Counting of votes began at 8am.
New Delhi:
Election results: Votes are being counted for the world’s largest elections today. The Lok Sabha elections saw polling in seven phases that began on April 19 and concluded on June 1. Early trends show a fierce contest between the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition bloc, INDIA. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a historic third term, while the INDIA bloc aims to secure a majority in the Lok Sabha by consolidating the seats won by its member parties.
Exit polls unanimously predict a notable improvement in the NDA’s performance in the South.
In Andhra Pradesh, analysts predict that the NDA’s alliance with Chandrababu Naidu has proven fruitful, projecting an expected victory in 18 out of the state’s 25 seats.
Similarly, in Karnataka, the BJP is anticipated to secure a significant majority despite the state’s historical inclination towards the Congress. In Telangana, exit polls suggest that the Congress might struggle to capitalise on its previous assembly poll victory, with the BJP poised to secure over half of the state’s 17 seats following the decline of K Chandrasekhar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Furthermore, exit polls predict that the BJP is likely to make electoral gains in Tamil Nadu, securing at least two seats, and in Kerala, securing one seat.
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Tejasvi Surya, BJP’s Bengaluru South candidate, said the latest trends by the Election Commission on 542 Lok Sabha seats showing that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) crossed the halfway mark as a “historic electoral mandate”.
Hitting out at the opposition, Mr Surya said that the people of the country have rejected the freebie politics.
No Space For KCR’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi In Telangana’s 17 SeatsK Chandrasekhar Rao, the father of the statehood movement in Telangana, who ruled the state since its inception in 2014, is on his way out. His party, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi or BRS, is not within hailing distance of even one of the state’s 17 parliamentary seats in the Lok Sabha Election, the votes of which are being counted today.
1st Result Of Lok Sabha Elections In From Kerala’s Alathur
CPI (M)’s K Radhakrishnan wins the Alathur Lok Sabha seat in Kerala by 8,306 votes, the first result of the 2024 elections.
After Thumping Win, Chandrababu Naidu To Take Oath As Andhra CM On June 9
Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on June 9 in Amravati, his party leaders announced. His party Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is ahead on 157 out of the 175 assembly seats in the state.
Election Result News: DMK, Allies Set For Big Win In Tamil Nadu
In Tamil Nadu, The DMK and allies are currently leading in 34 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The main opposition party, AIADMK is leading in just two seats (Namakkal–S Tamilmani and Kallakurichi–R Kumaraguru) and BJP’s ally PMK (Sowmiya Anbumani) is ahead in Dharmapuri. IAS officer-turned-politician Sasikanth Senthil (Congress) is leading in Tiruvallur.
Sensex Down By Over 4,000 Points As Votes Are Counted For Lok Sabha PollsIndian stock markets crashed by over 4,000 points today, after a sharp rally in the previous session, as early vote-counting trends showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance leading in more than 272 seats, but the extent of the victory was not clear and its lead narrower than what exit polls had predicted.
Union Minister and Telangana state president G Kishan Reddy was leading by 37,558 votes against his nearest Congress rival Danam Nagender at 11.50 am in Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency.
Kishan Reddy got 2,05,354 votes, while Nagender secured 1,67,796 votes, according to the Election Commission website.
Even the emergence of the tapes where Prajwal Revanna is allegedly seen sexually assaulting several women has not prevented him from leading in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency – where he is the sitting MP – early trends suggest.
As of 11.30 am, the Janata Dal Secular leader is ahead of his closest competitor, Shreyas Patel of the Congress, by close to 4,700 votes.
Sensex, Nifty Nosedive As Initial Trends Show Narrow Lead For BJP
Indian shares crashed by over 5 per cent as the initial Lok Sabha results showed a narrower margin for the ruling BJP than what the exit polls had predicted. The Sensex was down by over 3,700 points at 11.25 am.
Election Results: NDA Ahead In 20 Lok Sabha Seats In Andhra Pradesh
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is ahead in 15 Lok Sabha seats, its NDA partners-BJP in three and Janasena in two segments out of the total 25, as per the early trends put out by the Election Commission.
The ruling NDA, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is leading on 300 seats, while the INDIA alliance is ahead on 208. A party or alliance needs to win more than 272 seats to form the government.
Close Fight Between Shashi Tharoor, Rajeev Chandrasekhar In Thiruvananthapuram
The Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat is witnessing a neck-and-neck fight between Congress’ Shashi Tharoor and Union Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar as votes for the constituency are counted. Both the candidates kept switching the lead between them with small margins during the initial hours of counting.
Election Results 2024: BJP Takes Early Lead In Telangana
The BJP is currently leading in nine of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, while the ruling Congress is ahead on four.
TDP is currently ahead on 113 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and seem set to form the government in the state.
JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, arrested in a sex scandal,is trailing from Hassan Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka. Congress candidate Shreyas M Patel has taken a lead, as per early trends.
Revanna’s lawyer had made a special request for the court to provide him with a television set to watch the election results.
Initial trends hint at the ruling DMK and its allies winning the lion’s share of Tamil Nadu’s 39 Lok Sabha seats with main opposition AIADMK and the BJP putting up a good fight in a number of segments.
