The Election Commission will declare the results of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 after the completion of vote counting today, on June 4. This electoral process covers a total of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, which went for polling across seven phases from April 19 to June 1.
A report by PRS Legislative Research stated that over 8,000 candidates are contesting the general elections, of which 16 per cent have been fielded by national parties, six per cent by state parties, while 47 per cent of candidates are independents
The exit polls, including the India Today-Axis My India, are quite optimistic for the ruling BJP-led NDA. They indicate that the alliance is likely to do even better than it did in the 2019 elections.
The exit poll predicted that the BJP-led NDA could secure 379 seats, aiming for a total 400 seats. On the other hand, the INDIA bloc, primarily represented by the Congress, is anticipated to attain around 136 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Statutory warning: Exit polls can get it wrong.
While addressing the nation after BJP's victory in Lok Sabha Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, " ...On this sacred day, it is confirmed that NDA is forming the government for the 3rd time. We are grateful to the people..."
In his victory speech, PM Modi thanked the Election Commission of India and special forces for conducting the world's largest election smoothly. He also thanked all candidates and voters for participating in the largest festival of democracy.
BJP workers welcomed PM Narendra Modi at the party headquarters to celebrate the party's victory in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
In his first remarks on the Lok Sabha election results, which showed the INDIA bloc giving the NDA a close fight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the alliance's win for the third consecutive time was a historical feat. "People have placed their faith in NDA, for a third consecutive time! This is a historical feat in India's history," PM Modi tweeted.
"I bow to the Janata Janardan for this affection and assure them that we will continue the good work done in the last decade to keep fulfilling the aspirations of people. I also salute all our Karyakartas for their hard work. Words will never do justice to their exceptional efforts," he further said.
With TMC defying exit polls to lead in 29 seats in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded Narendra Modi's resignation as Prime Minister, saying he has lost credibility. "We have broken BJP's back... Have taken political revenge against BJP," Mamata said. She also said the BJP was using TDP and JD(U) as crutches as trends showed the BJP way below the majority mark of 272 seats. "Sandeshkhali had zero effect on the poll results. Lies were spread about Sandeshkhali," she further said.
Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the nation has "rejected" Narendra Modi. Flanked by his mother Sonia Gandhi, Rahul said the INDIA bloc fought the elections not just against the BJP, but also against investigative agencies and democratic institutions that were captured by the Modi government. "The fight was for saving the Constitution," Rahul Gandhi said.
Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the INDIA bloc fought the elections not just against the BJP, but also against investigative agencies and democratic institutions that were captured by the Modi government. "The fight was for saving the Constitution," Rahul Gandhi said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah secured a massive victory in Gujarat's Gandhinagar, winning by 7,44,716 votes. The veteran BJP leader bagged 1,010,972 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Congress's Sonal Patel. Patel received 2,66,256 votes.
Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has won from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi in her debut polls by a margin of 74,755 votes. Ranaut defeated Congress heavyweight leader Vikramaditya Singh, who secured 4,62,267 votes. Meanwhile, the BJP is leading in the rest of the four seats in Himachal Pradesh.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani won Karnataka's Gulbarga seat by 27,205 votes.
Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi has won from Gaya Lok Sabha seat by 1,01,812 votes over his nearest rival, RJD's Sarvjeet Kumar.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai was elected MP from the Haveri seat. He secured 7,05,538 votes, winning with a margin of 43,513 votes.
The BJP is leading on all seven seats in Delhi. The party, which had won all seven Lok Sabha seats in the previous two general elections in 2014 and 2019, is eyeing a hat-trick this election.
The rival factions of the Shiv Sena directly took on each other in 13 seats in Maharashtra. As per the latest Election Commission trends, the Uddhav Thackeray faction is leading in seven of the 13 seats. The Eknath Shinde faction is ahead in six seats. Here is a look at which party is leading in the 13 seats.
Mumbai North West - Shiv Sena (UBT)
Mumbai South Central - Shiv Sena (UBT)
Mumbai South - Shiv Sena (UBT)
Hingoli - Shiv Sena (UBT)
Yavatmal-Washim - Shiv Sena (UBT)
Buldhana - Shiv Sena
Hatkanangale - Shiv Sena (777 votes margin)
Shirdi - Shiv Sena (UBT)
Nashik - Shiv Sena (UBT)
Kalyan - Shiv Sena
Thane - Shiv Sena
Maval - Shiv Sena
Aurangabad - Shiv Sena
With the NDA crossing the majority mark and looking set to form the government for a third time despite reduced numbers, the BJP has planned a victory bash at its party headquarters in Delhi in the evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive at BJP office at 7 pm along with top BJP leaders.
