2024 Lok Sabha Election News

Film stars and politics: A match made in heaven?

Film stars are useful in commercial advertising and research has shown them to be particularly attractive candidates to first-time voters

Lok Sabha election results 2024: How the BJP lost its Dalit votes

One major reason being cited for BJP's underperformance in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls is how the party fared with Dalits particularly in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, which sends the most MPs to Parliament. The BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls swept all 17 SC or Dalit-reserved seats in the state. However, this time it won just eight seats, while the Opposition prevailed in the rest. So, what changed?

From Smriti Irani to Omar Abdullah, the big losers of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

A surprise election result came with many upsets. The big names who suffered defeat were BJP’s Smriti Irani and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Congress’ Digvijaya Singh and Kanhaiya Kumar, and more

BJP stronghold stays strong, party retains 22 of its 25 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha election

In these seats, the BJP dominated the last three Lok Sabha elections with significant victories

Lok Sabha seats that BJP, Congress lost to each other and those they didn't

Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued its winning streak on 81 Lok Sabha seats most of which are in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh

Uniform Civil Code, Agniveer and more: How coalition sarkar could affect BJP’s pet projects

After failing to get a majority on its own, the BJP will have to rely heavily on its allies, namely the JD(U) and the TDP. In such a coalition sarkar, the saffron party’s core agendas and key programmes such as the Uniform Civil Code, Agnipath scheme and others may have to be shelved or pushed to the backburner

Unable to bag 1/6th of votes, 90% LS candidates in J-K lose security deposits

Sheikh Abdul Rashid, an Independent contender who defeated political heavyweights in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, was the sole winning candidate who secured less than 50 per cent of the total votes polled, with a vote share of 45.70 per cent

WATCH: Kangana Ranaut 'slapped' by CISF constable at Chandigarh airport, here's what happened

CISF lady constable, Kulwinder Kaur, who allegedly slapped Kangana Ranaut - newly elected BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi - was suspended within hours after the incident at Chandigarh airport

How ‘Power Star’ Pawan Kalyan helped NDA storm to power in Andhra

The NDA, including TDP, BJP and Pawan Kalyan's JanaSena Party (JSP), won the majority of seats in both the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, ousting Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party from power in the state. The actor-politician, whose party bagged all the seats it contested this time, needs a special mention. Here’s why

How did BJP lose 5 of 9 seats in Ayodhya, 9 of 12 seats in Varanasi?

The party lost five of nine seats in Ayodhya including Faizabad constituency – the home of the Ram temple – as well as nine of 12 seats in Varanasi. Experts say the Ram temple did not resonate with voters, candidates did not pay heed to local issues and the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance seemed to work well together