The 2024 Lok Sabha elections commenced across 543 constituencies on April 19 and concluded on June 1 in seven phases. The counting of votes began at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4.
The Election Commission of India stated that the counting trends and results will be available on its official website — results.eci.gov.in — and the Voter Helpline application.
A political party or a coalition needs to bag at least 272 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats to be in power at the centre. Narendra Modi will be the first Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to win three straight terms, if the NDA emerges victorious under his leadership this election.
The BJP has already won the Surat constituency. BJP’s Mukesh Dalal was announced as the sole victor from Surat on April 22 after eight other contenders withdrew from the race following the disqualification of Congress’ Nilesh Kumbhani and his replacement.
What exit polls predicted?
The exit polls forecast that the ruling BJP-led NDA is set to surpass its 2019 performance when it secured 352 seats. A few exit polls predicted that the BJP-led NDA could reach the goal of “400 paar” stated by BJP leaders in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls. Also, the BJP-led NDA is expected to win 2-4 seats in Tamil Nadu. According to the Axis My India exit poll, the INDIA bloc has both DMK and Congress in it and is set to win 33-37 out of 39 Lok Sabha seats.
Will PM Modi equal the record of former PM Nehru?
The Narendra Modi-led BJP is seeking a third term in power, while the opposition INDIA bloc is aiming to wrest power by stopping the juggernaut. If elected to power again in 2024, PM Modi is likely to equal the record of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the only PM to be elected thrice consecutively.
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