The Bahujan Samaj Party, which fought the Lok Sabha election on its own, is staring at one of its worst electoral defeats from Uttar Pradesh. The Mayawati-led BSP is trailing behind in all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.
Veteran Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma is headed towards a massive win in Amethi over BJP's Smriti Irani and is leading by over 1,15,128 votes.
Speaking with India Today, Sharma said humbleness works and not arrogance in Amethi, taking a dig at Irani. He also credited Priyanka Gandhi for the mandate. "We had the support of allies and the Gandhi family. This is Gandhi family's bhoomi, not mine," Sharma said.
N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is set for a comeback in Andhra Pradesh, with ECI data showing the party leading in 132 seats. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP is ahead on only 16 seats. Sources said Naidu is likely to take oath as Chief Minister on June 9. Jagan Mohan Reddy has sought time from the Governor at 4 pm to tender his resignation.
Trends as per the Election Commission of India data showed that the NDA has crossed the majority mark of 272. The INDIA bloc is ahead in over 200 seats, defying all exit poll predictions. BJP is ahead in 240 seats while the broader coalition NDA is leading in 299 seats. Meanwhile, the opposition INDIA bloc is leading on 226 seats.
Party-wise details show that Congress is leading on 96 seats, Samajwadi Party on 37, DMK on 21 seats, Trinamool Congress on 31, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) on 10 seats, NCP (SP) on eight seats, CPI(M) on five seats and AAP on three seats.
As Lok Sabha polls showed a close contest between the NDA and INDIA, benchmark stock market indices plunged over 8% and were set for their worst day in four years.
At the end of the 10th round of counting in Baramati, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule has a lead of over 48,000 votes against her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar. Supriya Sule has won the Baramati Lok Sabha seat three consecutive times since 2009. For over 55 years, the Baramati seat has been a bastion of the Pawar family.
Dinesh Pratap Singh, the BJP's candidate in Raebareli, writes a heartfelt note conceding his defeat in the election to Congress's Rahul Gandhi. Congress has won 17 of the 20 times elections were held in Raebareli.
BJP workers were seen dancing to dhol beats at the Delhi BJP headquarters as trends showed the saffron party leading in all the seven seats in the national capital.
The India Today-Axis My India exit poll has predicted 6–7 seats for the BJP, while CVoter gave anywhere between 4–6 seats to the ruling party.
As per trends at 12.30 pm, the NDA is leading in 295 seats while the INDIA bloc is ahead in 230 seats.
An interesting match is playing out in West Bengal's Baharampur where former cricketer Yusuf Pathan is leading by over 5,000 votes. Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the other main contender and has been winning the seat since 2009. The India Today-Axis My India exit poll had predicted an edge for Yusuf Pathan.
Mumbai North
Piyush Goyal – 1,37,248
Bhushan Patil – 67,177
Mumbai North Central
Ujwal Nikam – 1,54,542
Varsha Gaikwad – 1,09,819
Mumbai North East
Sanjay Dina Patil – 1,39,839
Mihir Kotecha – 1,27,637
Mumbai North West
Ravindra Waikar – 1,09,170
Amol Kirtikar – 1,07,077
Mumbai South
Arvind Sawant – 95,636
Yamini Jadhav – 62,546
Mumbai South Central
Anil Desai – 1,49,701
Rahul Shewale - 126618
Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra is leading in Bengal's Krishnanagar seat by 7,275 votes over her nearest rival BJP's Amrita Roy, the queen mother of the former royal family of Krishnanagar. Krishnanagar has been a Trinamool fortress. In 2019, Moitra defeated the BJP's Kalyan Chaubey by a margin of 63,000.
Rahul Gandhi is leading with a comfortable margin of over 1.4 lakh votes in the Wayanad seat. The Congress leader is significantly ahead of his competitors in Rae Bareli as well.
The early numbers suggest a significant gain for INDIA bloc, and Congress in particular, as compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The NDA was ahead on 291 seats and INDIA bloc on 226 seats as of 11 am.
