POLITICS

A text message is being shared on social media with a claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 282 seats with a 31 percent vote share in 2014, increased to 37 percent in 2019 elections winning 303 seats while it jumped to 39 percent in 2024 but in terms of number of seats, it was projected to get 245. ...

Though BJP won 240 seats, falling short of 32 seats for absolute majority, the National democratic Alliance led by BJP came to power with 293 seats in the 18th Lok Sabha elections and the new coalition government was formed on June 9, 2024 with Narendra Modi as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. Amid the news of new government ...