Election results live: Welcome to our live blog, where we bring you real-time updates on the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha election results and the ensuing government formation debate. Wednesday saw intense negotiations and crucial meetings by both the Congress-led Indian Alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA as no party was able to secure a mandate to form a government on its own.
2024 House of Representatives Election Results
A simple majority of 272 seats is needed to form a government. According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, significantly down from the 303 it won in 2019. The Indian National Congress made a big advance by winning 99 seats. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured 292 seats, while the INDIA bloc won more than 230 seats, defying expectations in a tight race.
NDA Block Meeting: Who was there and what happened?
1. Narendra Modi was elected leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at a conference in the national capital, giving him a third consecutive term as Prime Minister.
2. Top BJP leaders including JP Nadda, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh met NDA allies like Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu to discuss forming a new government.
3. After attending the NDA meeting, TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu confirmed his party’s support for the alliance and assured its participation in the new government.
4. The presence of leaders like Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu is crucial for the Bharatiya Janata Party, which fell 32 seats short of the 272-seat majority needed in the Lok Sabha elections.
5. The meeting was attended by key allies including Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde, JD(S)’s HD Kumaraswamy, Janasena’s Pawan Kalyan, LJP’s Chirag Paswan and NCP’s Praful Patel.
India Bloc Conference: Who attended and what happened?
1. After the India Block meeting on Wednesday, Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge thanked the people for their support.
2. Kharge said the Indian Union will continue to fight against the “fascist government” of the BJP led by Prime Minister Modi.
3. He said that the people’s mandate was a reaction against the BJP’s politics of hatred, corruption, rising prices, unemployment and crony capitalism.
4. The Indian Union aims to protect the Constitution of India and safeguard democracy, Kharge added.
5. The meeting, which took place at the residence of the Indian National Congress President, was attended by several leaders from across the Indian political spectrum, including Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, Indian National Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and Popular Front leader Tejashwi Yadav.
Check out all the updates here:
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 7:47 AM
Election results live coverage: PM Modi receives congratulations from foreign leaders
Election Results Live Coverage: Over 75 world leaders have congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his victory in the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections.
Leaders from across Asia, Europe, Africa, West Asia and the Caribbean sent their congratulations to PM Modi. Leaders of Nordic countries such as Denmark and Norway also congratulated the PM on his election victory.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 7:30 AM
Election results: 98 of 220 candidates lose their deposits in Chhattisgarh
BREAKING ELECTION RESULTS: An analysis of the results shows that of the 220 candidates who contested in 11 constituencies in Chhattisgarh, 198 lost their deposits, signalling a major rejection among voters in the state.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 7:11 a.m.
Election results: ‘It is for the people of India to decide’, US says on coalition government
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the composition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition and governments is for the people of India to decide and we will respect their wishes. We look forward to continuing to work with Prime Minister Modi, as President Joe Biden has done since taking office. This will remain a priority for us, he added.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 7:07 AM
Election Results: US praises Indian government for conducting Lok Sabha elections
Election Results Live Coverage: US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller called India the world’s largest democracy and commended the Indian government, voters and polling officials for the successful conduct of the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections.
A State Department spokesman said at a press conference that the elections held over the past six weeks were the largest exercise in democracy in the history of the world.
“India is of course the world’s largest democracy and its elections over the past six weeks have been the greatest exercise in democracy in the history of the world. We applaud the Indian government, its voters and polling officials for this massive effort,” said Matthew Miller.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 6:49 AM
Election results flash: ‘NDA’s incumbent leader is with Narendra Modi’, says JDU MP
Election Results Live: JDU MP Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh expressed confidence in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and added that all leaders present at the meeting reaffirmed their support for Narendra Modi and that he should become Prime Minister for the third time.
Following the alliance’s victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Singh said the constituent parties were united in supporting Modi to be sworn in for a third term as prime minister.
“The NDA meeting was attended by leaders of all constituent parties and all of them said that we support the prime minister and for the third time, he should be sworn in as soon as possible,” Singh said.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 6:29 AM
Election results: PM Modi and Sheikh Hasina vow to continue working together
Election Results Live Coverage: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received congratulations over phone from Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the election victory.
“The two leaders pledged to continue working together to further deepen their historic and close ties under the new mandate towards achieving the vision of Bikshit Bharat 2047 and Smart Bangladesh 2041,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 6:15 AM
Election results update: US National Security Advisor Sullivan prepares for India visit
Election Results Live: During a conference call to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his victory in the Indian Lok Sabha elections, US President Joe Biden spoke about National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s visit to New Delhi.
President Biden met with Prime Minister Modi early on Wednesday and congratulated him and his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on their victory in India’s general election.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 6:14 AM
Election results update: ‘Government will have to provide relief’, says lawyer for jailed Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh
BREAKING ELECTION RESULTS: Rajdev Singh Khalsa, lawyer for jailed Khalistani separatist and winner of Khadur Sahib Lok Sabha seat, said Singh’s efforts were focused on eradicating drug abuse in Punjab.
Khalsa detailed their legal strategy, stressing on seeking bail for Singh. He expressed confidence that with massive public support, both the BJP and AAP governments would be pressured to grant relief to Singh.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 6:13 AM
Election results live: Uddhav Thackeray skips India Block Congress
Election Results Live: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray was absent from the Block India Congress, but the party was represented by Sanjay Raut.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 6:11 a.m.
Election results: People voted against Modi government, says CPI(ML) leader
Election results live: “We discussed the support we received during the election campaign. The results clearly show opposition to the Modi government. They have asserted their right to form the government but the people have clearly expressed that they do not want a continuation of the government they have had for the last 10 years,” CPI(ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya said after attending the India Bloc meet in Delhi.
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June 6, 2024 (Thursday) 6:10 AM
Election results live stream: PM Modi invites President Wickremesinghe to inauguration ceremony
Election results live:
Sri Lankan President’s Media Office said in a post on X that President Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke to PM Modi over the phone and congratulated the BJP-led NDA on their election victory. During the conversation, PM Modi invited President Wickremesinghe to attend his inauguration ceremony, which the Sri Lankan President accepted.
