Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls, which will decide if PM Narendra Modi makes a comeback or a resurgent Opposition steals the show, has begun. Three hours on, NDA is past the majority mark, but INDIA is fighting strongly
India General Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Get the latest updates & live news on Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 at businessline. According to Election Commission data on Tuesday, the BJP-led NDA had taken the lead in 280 seats out of 528, surpassing the majority mark. Concurrently, the Congress had also crossed the 100-lead milestone. As of 10:30 am, the BJP was leading in 234 seats and had won the Surat seat in Gujarat uncontested. The Congress-led INDIA bloc was leading in 200 seats, a performance exceeding exit poll predictions. The BJP seemed to be facing significant losses in Uttar Pradesh, where the Samajwadi Party was leading in 33 seats. In Andhra Pradesh, the TDP led by Chandrababu Naidu was ahead, while the BJD appeared to be facing a setback in Odisha in the Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav were leading from the Varanasi (with over 72,000
Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE: All eyes are on the results today, which will decide the fate of Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA and Eknath Shinde-led NDA.
Exit polls released on June 1 have predicted a decisive victory for the BJP-led NDA, with nine pollsters forecasting over 350 seats for the coalition. Notably, three pollsters predicted nearly 400 seats, aligning with the ambitious target set by PM Narendra Modi.