SP became champion in UP
The country's largest state gave the biggest jolt to the BJP in the Lok Sabha election. The saffron double engine of Modi and Yogi derailed in front of the India Bloc duo of Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi. With 37 seats, the Samajwadi Party emerged as the star of the Congress-led alliance. The party put up its best Lok Sabha performance. The BJP, which was being considered the heavy favourite, was reduced to 33 seats. The NDA was reduced to 36 from 64 in 2019 (BJP 62). Its vote share fell from nearly 50% to around 43%, while the SP's vote share increased from 18% to 33.5% in 2019. The Congress won six seats (its vote share increased from 6.5% to nearly 10%).
India's alliance wins in Maharashtra
The question of 'real Shiv Sena, real NCP' has been resolved by the people. Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar have emerged from the political turmoil that divided their parties. Thackeray quit as CM and Pawar was ousted from the NCP by nephew Ajit. The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has not only re-established itself as a mass leader by winning 29 of the 48 seats in the state, but has also gained an edge ahead of the assembly elections to be held this October. However, the biggest gainer has been the Congress, which has risen from one seat in 2019 to 13. The Congress has emerged as the single largest party.
DMK threat remains
The DMK won everything. MK Stalin's popularity soared in national politics as he led the India Bloc to a clean sweep. This was a better performance than the 38 out of 39 seats won by the DMK alliance in 2019. The regional and caste dynamics of the alliance and the massive welfare measures of the DMK government outperformed the opposition – regional rivals ADMK and BJP. The defeat of state BJP chief K Annamalai was a major reason for the defeat of the ADMK, which was an ally of the BJP and especially Edappadi K Palaniswami. Now the discussion is gaining momentum whether the ADMK and BJP will continue to contest as rivals in future elections.
didi number 1 in bengal
With the BJP winning just 12 seats in West Bengal, the state's voters shocked the saffron party as well as election experts. The script for the Lok Sabha election was similar to the 2021 assembly election. The BJP's loss was Trinamool's gain. The BJP came down from its 2019 tally of 18 seats, while Mamata Banerjee's party increased its tally from 22 in 2019 to 29. Women, minorities and tribal voters contributed to Trinamool's performance, while the party retained its urban base. The BJP's message-empty pitch did not work, nor did the CAA make any impact.
Congress is strong in Kerala
In Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi won easily. The Congress-led UDF won 18 seats and the CPM 1 seat. However, Kerala also brought cheers for the BJP, which won a seat here for the first time. In Thrissur, Kerala, actor Suresh Gopi made it a historic day for the saffron camp. The battle of Thiruvananthapuram, one of the most high-profile in this Lok Sabha election – between Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor – went on till the end. Tharoor won by 15,000 votes.
Seat distribution in Punjab
All 13 seats in Punjab witnessed a fractured mandate in a multi-cornered contest as ruling party AAP increased its tally to 3. Congress won 7 seats. There was no alliance between Congress and AAP here. Jailed pro-Khalistan Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh (Indian) won by nearly 2 lakh votes in Khadoor Sahib, the highest margin in the state. Sarabjit Singh, son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassin Beant Singh, won by over 70,000 votes in Faridkot.
Gujarat: Congress successful in stopping the hat-trick of clean sweep
The Congress' sole win ended a decade-long losing streak in Banaskantha. The victory prevented the BJP from making a hat-trick of clean sweeps. However, the rest of the state reposed unwavering faith in Modi. The BJP won 25 of the 26 seats. Union home minister Amit Shah rewrote his 2019 election victory margin record of 5.6 lakh by registering a stunning win in Gandhinagar by a margin of over 7.4 lakh. In Navsari, state BJP chief CR Paatil bettered his 2019 record.
Spectacular victory in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh is one state the BJP does not have to worry about. Carrying the momentum for the 2023 assembly elections, the BJP swept all 29 seats and finally broke into the Congress bastion of Chhindwara. The political fortunes of the Nath family were at stake in this bastion that had been impregnable for four decades. The 29-0 scoreline was also a boost for CM Mohan Yadav, who has been elevated to the top post from the back bench of the state BJP.
BJP continues to dominate in Chhattisgarh
BJP's dominance in Chhattisgarh continues in the Lok Sabha. In 2019, when Congress was deprived of victory in the assembly elections, BJP had won 9 seats. This time it has performed better by winning 10 seats. This is important for its numbers at the national level. This result has also put first-time Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai in a strong position, who is the first tribal to hold this post.
