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Uttar Pradesh, along with Bihar and West Bengal, were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases. [10] All opinion polls and exit polls forecasted a landslide win for the BJP, but the INDIA alliance of SP and INC instead won 43 seats, more than the half parliamentary seat in the state.
The results of India's general elections to constitute 18th Lok Sabha, held in April–June 2024 were announced on 4th and 5th June 2024. [1] The main contenders were two alliance groups of the Incumbent National Democratic Alliance (N.D.A) led by Bharatiya Janata Party; and the Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) led by Indian National Congress.
13 May 2024 Andhra Pradesh: YSR Congress Party: Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy: Telugu Desam Party: N. Chandrababu Naidu: 13 May – 1 June 2024 Odisha: Biju Janata Dal: Naveen Patnaik: Bharatiya Janata Party: Mohan Charan Majhi: 18 September – 1 October 2024 Jammu and Kashmir: President's Rule: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference: Omar Abdullah: 5 ...
3 Dec 2023 - Congress suffers defeats in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. It wins the elections in Telangana. 27 Dec 2023 - Rahul Gandhi begins the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Manipur. 16 Mar 2024 - Rahul Gandhi ends the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Mumbai with the INDIA Alliance party leaders.
In March 2024, the Supreme Court of India rejected a petition by the Congress party to end the usage of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and revert to paper ballots and manual counting, which was the system used in elections until the late 1990s, with the party citing risks of electoral fraud. [40]
Election year Lok Sabha Total seats Turnout Party in government Seats won by the ruling party Margin of majority Percentage in the Lok Sabha Seats controlled by coalition Prime Minister 1951–52: First: 489 44.87% Indian National Congress: 364 120 74.48% Jawaharlal Nehru: 1957: Second: 494 45.44% 371 123 75.10% 1962: Third: 55.42% 361 113 73.08%
2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Uttar Pradesh has 403 assembly constituencies. The Chief Minister of the state is elected by legislators of the political party or coalition commanding an assembly majority, and serves a five-year term with a provision of re-election.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major political parties in India and has been the ruling party since the 16th Lok Sabha.It successfully sought re-election in the 2024 parliamentary election as the leading party of the National Democratic Alliance, with Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate.