otal: 543 t CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI ■ ■ tirupati l wednesday l june 05, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 16 l anantapur EDITION SWING STATES While the BJP-led NDA is expected to form the next government at the Centre, the saffron party has slipped from its 2019 poll performance to the single largest party short of majority. The Congress-led INDIA put up a spirited fight in the key states that have the potential turn the tide Uttar Pradesh (80) SP+Cong 43 l BJP+ 36 Bihar (40) BJP+ 29 l rjd+ 9 Maharashtra (48) Cong+ 29 l bJP+ 17 Rajasthan (25) BJP 14 l Cong+ 11 The BJP’s experiment of breaking up regional parties in Maharashtra backfired. The BJP’s 2019 tally of 23 seats has come down to 10. And that of NDA has fallen short of its target of 45 The BJP lost 10 seats compared to its 2019 tally as the Congress staged a comeback winning 8 seats Nitish, Naidu expected to give letters of support Oppn offers Dy PM post to Nitish, special status for Andhra to woo Naidu whittled down Modi 3.0 RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR and P reetha Na i r @ New Delhi The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday appeared poised to retain power at the Centre for a third consecutive term, though the saffron party dramatically fell short of a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha. From a high of 303 in 2019, the BJP could manage just 240 (leads + wins), 32 short of a simple majority It smoked out . the BJP’s stability plank as the government’s survival would depend on demanding allies like JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar and TDP’s Chandrababu Naidu. The JD(U) has leads/victories in 12 seats while the corresponding figure for the TDP was 16. However, in his first speech after the results ame in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out his vision for the third te r m s aying it would be a tenure of big decisions with specific emphasis on uprooting corruption. Modi’s target for the BJP to win 370 seats and for the NDA to cross 400 was far cry as even potential big hitters like Smriti Irani in Amethi, Rajeev Chandrashekhar in Thiruvananthapuram and R K Singh in Arrah were defeated. Despite its diminished tally the NDA is ex, pected to stake its claim to form the new government. The NDA will take its final call at its meeting on Wednesday, which will be attended by Nitish and Naidu. They may give letters of support to the BJP . As for the Opposition, it is not leaving any stone unturned to lure Nitish and Naidu, who emerged as the potential kingmakers. According to sources, Coimbatore the post of Deputy Prime Minister to Nitish and a promise of special status for Andhra Pradesh are on the table if the parties extend their support to the INDIA bloc. While senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted assuring that the party will grant special status to Andhra, sources said that NCP leader Sharad Pawar is in talks with Naidu and Nitish. While both leaders are infamous for shifting alliances, they rejoined the NDA ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Kumar Jha told reporters in Patna that both Nitish and Naidu are expected to switch to the INDIA bloc. At a press conference in Delhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the party will hold talks with its allies and “new partners”. A decision will be taken after consulting all INDIA bloc partners on Wednesday said Kharge. , The gamechanger was the Samajwadi Party, which gave the INDIA bloc an unexpected boost of 37 (wins and leads) in Uttar Pradesh. The Trinamool Congress, too did spectacularly well with 29 29 seats in West Bengal, higher than its 22 in 2019. Maharashtra gave the BJP-led allance a decisive blow with just 17 seats. The BJP had independently won 23 seats five years ago. In contrast, the INDIA bloc got 28. However, the BJP wrested power in Odisha from the ruling Biju Janata Dal. In Andhra Pradesh, the TDP did likewise against the YSRC. The BJP made inroads in Kerala by winning a seat in a state where the Congress and the Left are the major political force. In Telangana, it won eight seats. Barhampur T’puram Annamalai K Adhir Ranjan R Chandrasekhar Margin: 2.04 lakh Margin: 1.18 lakh Margin: 85,459 Margin: 16,077 (NC) (BJP) (Cong) l bjp: 240 l tdp: 16 l jd(u): 12 l shiv sena (Shinde): 7 l ljp (RV): 5 l JDS: 2 l rld: 2 l Oth: 8 others: 2 2 The NDA had swept Bihar in 2019, winning 39 out of the 40 seats. In 2024, the alliance’s tally is down by 11 as the BJP’s seats fell from 17 to 12 and JD(U)’s