Big state problems for the BJP, the puzzle of the vote-seat and saffron greenshoots: explaining Lok Sabha results
In order to understand the outcomes of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, let's dig deep into the numbers.
A determined Congress display has prevented the BJP from gaining a majority in the Lok Sabha, even as it is poised to form a government for the third time.
The final results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which produced shocks and surprises in equal measure, are NDA 292, INDIA 234, and Others 18. The surprise: Although the NDA barely made it, the opposition INDIA alliance gave a good showing and prevented the BJP from winning a majority in the Lok Sabha. The surprise: both the BJP and the Congress experienced a sharp swing in their total seat totals, despite only a slight change in their vote shares. This result altered the election's narrative, which had only two days earlier seemed to be strongly stacked in Modi's favour.