Lok Sabha Elections In India 2024 Results: Not a Hare and Tortoise Race, BJP Takes The Lion’s Share. Early trends indicate that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in the Lok Sabha 2024 India elections from April 19 to June 1. 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha will be elected.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), 542 seats are yet to be declared and 281 of 543 constituencies are reporting. So far, the BJP having lost 18 seats is leading with 144 seats. Rahul Gandhi’s Indian National Congress has 53 seats, the Samajwadi Party has 27 seats, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has 4 seats.
At the time of writing this article, Party Wise Results Status was as follows:
| Party | Won | Leading | Total |
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 1 | 194 | 195 |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 0 | 74 | 74 |
| Samajwadi Party (SP) | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| Telugu Desam (TDP) | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Shiv Sena (SHS) | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Shiv Sena (Uddav Balasaheb Thackrey) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Janata Dal (United) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | |||
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
It should be noted that the above results keep changing as the counting continues.
With eyes on 400 seats, the BJP is expected to make a clean sweep. Counting of votes continues across India. Elections were held in seven phases across eight states and UTs:
| SI. No. | State/UT | No. PCs | Approx. Voter Turnout % |
| 1 | Bihar | 8 | 50.79 |
| 2 | Chandigargh | 1 | 62.80 |
| 3 | Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 67.53 |
| 4 | Jharkhand | 3 | 69.59 |
| 5 | Odisha | 6 | 63.57 |
| 6 | Punjab | 13 | 55.86 |
| 7 | Uttar Pradesh | 13 | 55.60 |
| 8 | West Bengal | 9 | 69.89 |
| Total | 57 | 59.45 |
Will Rahul Gandhi Breeze Through Wayanad?
The BJP is inching closer to the majority mark with the Congress tailing closely. The Gandhi scion took on BJP’s K Surendran and is leading in Wayanad, Kerala. Results show Rahul Gandhi leading by 37,321 votes in Wayanad. Traditionally, he used to contest over the Raebareli seat, but in recent years, he failed to get a foothold.
BJP Bags Surat Seat
BJP’s Mukesh Dala managed to secure the Surat seat unopposed but not without controversy. The Congress claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party used undue pressure and pressed candidates to withdraw their nominations. Moreover, some political leaders highlighted that not polling in the constituency was a serious violation of the voters’ right as they could also opt for the NOTA option.
