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September 16, 2024 6:43 PM

Lok Sabha Results 2024: NDA secures absolute majority with BJP emerging single largest party with 240 seats

The BJP- led NDA has secured absolute majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by winning 292 seats. Results of all 543 Lok Sabha seats have been declared. The BJP alone has won 240 seats. Telugu Desam has secured 16 seats and JD(U) 12. The I.N.D.I.A bloc has bagged 233 seats. Others have won 18 seats in the lower house of Parliament. The Congress secured 99 seats. Samajwadi Party got 37 seats while Trinamool Congress 29. DMK managed to win 22 seats. Prominent candidates who have won includ...

September 16, 2024 6:43 PM

Lok Sabha Results 2024: Party-wise breakup, BJP ahead but opposition makes inroads

The final count for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections has concluded, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 240 seats, far fewer than had been expected, however, prevailing over the opposition, Congress, which won 99 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a third term, but the BJP will need to rely on the support of other parties in his coalition - JD (U) chief Nitish Kumar and TDP's chief Chandrababu Naidu, falling 32 seats short of the 272 majority mark - a stunning blow for the PM...

September 16, 2024 6:43 PM

Lok Sabha Results 2024: A look at key wins and notable losses

The final count for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections has been concluded with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing a total of 240 seats. Despite this being fewer than anticipated, the BJP maintained a decisive lead over the Opposition, Congress, which garnered 99 seats. The results have several significant victories and upsets across various constituencies. Take a look at the biggest winners in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 including PM Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Shankar Lalwani. Prime ...

September 16, 2024 6:43 PM

Amit Shah, Anurag Thakur, Kiren Rijju retain their Lok Sabha seats

Union Ministers Amit Shah, Anurag Thakur, and Kiren Rijiju retained their respective Lok Sabha seats as counting concluded in their constituencies on Tuesday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah won from his constituency of Gandhinagar in Gujarat with a mammoth margin of over 7 lakh votes, surpassing his 2019 victory margin of 5.55 lakh votes. Shah defeated Congress candidate Sonal Ramanbhai Patel in the seat. In the Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency of Himachal Pradesh, Union Minister Anurag Thakur w...

June 4, 2024 5:40 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah leads by 6,37,104 votes in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar

Union Minister Home Minister Amit Shah is leading in Gujarat's Gandhinagar constituency by 6,50,399 votes. According to the Election Commission of India's latest data, Shah has garnered around 8,58,197 votes. His nearest rival, Congress's Sonam Ranambhai Patel, trails far behind with 2,07,798 votes. The BJP is leading in 25 of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, with the Congress ahead in the sole seat of Banaskantha. Earlier, the BJP won Surat unopposed after Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani...

September 16, 2024 5:57 PM

Rise in voter turnout in J&K shows success of abrogation of Article 370: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that the rise in voter turnout from 14% in the past to nearly 40% now in the Srinagar constituency of Jammu and Kashmir is the greatest testament to the success of the abrogation of Article 370. "All leaders of extremist groups voted. It does not matter to whom they vote. That is their right. But at least, they were part of the democratic process," Shah said in an interview to ANI, adding that earlier, slogans were shouted to boycott elections. ...

May 7, 2024 9:57 AM

Amit Shah casts his vote for third phase of Lok Sabha elections in Ahmedabad

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday cast his vote in Ahmedabad, Gujarat for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Amit Shah was accompanied by his wife, son Jay Shah, at the polling booth at the Sub-Zonal office near Kameshwar Mahadev Temple, Naranpura area. Earlier, Amit Shah urged voters to step out and vote for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections and asked voters to elect a government that has experience in "public welfare" and a "blueprint" for a developed India. "In the...