An interesting battle is also playing out in Haryana, where the NDA had swept the polls in the 2019 election. Presently, the INDIA bloc is leading in 7 seats while the NDA is ahead in 3. Experts had predicted losses for the BJP due to anger within the influential Jat community.
The opposition INDIA bloc is in the driver's seat in Maharashtra and is leading on 26 seats. The NDA or the Mahayuti alliance is ahead on 21 seats. The India Today-Axis My India exit poll predicted the NDA is expected to win 30 seats and INDIA 18 seats.
Former Haryana Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Karnal Lok Sabha seat Manohar Lal Khattar is leading by a margin of 28,481 votes.
BJP's Manoj Tiwari has now taken a massive lead in the high-profile North East Delhi seat. The Bhojpuri singer is leading by 31,000 votes over his nearest rival Kanhaiya Kumar of Congress. Tiwari has represented the constituency for 10 years and is known as a 'giant slayer' after he defeated former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the 2019 polls. He was the only MP to be repeated by the BJP in Delhi.
Trends showed actor and BJP leader Kangana Ranaut leading comfortably by over 30,000 votes in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi seat against Congress's Vikramaditya Singh. While Ranaut has received 2,08,458 votes so far, Vikramaditya Singh has bagged 1,78,204 votes.
Here is the latest scenario in Haryana's Gurgaon. Veteran Congress leader and actor Raj Babbar is leading in Gurgaon by over 43,000 votes. His nearest rival, BJP's Rao Inderjit Singh, is trailing and has received over 53,000 votes.
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is leading by 1,50,870 votes over his nearest rival Pratap Bhanu Sharma of Congress in Vidisha. The Vidisha constituency is considered Chauhan's stronghold, where he secured victories in the 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2004 Lok Sabha elections.
While exit polls have predicted massive gains for the BJP in Bengal, the Trinamool Congress is ahead in 24 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, show the latest trends. The BJP is leading in 16 seats while the Congress-Left alliance is ahead in two seats.
In 2019, the TMC secured 22 seats and a vote share of 43.3 per cent as compared to the BJP’s 18 seats and 40.7 per cent votes. In the 2021 assembly polls, the TMC increased its vote share to 48.02 per cent while the BJP’s was reduced to 38.15 per cent.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is leading by 1,920 votes in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram against BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar. In Bihar, Chirag Paswan is leading from Hajipur, the bastion of Ram Vilas Paswan. On the other hand, PDP chief and former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is trailing in Baramulla.
As early trends showed PM Modi trailing in Varanasi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the "present PM is going to become former". "These trends show that the present (PM) is going to become former. This is his moral and political defeat... It has never happened before that the Prime Minister trails from his own constituency. The trends in Varanasi are just the trailer," Ramesh told ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now leading by 1462 votes after the second round of counting. PM Modi has received 8,607 votes while Congress's Ajay Rai has bagged 7,143 votes.
As per initial trends on the Election Commission website on 429 seats, the BJP is leading on 200 seats. The Congress is leading on 80 seats while the Samajwadi Party is leading on 29 seats.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is leading in both the Lok Sabha seats of Wayanad in Kerala and Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. In Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi is leading by 30,000 votes. In the 2019 polls, Rahul Gandhi won by over 5 lakh votes in Wayanad.
The INDIA bloc is ahead in western Uttar Pradesh, which is dominated by the Jat community. The BJP is ahead in all the seven seats in Delhi. In Gujarat, the BJP is leading on 22 seats and the Congress on 4 seats.
Congress's Ajay Rai is leading in Varanasi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by over 4,500 votes.
It seems the opposition INDIA bloc is giving a very stiff fight to the NDA, show early trends. As per the latest numbers, the NDA is ahead in 274 seats and the INDIA bloc in 196 seats. As per exit polls, the NDA is likely to surpass its 2019 tally of 353 seats and get anywhere between 350–380 seats.
Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh is leading in Khadoor Sahib in Punjab by over 7,000 votes. Khadoor Sahib, a stronghold of the Akali Dal, has voted for the Akali Dal for a record nine times in previous polls.
It seems the opposition INDIA bloc is giving a very stiff fight to the NDA, show early trends. As per the latest numbers, the NDA is ahead in 274 seats and the INDIA bloc in 196 seats. As per exit polls, the NDA is likely to surpass its 2019 tally of 353 seats and get anywhere between 350–380 seats.
The BJP was ahead in 11 seats, Congress in four and JD(S) in two as the counting of postal ballots was taken up first in 28 Lok Sabha segments in Karnataka.
