LIVE Last updated 7:44 a.m. E.T. Early results in India’s general election suggested a surprising setback for the two-term prime minister, Narendra Modi. Seats needed for majority N.D.A. 25 seats won, 266 leading Other 0 won, 23 leading INDIA 6 won, 223 leading Modi’s B.J.P. and allies Congress and allies The results indicated that Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P., would still win by far the most parliamentary seats, and that he would become only the second Indian leader to start a third straight term.But India’s ruling coalition may be headed toward a narrower majority. Coming into the election, the coalition set a goal of winning 400 seats and made the campaign about Mr. Modi’s popularity. The early results suggest the coalition might only modestly exceed the 272 seats required for a majority. Note: Dotted lines show disputed borders. While early results suggested a closer race for Mr. Modi, India’s most powerful political figure in a generation, few seats have been officially declared. Party Coalition Seats Seats Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) N.D.A. 21 INDIA 4 N.D.A. 2 Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) INDIA 1 + Show more In the months ahead of the election, about three dozen opposition parties came together into a grand coalition, called the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA, hoping to pool their votes together for a stronger fight against Mr. Modi’s formidable B.J.P. and its alliance, called the National Democratic Alliance, or N.D.A.Mr. Modi pitched himself to voters as the man to keep India on the march, both at home and abroad. His opponents warned that his continued leadership would put India’s democracy and secular foundation in critical danger.Here are the basics of the two major parties: Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) The B.J.P. has been India’s ruling party since 2014, when it defeated a coalition led by the Indian National Congress, which used to dominate the country’s politics. The B.J.P. grew from a century-old Hindu-nationalist political movement. Its first time in power, from 1998 to 2004, it concentrated on economic reforms. Under Narendra Modi, it has doubled down on Hindu-first priorities and consolidated power. Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress party was formed in 1885 as an independence movement, when India was still part of the British Empire. It included nearly all of India’s founding fathers, including Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress became the ruling party shortly after India's independence in 1947 and led the government with brief interruptions over the next 50 years. Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) The B.J.P. has been India’s ruling party since 2014, when it defeated a coalition led by the Indian National Congress, which used to dominate the country’s politics. The B.J.P. grew from a century-old Hindu-nationalist political movement. Its first time in power, from 1998 to 2004, it concentrated on economic reforms. Under Narendra Modi, it has doubled down on Hindu-first priorities and consolidated power. Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress party was formed in 1885 as an independence movement, when India was still part of the British Empire. It included nearly all of India’s founding fathers, including Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress became the ruling party shortly after India's independence in 1947 and led the government with brief interruptions over the next 50 years. Results by Constituency This table shows the results from the 2024 election in each parliamentary constituency grouped by the coalition that won it in the last general election. Places where N.D.A. won in 2019 Places where N.D.A. won in 2019 Constituency Total votes Leader margin (pct. points) Srikakulam Andhra Pradesh 1,168,471 Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu +26 Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh 1,345,420 Kesineni Sivanath +21 Guntur Andhra Pradesh 1,226,438 Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani +25 Arunachal West Arunachal Pradesh 379,611 Kiren Rijiju +25 Arunachal East Arunachal Pradesh 310,213 Tapir Gao +10 Valmiki Nagar Bihar 979,278 Sunil Kumar +10 Paschim Champaran Bihar 1,017,213 Sanjay Jaiswal +12 Purvi Champaran Bihar 880,961 Radha Mohan Singh +9 Sheohar Bihar 924,531 Lovely Anand +3 Sitamarhi Bihar 745,508 Devesh Chandra