BJP on top in Uttarakhand, Himachal
It was no surprise when the BJP won all five seats in Uttarakhand for the third time in a row with a big margin. Former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat, contesting his first Lok Sabha election, easily won in Haridwar. With this, the Congress made a hat-trick of clean sweep in Himachal Pradesh. Actress Kangana Ranaut emerged victorious in Mandi. She defeated Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh. This was a big blow for Himachal Pradesh Congress President Pratibha Singh.
Biggest win outside your hometown
This was the BJP's biggest win outside its strongholds in these general elections as the party defeated the BJD and won 20 seats, while it had won only 8 seats in 2019. Naveen Patnaik's party, which has been in power for five consecutive terms and had won 12 seats in 2019, was completely wiped out due to the anti-incumbency wave. The Congress also performed dismally and won only one seat.
Spring for NDA in Bihar
NDA performed well in Bihar. The ruling alliance won 30 seats here. CM Nitish Kumar's JDU took the lead by winning 12 seats. BJP won 12 and Chirag Paswan's LJP (RV) won five seats. Jitan Ram Manjhi won from Gaya. In 2019, NDA had won 39 seats. India Block took the lead, but the massive crowds seen at Tejashwi Yadav's rallies did not translate into votes for RJD. RJD got only 4 seats. Congress, which was its alliance partner, won 3 seats. It seems that Modi's repeated reminders about RJD's 'jungle raj' worked.
Congress performed better in Rajasthan
The Congress ended a decade-long Lok Sabha seat drought with an impressive performance. It snatched 11 seats (3 with allies) in a state where the BJP had made a clean sweep twice in 2014 and 2019. The BJP had recently won the assembly elections. Its experiment of forming its first alliance in the state with parties like the RLP, BAP and CPM was successful – in fact, BAP’s Raj Kumar Roat won by over 2 lakh votes in Banswara, the place where the Prime Minister had delivered the ‘mangalsutra’ speech after the first phase of polling. The absence of strong state-level leadership and party stalwart Vasundhara Raje hurt the BJP.
Congress gains in Karnataka, BJP suffers losses
The Congress win proved to be a loss for the BJP. Karnataka has witnessed a repeat of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, when Modi became PM. Ten years later, the BJP has again won 17 seats. With ally Janata Dal (S) winning 2 more, the NDA's tally has gone up to 19. However, this is a drop of 8 seats from the NDA's 2019 tally. Ruling party Congress won 9 seats, a huge improvement from its 1 seat in 2019. Among the major contestants, former PM HD Devegowda's son-in-law CN Manjunath won while his grandson Prajwal Revanna – who is accused of sexual harassment – lost.
NDA got 9 out of 14 seats
In Jharkhand, NDA got nine out of 14 seats. Of these, BJP won eight and its alliance partner AJSU P won one seat. The Indo-Pak alliance improved its performance and increased its number of seats from two to five. Expressing displeasure over ED action against former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, all the tribal reserved seats went to the Indo-Pak account. JMM successfully took advantage of tribal sentiments against the central government which refused to give a separate Sarna code in the census register.
Last minute deal worked out
The last minute electoral pact with BJP and return to NDA brought a big victory for TDP. It also confirmed that whenever TDP contests elections in alliance with other parties, it wins big. In fact, TDP president and CM candidate N Chandrababu Naidu has emerged as the kingmaker for NDA, while BJP has remained far from majority. YSRCP, which contested alone, won 4 seats, while TDP and its allies won 21 seats. Of these, BJP won three and Jana Sena won two seats, which is Jana Sena's first victory in Parliament.
Congress defeated NDA
The NDA's tally in the Northeast was 3 less than in 2019, in stark contrast to every exit poll prediction. The BJP lost four of the 17 seats it won – 2 in Assam and one each in Manipur and Mizoram. The NDA's tally fell to 15 from 18 in 2019. The Congress won 7 seats including 3 in Assam, up from 4 in 2019. The BJP's biggest loss came in conflict-hit Manipur, where it was rejected in the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley.
Congress ahead in Union Territory
BJP managed to win only 2 out of 7 seats in the Union Territory. BJP managed to win the seats of Andaman Nicobar and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Congress snatched the Chandigarh seat from BJP. Apart from this, Congress also won in Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
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