from 16 to 12. This time, the regional party will have a bigger say as it will be a crucial partner in the NDA l cong: 99 l SP: 37 l TMC: 29 l DMK: 22 l shiv sena (uddhav): 9 l ncp (S): 7 l Oth: 26 india 229 Win/Lead Punjab (13) Cong 7 l AAP 3 l bjp 0 The BJP scored zero in the state as the Congress made a comeback and the AAP improved on its 2019 tally. Among those won include jailed Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh, who wrested the Khadoor Sahib seat by 1.97 lakh votes, as an Independent Different strokes Jana Sena activists celebrate at the party office in Mangalgiri; JSP president Pawan Kalyan felicitates TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu at his residence | Prasant Madugula / Express Naidu ‘Power’ Stuns Jagan We have fulfilled all poll promises mentioned in our manifesto. I am surprised at the result. However, I wish luck to the new government Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSRC chief TDP-BJP-JSP tsunami washes away YSRC; NDA likely to offer convenor position to CM-designate E x press Ne w s S er v i c e @ Vijayawada TDP secured a vote-share of 45.59% against the 39.17% in 2019. The YSRC’s share of votes tumbled to 39.37% as against the 49.85% in 2019. The BJP, which fought alone in 2019, garnered 2.83% against 0.84% in the previous elections. The JSP secured 8.48% votes. NOTA got 1.09% votes. The TDP, JSP and BJP camps erupted in celebrations as the trends started to trickle while the polling agents and candidates of YSRC slowly left the counting centres by 10 am itself. TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu was joined by his wife Bhuvaneswari, son Lokesh and other family members in the celebrations while JSP chief Pawan Kalyan celebrated with his wife Anna Lezhneva and son Akhira Nandan. Naidu spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and congratulated them on the NDA winning a majority at the Centre. The BJP national leaders conveyed their greetings to Naidu for winning P5 the elections.  In a historic comeback, if ever there was one, the TDP, in alliance with the BJP and actor Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party (JSP), stormed to power in Andhra Pradesh, winning 164 out of the 175 assembly constituencies and 21 out of the 25 Lok Sabha segments. The stunning public mandate left the outgoing chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRC reeling with just 11 Assembly and four Lok Sabha seats, a far cry from the 151 Assembly and 22 Parliamentary constituencies it won in 2019. Except for Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy and Jagan himself, none of the cabinet ministers could win. In Jagan’s citadel too, Kadapa, the party could hold onto only three seats, including Pulivendula. TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu as Opposition leader in November 2021 had declared on the floor of the Assembly that he would re-enter the House again only as Chief Minister. And, his triumphant victory is truly remarkable. From North Andhra to Rayalaseema, the NDA showed unimaginable dominance. The YSRC could not open its account in as many as eight undivided districts! It could not even put up an impressive performance in Rayalaseema where it clinched a majority of seats in 2019. The TDP on its own, won 134 of , the 144 seats it has contested, Kambhampati refutes reports of yellow party exiting the nda BJP ends Naveen’s 25-yr grip over Odisha In the wake of reports that the INDI Alliance is trying to make overtures to TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, Kambhampati Rammohan Rao, the party’s former Rajya Sabha member, told TNIE, “Whatever happens, the TDP will not exit the NDA.” He clarified, “The Prime Minister has already congratulated Naidu. The yellow party joined the NDA before the elections itself. Now, the question of the TDP exiting the NDA does not arise. We condemn all media speculations.” | P5 Narendra Modi @narendramodi TOTAL 175 TDP 135 JSP 21 BJP 08 YSRC 11 Andhra Pradesh gave an unusual verdict to NDA! I congratulate @ncbn sir, @ PawanKalyan sir and @ JaiTDP , @JanaSenaParty and @BJP4Andhra workers for this great achievement. Andhra Pradesh has won! The people of Andhra Pradesh have won! Today, my heart is filled with gratitude. I thank the people of our state for blessing the TDP-JSP-BJP alliance with an overwhelming mandate to serve them — N Chandrababu Naidu, TDP Chief E x press Ne w s S er v i c e @ Bhubaneswar Curtains came down on Tuesday on the 25-year rule of BJD head and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Odisha