Chief Minister M K Stalin-led party’s star candidates Kanimozhi (Thoothukudi), T R Baalu (Sriperumbudur), Dayanidhi Maran (Central Chennai), Tamizhachi Thangapandian (South Chennai) are leading in their respective constituencies.
Telugu Desam Party Take Lead In Andhra Assembly Polls
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is currently leading in 20 Assembly seats out of the total 175 segments in Andhra Pradesh. Its NDA partner Jana Sena is ahead on two seats.
Andhra Pradesh Results: TDP Leads In 4 Assembly, One Parliament Seat
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is leading in four Assembly seats out of the total 175 segments in Andhra Pradesh while the party is also leading in one Lok Sabha seat. Rajamundry Rural Assembly candidate G Butchayya Chowdary is ahead of his YSRCP rival and Minister C Srinivas.
Election Results: NDA Ahead On 25 Out Of 28 Seats In Karnataka
As per early roads, the BJP-led NDA has surged ahead in Karnataka and is already leading on 25 out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Sitting Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor has started off with a lead when postal votes were counted today. Mr Tharoor is aiming for his fourth straight win and is pitted against Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar of BJP and former MP Paniyan Ravindran of CPI.
Kerala has 20 seats and at the 2019 polls, the Congress-led UDF had won 19 seats and the CPI-M-led Left got one seat.
Election Results: INDIA Alliance Crosses 100-Mark In Early Trends
The INDIA alliance, a group of Opposition parties who joined hands to challenge the ruling NDA, are currently ahead on 115 seats, according to early trends. The NDA is leading on 140.
General Election Results: Counting Of Votes On In Kerala
A total of 194 candidates are vying for the 20 seats in Kerala, with Congress-led UDF expecting to repeat its performance in the 2019 LS polls, the CPI(M)-led ruling LDF aiming to do much better than the last general elections, and the BJP-led NDA hoping to open its account in Kerala.
Election Results 2024: NDA Leads In Early Trends
As per early trends, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is ahead on 92 seats, while the Opposition INDIA bloc is leading on 73.
Of Course NDA Will Get 400+ Seats: BJP Spokesperson To NDTV
“We are desperate to open the sweet as early as possible. We know where we are standing. The workers, panna pramukhs are the real warriors. They have come forward irrespective of caste and creed. Of course, we will get 400+ (NDA) and 370+ (BJP),” BJP spokesperson Anuj Kapur told NDTV.
India Election Results 2024: Rahul Gandhi Leads In Wayanad
Congress’ Rahul Gandhi is leading in Kerala’s Wayanad, suggest early trends. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading in Varanasi.
Election Results: Why South India Is A Key Focus Of BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will hope for a good performance in the South Indian states, which could help them achieve their target of 400 in the 543-seat Lok Sabha. The party had won 25 seats in Karnataka and 4 seats in Telangana in the previous Parliamentary elections in 2019, but made little to no mark in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh.
Piyush Goyal Confident Of BJP Victory
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that BJP is confident of winning a third consecutive term. “PM Modi’s popularity is across the country due to the way he has served the poor without any discrimination and gave opportunities to youth and a better future to the farmers. Today India has a new resolve to become Viksit Bharat,” he told reporters.
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Counting Of Votes Begins
Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections has begun, and early leads will start coming in soon. Postal ballots will be counted first, before the officials count the votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Election Results: How Tamil Nadu Voted In 2019
In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the BJP had allied with the AIADMK but the two were thumped by the DMK-Congress combine that claimed 38 of Tamil Nadu’s 39 seats; the hold-out was Theni, near Madurai, which was won by the AIADMK’s P Ravindhranath. The BJP contested only five seats in that election.
What Exit Polls Predict For South India
In Karnataka, the BJP is predicted to secure a significant majority despite the state’s historical inclination towards the Congress. In Telangana, exit polls suggest that the Congress might struggle to capitalise on its previous assembly poll victory, with the BJP poised to secure over half of the state’s 17 seats following the decline of K Chandrasekhar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Results Also To Be Declared Today
Votes will also be counted for the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections. Seeking another term, the YSRCP contested on all175 seats alone, while the TDP fielded candidates on 144 seats. Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party (JSP) contested on 21 seats and the BJP on 10 seats.
Election Results: BJP’s Madhavi Lata Says Entire Country Watching Hyderabad Seat
BJP candidate from Hyderabad Madhavi Latha said that the entire country is looking forward to the seat’s outcome. “I am pretty excited and all of them who have voted for BJP in the entire country are looking forward to especially this particular seat, that we win and bring justice to the Lok Sabha seat in Hyderabad,” Ms Latha said today.
Exit Polls Predict Improvement In NDA’s Performance In The South
All exit polls are unanimous about NDA’s improved performance in the south and in Bengal. In Andhra Pradesh, analysts predict that the NDA’s alliance with Chandrababu Naidu has proven fruitful, projecting an expected victory in 18 out of the state’s 25 seats.
Counting Of Votes To Begin Soon
Counting of votes for all 543 Lok Sabha seats will begin at 8am. While the BJP is hoping to win a third consecutive term, the Opposition has formed the INDIA alliance hoping to defeat the ruling party.