Thakur +6 Madhubani Bihar 581,594 Ashok Kumar Yadav +14 Jhanjharpur Bihar 650,812 Ramprit Mandal +17 Supaul Bihar 1,060,188 Dileshwar Kamait +14 Araria Bihar 1,203,418 Pradeep Kumar Singh +1 Katihar Bihar 998,225 Tariq Anwar +<1 Purnia Bihar 680,244 Rajesh Ranjan +<1 Madhepura Bihar 1,156,595 Dinesh Chandra Yadav +14 Darbhanga Bihar 1,021,466 Gopal Jee Thakur +17 Muzaffarpur Bihar 763,037 Raj Bhushan Choudhary +22 Vaishali Bihar 947,329 Veena Devi +7 + Show more Where parties without an alliance won Where parties without an alliance won Constituency Total votes Leader margin (pct. points) Araku Andhra Pradesh 1,137,917 Gumma Thanuja Rani +5 Vizianagaram Andhra Pradesh 1,108,355 Appalanaidu Kalisetti +18 Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 1,088,037 Sribharat Mathukumili +36 Anakapalle Andhra Pradesh 1,138,165 C. M. Ramesh +23 Kakinada Andhra Pradesh 1,243,368 Tangella Uday Srinivas +17 Amalapuram Andhra Pradesh 1,165,584 G. M. Harish +26 Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh 1,311,751 Daggubati Purandheshwari +18 Narsapuram Andhra Pradesh 1,230,994 Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma +22 Eluru Andhra Pradesh 1,352,655 Putta Mahesh Kumar +13 Machilipatnam Andhra Pradesh 1,110,560 Balashowry Vallabhaneni +18 Narsaraopet Andhra Pradesh 1,444,883 Lavu Srikrishna Devarayalu +10 Bapatla Andhra Pradesh 1,060,452 Krishna Prasad Tenneti +15 Ongole Andhra Pradesh 930,325 Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy +3 Nandyal Andhra Pradesh 1,048,750 Byreddy Shabari +8 Kurnoolu Andhra Pradesh 967,537 Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala +9 Ananthapur Andhra Pradesh 1,411,314 Ambica G. Lakshminarayana Valmiki +13 Hindupur Andhra Pradesh 1,270,802 B. K. Parthasarathi +9 Kadapa Andhra Pradesh 1,298,474 Y. S. Avinash Reddy +5 Nellore Andhra Pradesh 1,283,360 Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy +18 Tirupati Andhra Pradesh 1,223,578 Gurumoorthy Maddila +3 + Show more Where the opposition won Where the opposition won Constituency Total votes Leader margin (pct. points) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 171,550 Bishnu Pada Ray +18 Kishanganj Bihar 798,771 Mohammad Jawed +4 Korba Chhattisgarh 1,096,999 Jyotsna Mahant +2 Bastar Chhattisgarh 995,230 Mahesh Kashyap +5 South Goa Goa 445,924 Viriato Fernandes +3 Rajmahal Jharkhand 780,137 Vijay Kumar Hansdak +10 Singhbhum Jharkhand 772,818 Joba Majhi +15 Bangalore Rural Karnataka 1,914,024 C. N. Manjunath +14 Kasaragod Kerala 873,214 Rajmohan Unnithan +8 Kannur Kerala 1,028,327 K. Sudhakaran +11 Vadakara Kerala 1,108,818 Shafi Parambil +10 Wayanad Kerala 1,084,653 Rahul Gandhi +34 Kozhikode Kerala 1,078,637 M. K. Raghavan +14 Malappuram Kerala 1,078,038 E. T. Mohammed Basheer +28 Ponnani Kerala 1,020,028 M.P Abdussamad Samadani +23 Palakkad Kerala 1,027,240 V. K. Sreekandan +7 Alathur Kerala 981,566 K. Radhakrishnan +2 Thrissur Kerala 1,090,876 Suresh Gopi +7 Chalakudy Kerala 950,501 Benny Behanan +7 Ernakulam Kerala 910,502 Hibi Eden +28 + Show more Other constituencies Other constituencies Constituency Total votes Leader margin (pct. points) Kokrajhar Assam 1,026,997 Joyanta Basumatary +5 Dhubri Assam 1,939,139 Rakibul Hussain +41 Barpeta Assam 1,375,554 Phani Bhusan Choudhury +14 Darrang-Udalguri Assam 1,663,153 Dilip Saikia +17 Guwahati Assam 1,363,398 Bijuli Kalita Medhi +16 Diphu Assam 622,888 Amarsing Tisso +21 Karimganj Assam 655,794 Kripanath Mallah +2 Silchar Assam 959,287 Parimal Suklabaidya +29 Nagaon Assam 1,233,423 Pradyut Bordoloi +16 Kaziranga Assam 1,445,176 Kamakhya Prasad Tasa +13 Sonitpur Assam 1,123,921 Ranjit Dutta +29 Lakhimpur Assam 1,194,923 Pradan Baruah +17 Dibrugarh Assam 1,263,718 Sarbananda Sonowal +22 Jorhat Assam 1,367,595 Gaurav Gogoi +10 Baramulla Jammu & Kashmir 1,014,190 Abdul Rashid Sheikh +20 Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir 664,223 Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi +28 Anantnag-Rajouri Jammu & Kashmir 1,017,520 Mian Altaf Ahmad +27 Udhampur Jammu & Kashmir 1,071,925 Jitendra Singh +12 Jammu Jammu & Kashmir 1,285,944 Jugal Kishore +10 Ladakh 132,614 Mohmad Haneefa +22 *Uncontested candidate Note: Jammu and Kashmir and Assam have redrawn the borders of their parliamentary constituencies since the last general election. Because these changes make it difficult to compare votes in newly drawn constituencies with votes in constituencies used in 2019, we are listing them separately.
