Indian Election Results: Five shocking outcomes for Narendra Modi and the BJP | India Votes 2024

After months of campaigning and voting, India’s marathon election has thrown big surprises for the incumbent #NarendraModi and the opposition #INDIA bloc. While the governing National Democratic Alliance secured enough seats to form a government, the BJP has lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in a decade. Meanwhile, the opposition INDIA bloc led by the Congress Party defied the odds to make significant gains and claim more than 40 per cent of seats in the 543-seat lower house - the #LokSabha.

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[surapaneniarunsai]

No doubts on EVM’s and Modi’s dictatorial regime 😂 ?

[biswajeet]

Its BJP'S arrogance which took it down

[Avenger-bdfs]

1 party - 240 seats,
37 parties - 233 seats
Do the math who the people of India are with.
Opposition is celebrating they didn't lose as bad as the last 2 terms.😂😂

[enissay]

It is a good kick in the back for modi, who is still powerful.
I hope he learns from this to cleanup his party, stay away from controversies and devisive measures in order to focused on one goal: how to guide the people, all of it, to really make India great, for all!

[TheResurge-gqnb]

Now no more questions are raised on the EVMs, fairness of the elections 🤷🤷because the opposition is satisfied with the results. And yet, Modi is being termed as "incumbent, ." 🤡🤡

[neerajrawat]

No doubt bjp suffer but still bjp single handedly got more than entire opposition 😂so it is one vs all. And that one won.

[christopherpaul]

The West expectations dashed to pieces 😂

[linthoi]

So Whatever happened to I.N.D.I.A claims of EVM tampering? 😂😂

[sobhanbeuria]

What happened to questioning electoral process of country and democratic backsliding 🤷‍♂️evm hacking 🤦‍♂️they take us indians as fools

[TEAMMAURICE]

Close victory but still a victory, congratulations to Mr Modi !

[InsightGrid]

I never a dictator losing election reality is modi is not dictator it is clear and strong international funded propoganda

[raviskolara]

In 2029, NDA will have enhanced numbers all over the country. INDIA bloc is made to sit in opposition forever.

[thedarkchocolate]

One state does caste politics and suddenly all EVMs become fair.

[DemiRakyat]

BJP vs all 23 parties… BJP still wins …

[created]

What about democracy backsliding???? Authoritarianism???? Fascism????

[HunterGatherer]

Congratulations!!!. One United peoples show. India Won again, despite attacks from western countries, from within hate, divide, propaganda all went under water. No support from other religions, every body hating, but still won. what a God Level Victory.... you are alone, always alone. Keep moving

[babusrivastava]

Although muslims benefited most from Modi government's social schemes, yet they voted on religious lines as fatwa was issued to them to vote non-BJP parties.

[maheshreddy]

set back for Modi and bjp
results are unexpected
opposition was success in creating caste divisions
modi is hurt not done
good thing is its lesson for bjp to come back strong in 2029 ...

[tstanmoysamanta]

Don't understand why a party winning 240 sits shon as they

[soldierboy]

Don't smile western people " Aaya toh modi hi "
i think they should introspect UP again what happen .