as the BJP virtually swept both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state and is set to form the new government on June 10. The impact of the verdict is not restricted to the political future of Naveen but also of the BJD while the JSP scored cent per cent by bagging all the 21 Assembly seats and two MP seats it contested. The BJP, which does not have a foothold in the State, too put up a great show winning eight MLA seats in districts like Srikakulam and Kadapa. It won three MP seats, with State party chief Purandeswari emerging v i c t o r i o u s f r o m Rajahmahendravaram. Till last reports came in, the that dominated the state for over 15 years. The party formed by Naveen Patnaik in 1997 had come to power in 2000 with the BJP as its ally It gained . from strength to strength even after breaking the alliance just before 2009 elections. Patnaik and his party had then developed an aura of invincibility following victories in five consecutive elections. However, this election put a spanner in the BJD’s bid for a record sixth term. Such has been the extent of BJP surge that the chief minister who had withstood the Modi wave in 2014 and 2019, fell to a little-known Laxman Bag of the BJP in Kantabanji, which he contested as the second seat, by over 15,000 votes. Naveen, however, won from his traditional stronghold Hinjili in Ganjam district. Markets register biggest single-day fall in 4 years A R S H A D K H A N @ New Delhi INDIA’s equity market indices registered their biggest singleday fall in four years on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party failed to clinch 272 seats on its own. While the BJP-led NDA is Amethi Smriti Irani (BJP) Defeat margin: Omar Abdullah NDA 292 TMC proved BJP’s much-hyped projections to sweep West Bengal wrong as the Mamata Banerjee-led party not only increased its seats but also the vote share. In the last Lok Sabha polls in 2019, the TMC had won 22 seats, the BJP 18, and the Congress two seats The biggest setback for the BJP came from its stronghold UP, which had given it 62 out of 80 seats in 2019. The tally has dropped to 33, a drastic fall of 29. Those seats have gone to Congress-SP combine Narendra Modi greets supporters in New Delhi on Tuesday | Shekhar yadav Baramulla West Bengal (42) TMC 29 l bJp 12 l Cong 1 1,67,196 (BJP) LOSER/Winner Gandhinagar Amit Shah set to form government, the seat tally is way lower than market estimates and exit poll results. The BSE Sensex closed the Tuesday session with a loss of 4,390 points, or 5.74%, at 72,079.05, while the Nifty 50 ended with a cut of 1,379 points, or 5.93%, at 21,884.50. At one point, the Sensex Vidisha Guna Rae Bareli was down 6,100 points and the Nifty gave away 1,600 points. On Tuesday, investors lost a whopping `31 lakh crore as the market capitalisation of all BSE listed firms came down to `395 lakh crore from `426 lakh crore. “The unexpected outcome sparked a wave of fear selling in the domes- Hyderabad Narendra Modi The people of India have saved the Constitution and democracy. The deprived and poor population of the country stood with INDIA to protect their rights Rahul Gandhi PM Modi has lost all credibility, he should immediately resign. The PM broke many parties and now people have broken his morale. Modi is now falling at the feet of TDP and Nitish to form the government Mamata Banerjee We fought the elections by raising issues concerning people like unemployment and inflation. We are committed to continue highlighting the issues of people Sharad Pawar INSIDE In Bengal story, Didi is matchless | P9 (BJP) Win margin: 7,44,716 tic market,” said Vinod Nair, head of research at Geojit Financial Services. The selling pressure was so intense that it reminded market watchers of the 15% Sensex crash in 2004 over the surprise loss of t h e A t a l B i h a r i Va j p aye e government. People have placed their faith in NDA for a third consecutive time! This is a historic feat in India’s history. I bow to the Janata Janardan for this affection Shivraj Chauhan J Scindia Rahul Gandhi A Owaisi Margin: 8.2 Lakh Margin: 3.9L Margin: 3.3L (BJP) (BJP) Margin: 5.4L (Cong) (AIMIM) BJP’s Shankar Lalwani won by a potentially record margin of 10,08,077 votes in Indore Maha drubbing for BJP and allies as Cong wins 13 seats | P9 Manipur votes out BJP, Congress’ score up in Northeast | P9 Modi calls 3rd term as ‘historic feat’, vows to take big moves | P11 Market may see short-term volatity | P14 It’s a historic victory. I have nothing personal against Jagan. We will not be vindictive Pawan Kalyan