2024 Indian general election

2024 Indian general election

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543 seats in the Lok Sabha 272 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	968,821,926[1]( 6.24%)
Turnout	66.33% ( 1.07pp)[a]
First party Second party   Leader Narendra Modi Mallikarjun Kharge Party BJP INC Alliance NDA INDIA Leader since 12 September 2013 26 October 2022 Leader's seat Varanasi Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) Last election 37.36%, 303 seats 19.49%, 52 seats Seats won 240 99 Seat change 63 47 Popular vote 235,973,935 136,759,064 Percentage 36.56% 21.19% Swing 0.8pp 1.7pp Alliance seats 293 234
Result by Party Result by Alliance Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Narendra Modi BJP Prime Minister after election Narendra Modi BJP

Seats by constituency (left), Election schedule (right)

General elections were held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha.^[b] Votes were counted and the result was declared on 4 June to form the 18th Lok Sabha.^[2][3] The legislative assembly elections in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim were held simultaneously with the general election, along with the by-elections for 25 constituencies in 12 legislative assemblies.

More than 968 million people out of a population of 1.4 billion people were eligible to vote, equivalent to 70 percent of the total population.^[4][5][6] 642 million voters participated in the election and 312 million of them were women, making it the highest ever participation by women voters.^[7][8] This was the largest-ever election in history, surpassing the previous election, and lasted 44 days, second only to the 1951–52 Indian general election.

Incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi, who completed a second term, ran for a third consecutive term after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had enjoyed an absolute majority—a minimum of 272 seats—in the 2019 and 2014 elections. The primary opposition was the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), a coalition formed by the Indian National Congress (INC) and many regional parties in 2023. The election was criticised for lack of action on hate speeches by Modi's BJP,^[9] reported Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) malfunctioning,^[10][11] and alleged suppression of political opponents of the BJP.^[12]

Opinion surveys of mainstream media outlets projected a decisive victory for the BJP and its coalition, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). However, the BJP won 240 seats, down from the 303 seats it had secured in 2019, and lost its singular majority in the Lok Sabha, whereas the overall NDA secured 293 of the house's 543 seats.^[13] The INDIA coalition outperformed expectations, securing 234 seats, 99 of which were won by the Congress, garnering the party the Official Opposition status for the first time in 10 years.^[14][15][16] By 5 June, Modi confirmed the support of 303 MPs, including three MPs from minor parties and ten other independent MPs, to Droupadi Murmu, the 15th President of India. This marked Modi's third term as Prime Minister and his first time heading a coalition government, with the Telugu Desam Party of Andhra Pradesh and Janata Dal (United) of Bihar emerging as two main allies, whose confidence is crucial for the government's term.^[17][18][19]

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