A neck-and-neck contest is taking place in West Bengal. The BJP is ahead in 18 seats while the Trinamool Congress is ahead in 16 seats.
Most pollsters have predicted massive gains for the BJP in Bengal. India Today-Axis My India has forecast anywhere between 26–31 seats for the BJP and between 11-14 for the Trinamool Congress.
Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut is leading from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi seat. Ranaut contested against former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya Singh.
BJP's Sambit Patra is leading in Odisha's Puri constituency. Sambit Patra lost the election in 2019 by just 11,000 votes. The BJD has been winning the Puri Lok Sabha seat since 1998.
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi takes initial lead over BJP's Madhavi Lata in Hyderabad. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the AIMIM chief secured victory in the Hyderabad seat by bagging around 60 per cent of the total votes polled in the constituency.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading in postal ballot counting in Varanasi. BJP's Ravi Kishan is leading as per early trend in Gorakhpur.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has taken the lead in Gujarat's Gandhinagar. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Amit Shah defeated Congress's Chatursinh Javanji Chavda by a massive margin of 5.5 votes.
In Raebareli, Congress candidate Rahul Gandhi is ahead of BJP candidate Dinesh Pratap Singh in the counting of postal ballots. The seat is the bastion of the Gandhi family and was previously represented by Sonia Gandhi. She has now moved to the Rajya Sabha.
The picture is changing in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. Veteran Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is trailing, while BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar has taken the lead by 23 votes.
The NDA has surged ahead in over 100 seats. The INDIA bloc is leading in over 60 seats in early leads.
Rahul Gandhi is leading by 103 votes in Kerala's Wayanad. In Thiruvananthapuram, veteran Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is leading by 33 votes.
The NDA has now taken the lead and is ahead in 48 seats. The Opposition INDIA bloc is ahead in 39 seats, show early leads. The Congress was decimated in the Hindi heartland both in 2014 and 2019, resulting in the party plunging to its all-time low tally of 44 in 2014 and 52 in the last Lok Sabha elections.
The counting of votes has begun. The postal ballots will be counted first before the EVMs. In the 2019 elections, the BJP won 303 seats and around 37% of the votes. Together, the NDA bagged 352 seats.
According to the Election Commission, there are 10.5 lakh counting booths across the country, with 25 lakh personnel, including security, support staff, counting officers, involved in the process. There are overall 5,000 counting halls.
In his message on result day, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said "the public has as much right to protect their votes as they have to cast their votes".
"It is hoped that the Election Commission will carry forward its glorious tradition of impartiality and will continue to maintain its respect in the minds of the people by eliminating any suspicion of rigging. He is the 'Panch Parmeshwar' of today. Long live democracy," he tweeted.
#WATCH | BJP candidate from Hyderabad, Madhavi Latha says, "I am pretty excited and all of them who have voted for BJP in the entire country are looking forward for especially this particular seat that we win and bring justice to Hyderabad. We all know that PM Modi in the entire two terms has tremendously worked for the nation and he has not just worked and left the love but he has also left a beautiful autograph of 'Modi Ka Pariwar' in the hearts of all Indians. I'm so sure that the entire country today would have been in their prayers, blessing and wishing for '400 paar' and these blessings have a tremendous storm of positivity in the nation along with winning the Hyderabad seat..."
The BJP candidate from Surat, Mukesh Dalal, was declared as the uncontested winner from the constituency.
The BJP-led NDA had won 353 out of the 543 Lok Sabha seats in 2019. Notably, the BJP alone had won 303 seats in the elections.
The India Today-Axis My India exit poll, as well as several other exit polls, suggested a third term for the BJP-led NDA.
A total of 8,360 candidates from 744 parties, including six nationally recognised parties, contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections across the 543 constituencies, accoding to a report by PRS Legislative Research.
The Election Commission said that the counting of postal ballots will start first across all counting centres.
After half-an-hour of the start of the postal ballot count, the counting of votes recorded in the electronic voting machines will commence, the poll panel said.
#WATCH | Jammu and Kashmir: Security heightened at a counting centre in Kathua. Vote counting for #LokSabhaElections to begin at 8 am.
#WATCH | Security heightened at a counting centre in Haryana's Jhajjar.
Security has been tightened in polling stations across the country ahead of the counting of votes on Tuesday.
The counting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will begin at 8 am on Tuesday.