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Ruling party loses absolute majority in elections to the Indian Parliament, but likely to form government with support of allies

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Election Results 2024: Read the Latest Updates on the 2024 India General Elections Results

Preliminary results for the 2024 Indian General election suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to lose its absolute majority in the lower house of Parliament. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) it leads is projected to cross the halfway mark. The opposition INDIA alliance is projected to more than double its seat count, from 92 to around 200 seats.

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  • Regional Trends:

    North India

    • The opposition alliance is projected to win a narrow majority of seats in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state. Previously, the NDA had 64 out of the state's 80 seats.
    • The NDA is successfully defending all seats in Delhi, Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh, but has lost seats in Haryana.
    • The contest in Punjab is between two opposition parties, with the Congress holding a narrow lead over the AAP.
    • In Jammu and Kashmir, the NDA and INDIA are leading in two seats each, with an independent candidate taking the final seat. Ladakh, too, has an independent taking the lead.

    West India

    • The NDA is successfully defending almost all seats in Madhya Pradesh and Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat.
    • The opposition is winning Maharashtra from the NDA, and making gains in Rajasthan.

    East India

    • The NDA has retained most seats in Bihar and Chattisgarh, but is losing some seats in Jharkhand.
    • Both the NDA and the INDIA have failed to make inroads into West Bengal, where the Trinamool Congress holds its ground.
    • The NDA has swept Odisha, previously ruled by the BJD, a regional party.
    • Results in the north-east are mixed, with the NDA holding the plains and regional parties and INDIA making gains in the hill states.
    • In particular, the opposition is leading in both seats in Manipur, which went through ethnic violence over the last year.

    South India

    • The NDA has retained its majority in Karnataka, won Andhra Pradesh from the neutral YSRCP, and made inroads into Telangana (at the expense of the neutral BRS).
    • The opposition retained all but one seat in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and made inroads into Karnataka and Telangana.