In the polls, out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, the NDA has won 298 seats, while the opposition Alliance India has won 225 seats. Indian media
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
New Delhi (Urdupoint News Latest - International Press Agency. June 4, 2024) After the seven-phase polling for the Lower House (Lok Sabha) elections in India, counting of votes is underway. According to the assessments, there is a close contest between the electoral alliance National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition alliance Indian National Developing Inclusive Alliance (India).
Out of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, the NDA is leading with 298 seats, while the opposition Alliance India is leading on 225 seats. It should be noted that from April 19 to June 1, votes were cast for 543 Lok Sabha seats in various states of India. Around one billion people were eligible to vote in the elections, of which 66 per More than hundred voters have exercised their right to vote.
The main leader of the alliance and the Congress party Rahul Gandhi is in the election field from Wayanad district of Kerala state and Rae Bareli city of Uttar Pradesh state and according to the preliminary evaluations he has an advantage in both the seats. He had fought and won in Wayanad constituency while he lost in Amethi. It is expected that by this evening the winning and losing candidates will be known and the situation regarding the Lok Sabha seats will be clear. JP is preparing to celebrate its possible victory even before the election results.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance won the majority in the initial vote count in the general election, but this number is much less than the exit polls predicted by the TV channels, according to the initial trends seen in the Indian media. Due to this, the stock market recorded a decline, and the value of the Indian rupee against the dollar was observed. I had told that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be able to achieve great success in the elections and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to get a two-thirds majority.
From this morning, Indian TV channels are showing that in the initial count, the government alliance NDA is ahead in about 300 of the 543 electoral seats in the parliament, which is a simple majority, while the opposition alliance India under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi's Congress party is 200 more than expected. was ahead on more seats than According to Indian TV channels, only 10 to 15 percent of the total votes were counted at that time.In the initial count, the NDA was leading the BJP alone by around 250 seats, compared to 303 in 2019. seats were won.
The report said that the first postal ballots (paper ballots) were counted, mostly cast by soldiers serving away from their home constituencies or officials away from home on election duty, while 85 were cast in these elections. Elderly voters and disabled people were also offered postal vote so that they could vote at home. Counting of votes in India is likely to take several hours as the vast majority of votes cast in electronic voting machines (EVMs) begin 30 minutes after counting of postal ballots, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said. Said that these are very early trends and we will see better results with the passage of time.
TV exit polls aired after voting closed on June 1 claimed a landslide victory for Modi, but exit polls have often misrepresented election results in India, where nearly a billion people registered to vote. 64.2 million people came out to cast their votes. Modi said in his last address that he believes the people of India have voted in record numbers to re-elect his government. A recent NDTV exit poll claimed that the ruling coalition could win more than 350 seats in the 543-member lower house of parliament, but exit polls in India have had a poor past record as their According to analysts, accurate results of exit polls in such a large country is a challenge in case of victory of the ruling coalition. Modi, 73, is the second minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to hold the office of prime minister for three consecutive terms. will become great.
