NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to assume office for his third consecutive term on June 8. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in the recent Lok Sabha elections, securing 240 seats. This marks a significant decline from the 303 seats the party won in the 2019 elections, indicating a reduction in their ability to convert vote share into seats this time around.
Several factors contributed to the BJP’s loss of over 60 seats:
- Uttar Pradesh: The Samajwadi Party, under Akhilesh Yadav’s leadership, made significant inroads in this crucial state, which had been instrumental in the Prime Minister’s previous victories. The Samajwadi Party, part of the Congress-led alliance, achieved its best-ever Lok Sabha performance. Consequently, the BJP’s seat count in Uttar Pradesh dropped from 64 in 2019 to 33, with the NDA’s total at 34.
- Maharashtra: Effective collaboration between Congress, Uddhav Thackeray, and Sharad Pawar led to a notable decline in the BJP’s performance.
- West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee successfully defended her stronghold against the BJP.
Here is a comprehensive state-wise breakdown of the election results:
| State/UT | Total Seats | NDA | INDIA | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 543 | 293 | 234 | 16 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 80 | 36 | 43 | 1 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | 17 | 30 | 1 |
| West Bengal | 42 | 12 | 30 | 0 |
| Bihar | 40 | 30 | 9 | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Gujarat | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| Odisha | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Karnataka | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| Kerala | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Rajasthan | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Telangana | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Assam | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Jharkhand | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Punjab | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Chhattisgarh | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Haryana | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Delhi | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Uttarakhand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tripura | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sikkim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ladakh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manipur | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
