthan by a margin of 33,1767 votes. She was fighting against Pratap Singh Kachariyawas of the Congress.
Congress candidate Charanjit Singh Channi has secured a win from the Jalandhar seat with a 164903 votes lead.
Prajwal Revanna losesRape-accused JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna loses Hassan seat by 44,000 votes to Congress' Shreyas Patil
BJP's Maneka Gandhi trails from SultanpurBJP MP and candidate from Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Maneka Gandhi trailing by a margin of 10,078 votes.
Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Rambhual Nishad leading here. Counting underway.
Congress marginally leads AAP in Punjab Lok Sabha elections
In Punjab, the Congress is marginally leading in vote share with 26.45 percent, narrowly surpassing the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has garnered 26.43 percent.
Rahul Gandhi leads in Rae Bareli, Smriti Irani trailing in AmethiUnion Minister Smriti Irani is currently trailing by 30,000 votes in Amethi, from where she was seeking re-election. Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma is ahead of her, according to the Election Commission.
Meanwhile, Congress candidate Rahul Gandhi is currently leading by 50,589 votes in Rae Bareli, ahead of BJP candidate and Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Singh.
BJP heading for clean sweep in Madhya Pradesh, leads in all 29 seatsDigvijaya and Nakul Nath trailing.
Kerala Election Results: Congress leads in 16 seats, LDF in 2, BJP in 2
BJP-JD(S) in 20 of 28 seats, INDIA bloc leading in 8 seats in Karnataka
BJP ahead in 12 seats, JD(U) leads in 7In a setback to NDA, BJP ahead in 12 seats, JD(U) leads in 7 of the 40 seats.
Gaya: HAM(S) candidate Jitan Ram Manjhi ahead with 8159 votes.
'Naysayers have been saying that we will get lesser seats than last time but we know the ground reality'"I have said that we will cross 100. Naysayers have been saying that we will get lesser seats than last time but we know the ground reality. People sitting in AC rooms are giving answers but we knew we will cross 100 seats and I am sure of our victory," says Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed
Congress crosses 100-mark Congress crosses 100-mark, while BJP is inching towards majority mar, according to early trends.
Expect good result: Saurabh Bharadwaj"I wish good luck to every party of the INDIA alliance. As per our feedback, we expect a good result,"says Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj.
"Everyone should accept it with respect...": Congress leader Manish Tewari ahead of counting of votesAhead of the counting of the votes, Congress MP and party candidate from Chandigarh Manish Tewari on Tuesday said that whatever the decision of the Lok Sabha elections comes he will "respect" that, adding that this is the capability of Indian democracy."It is Tuesday, Hanuman's day. People have expressed their opinions. The opinions are locked in the EVMs. The EVMs will open and the opinion will come out. Whatever the people's decision will be, everyone should accept it with respect. This is the capability of Indian democracy," Tiwary said.The mammoth exercise to count votes polled for the Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections will begin at 8 am on Tuesday.
"Kafan bandh ke aaye...": Pappu Yadav urges party workers to be battle-ready to save democracy on counting day Independent candidate from Bihar's Purnea, Pappu Yadav urged all workers to come to the counting centres ready with "kafan" prepared to sacrifice their lives while saving democracy on the day of the counting of votes on Tuesday.
"Agar zabardasti loktantra ki maut hogi, toh Mahabharata ka sangram hoga (If democracy is killed forcefully, a fight like the Mahabharata will commence). To save democracy every worker in Purnea and Bihar should come ready to die tomorrow. Kafan bandh ke aaye (come with your shrouds). Har maathe pe kafan ho (May all of you come with shrouds over your head)," Yadav said in a press conference on Monday.
PM Modi likely to match Nehru's featShould he secure another term, Prime Minister Modi stands poised to match the historical feat of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who remains the only leader to get elected as PM for three straight terms.
Vote counting set to begin amid tight securityThe counting of votes for all seven phases of the Lok Sabha elections is set to start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday amid tight security arrangements across all counting centres. The process will commence with the counting of postal ballots and will continue till the final tallies are prepared.
Assam, Manipur, Arunachal: 25 Lok Sabha seats up for grabs in 8 Northeastern statesThe BJP looks to retain Assam, which has 14 seats up for grabs. Manipur, and Tripura, Meghalaya and Arunachal, have two parliamentary seats each. Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura have one seat each.
Akhilesh accuses UP Govt of illegally detaining opposition party workers ahead of counting daySamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the district magistrates and the police administration of several districts of Uttar Pradesh of illegally detaining political workers of opposition parties so that they do not participate in the counting of votes on Tuesday."The honourable Supreme Court, the Election Chief @ECISVEEP @CEOUP and the Police Chief @dgpup @Uppolice should immediately take cognizance of the fact that in many districts of Uttar Pradesh, apart from Mirzapur, Aligarh, Kannauj, the District Magistrate and the Police Administration are illegally detaining the political workers of the opposition in their homes so that they cannot participate in the counting of votes tomorrow," Yadav said in a post on 'X' on Monday.
Uncontested polls: EC's role comes in when candidates withdraw under duress
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said in cases of uncontested polls, the Election Commission steps in when other candidates in the fray withdraw nominations under duress. He also indicated that any provision that bars a person from being declared winner in case of uncontested polls may not be in accordance with the law.He was responding to a question at a press conference on a Supreme Court ruling on 'none of the above' option vis-a-vis candidates who are elected to Lok Sabha or assemblies unopposed.