In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the BJP won 303 seats to make a strong return to power in the Centre. The Congress won only 52 seats in the recently-concluded General Elections.
Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: The NYT credited Amit Shah, who they called a Hindu hardliner, for the PM Modi-led BJP's victory.
Out of the total 40 seats, the BJP-JD(U)-LJP alliance would won 39 seats, the RJD-Congress-led 'Mahagathbandhan' lost all but managed to win only one seat
Lok Sabha election results: Around 74.37 per cent of the total votes were polled for Patil from Navsari Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat
The 68-year-old Narendra Modi will take the oath of office as India's 15th Prime Minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan along with his council of ministers
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While, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra was defeated by sitting Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pinaki Mishra by a margin of 11,714 votes from the Puri Parliament constituency, former MP Baijayant Panda lost to actor-turned Rajya Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty by a margin of 1,52,584 votes from Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat.
Lok Sabha Elections Result 2019: The President has accepted the resignation and has requested Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers to continue till the new Government assumes office.
Maharashtra is a crucial state for parties to hold a majority in the Lok Sabha as it sends 48 MPs to the Lower House of Parliament, second only to Uttar Pradesh.
In Lok Sabha election 2019, BJP's voting percentage in Gujarat is over 62.2%, while in 2014, the final polling percentage for the saffron in the western state was 60.11%