Election Result 2024 - Overview

Once again, the Bhartiya Janata Party emerged as a major party by winning 240 seats, followed by the Congress, which secured 99 seats.

The exit polls, which made certain predictions, should once be thoroughly examined by all news channels and presented to the public based on the data they relied upon.

In this election, even though the BJP did not achieve an absolute majority on its own, they have secured support for 32 seats from their coalition partners (NDA). There is no doubt about this. The NDA has reached a total of 292 seats this time. Naturally, the BJP will approach the President to form the government.

In Narendra Modi's speech yesterday, one thing was noticeable: he repeatedly mentioned the NDA rather than the BJP.

There is no doubt that the India Alliance will also put in full effort to form the government. They even have a meeting in Delhi today to discuss how to establish the government.

There is no doubt that in the coming days, all the media will continuously provide their opinions on the topic of who will form the government, 24 hours a day.

A different and unexpected picture was seen across the entire country.

The NDA has secured 292 seats, out of which 240 seats have been won by the BJP. These seats are crucial for the formation of the government. Similar to what happened in Maharashtra in 2019, the Indian alliance, with the support of Chandra Babu Naidu and Nitish Kumar, will make efforts for a potential resurgence in 2024.

The Congress winning 99 seats is indeed reassuring, but the significant point is that they have doubled their seat count compared to 2019.

In the 2014 and 2019 elections, the BJP had a complete majority, but the current situation is a bit different. Now, Narendra Modi may face a challenge because the BJP does not have a majority. If he is not the Prime Minister of the BJP, then he will work as the Prime Minister of the NDA.

But this time especially in Maharashtra, a different picture emerged. The success of the Maha Vikas Aghadi is entirely attributed to Uddhav Thackeray and the leaders and workers of the Congress & NCP (Shard Pawar)

The unexpected victories of Anil Desai (UBT) and Varsha Gaikwad (Congress) are significant for the Maha Vikas Aghadi. The results in Maharashtra and the country came out completely opposite to what was expected.

In Maharashtra, there have been two interesting battles in recent times. Pankaja Munde faced defeat in her re-election bid, losing by a margin of 7,000 votes. On the other hand, in Mumbai, Ravindra Waikar emerged victorious, securing 47 seats in the election.

Out of 48 seats in Maharashtra, the MVA won 30 seats, and the MahaYuti will have to be content with only 18 seats. Now all the members of the MahaYuti will once again search for reasons, analysing where and how they fell short, and trying to understand the voting dynamics.

The success of the Maha Vikas Aghadi is due to the three (SS- UBT, Congress, NPC –SP) parties coming together and working in a perfectly organized manner. Even the seat distribution was flawlessly organized, allowing them ample time for campaigning.

In Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, there has been a significant shift in the political landscape. 

Specially in Maharashtra Congress emerged as a major party, securing victories in 13 constituencies. Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena, along with its alliance partner, won on 9 seats, highlighting Uddhav Thackeray's leadership. Sharad Pawar's NCP also made its mark by securing victories on 8 seats, despite facing challenges from other parties.

The Bhartiya Janata Party needs to engage in some analysis from this election as to why they did not achieve an absolute majority. They should definitely consider why they did not secure a full majority, even though their vote percentage may have increased.

Congress also needs to take a hard look at themselves as to why they managed to secure only 99 seats in the end. They should analyse where they fell short and what steps they need to take for improvement.

At the end of the day, the most important thing is who forms the government and what benefits it brings to the common people. As a taxpayer, what will they receive, what new schemes will the government introduce that will benefit the common man? These are the questions that any aspiring government must ponder and articulate their plans accordingly.

The end of the 44-day election shows the dedication of candidates' workers, regardless of their MP's victory or defeat, deserving applause for their hard work in serving their cause.