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 ■ ■ DHARMAPURI l wednesday l June 05, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 16 l city 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 West Bengal (42) TMC 29 l bJp 12 l Cong 1 Uttar Pradesh (80) SP+Cong 43 l BJP+ 36 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 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 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 india 229 Nitish, Naidu to participate in NDA meet today, expected to give letters of support Oppn offers Dy PM post to Nitish, special status for Andhra to woo Naidu SP’s stellar show was gamechanger Big gains for INDIA bloc in Maharashtra Didi retains turf whittled down Modi 3.0 l cong: 99 l SP: 37 l TMC: 29 l DMK: 22 l shiv sena (uddhav): 9 l ncp (S): 7 l Oth: 26 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 TA M I L N A D U Different strokes 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 Narendra Modi CM M K Stalin dedicated the victory to DMK patriarch Kalaignar Karunanidhi and said the results showed a clear anti-Modi wave across states | P Jawahar DMK’s clean sweep in TN & Pondy adds 40 seats to INDIA E XPR E SS N E WS S E RVIC E @ Chennai Narendra Modi greets supporters in New Delhi on Tuesday; Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi leave after attending a press conference in New Delhi | Shekhar yadav, Parveen Negi RA J E S H K U M AR T H A K U R a n d P r eeth a N a 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 term saying 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 expected 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 are expected to give their 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, the post of Deputy Prime Min- Baramulla Coimbatore ister 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 BJPled 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 YSR Congress. 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 2 states to get new cms BJP ends 25-year Naidu’s historic grip of Naveen comeback blows over Odisha out Jagan’s party E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Bhubaneswar P H a r ee s h @ Vijayawada C u r ta i n s c a m e 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 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. In a historic comeback, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), in alliance with the BJP and actor Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party (JSP), stormed to power in Andhra Pradesh, winning 163 out of the 175 assembly constituencies and 21 out of the 25 Lok Sabha segments. The stunning mandate left the YSRC of outgoing chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy reeling with just 12 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 Kadapa too, the party could hold onto only three seats. TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in November 2021 had declared on the floor of the assembly that he would reenter the House again only as CM. His victory march is impressive. From North Andhra to Rayalaseema, the NDA showed total 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. Where they stand Where they stand 78 Annamalai K Adhir Ranjan R Chandrasekhar Margin: 2.04 lakh Margin: 1.18 lakh Margin: 85,459 Margin: 16,077 (NC) (BJP) (Cong) 134 51 1 14 Amethi Smriti Irani 1,67,196 (BJP) LOSER/Winner Gandhinagar Amit Shah 78 74 3 BJP BJD CONG CPI(M) Independent (BJP) Defeat margin: Omar Abdullah 147 Seats Halfway Vidisha TDP Guna 175 Seats JSP 51 YSRCP 21 12 14 BJP 8 88 Halfway Rae Bareli Hyderabad Shivraj Chauhan J Scindia Rahul Gandhi A Owaisi Margin: 8.2 Lakh Margin: 3.9L Margin: 3.3L (BJP) Win margin: 7,44,716 (BJP) (BJP) Margin: 5.4L (Cong) (AIMIM) BJP’s Shankar Lalwani won by a potentially record margin of 10,08,077 votes in Indore 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 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 shortterm volatity | P14 Though BJP fails to get majority, it will go ahead with 100-day plan | P14 The ‘400 par’ dream of the BJP has not turned out to be true but the 40/40 (naarpathum namathe) slogan of DMK president M K Stalin seems to have resonated with the voters on the ground as the DMK-led INDIA bloc swept the Lok Sabha elections by winning all the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry on Tuesday. The DMK-led United Progressive Alliance had last won all 40 seats in 2004. The DMK bloc has bettered its performance compared to 2019 when it lost the Theni seat alone to AIADMK and emerged victorious in 39 seats. With the DMK romping home by huge margin, the poll race turned out to be a close fight for the second spot between AIADMK and BJP alliances. While AIADMK emerged second in 24 seats, its ally the DMDK, was second , in three seats. BJP came second in 10 seats, and its allies, PMK and AMMK, came second in Dharmapuri and Theni, respectively. Former CM O Panneerselvam, who contested as Independent in the NDA, Vote Share came second in Ramanathapuram. (%) The Coimbatore seat, which drew national attention due to the candidacy of BJP state president K Annamalai, turned out to be a disappointment DMK+ 46.92 for the party with the former IPS ofAIADMK+ 23.05 ficer losing to DMK’s P Ganapathy Rajkumar by 1,18,068 votes. NDA 18.14 Naam Tamilar Katchi, which contestNTK 8.15 ed from all 39 seats, improved its vote tally to 8.15% from the 3.85% it got in Others 3.74 2019. NTK came third in seven seats. Though the DMK bloc had won all seats, its vote share has come down from 52.5% in 2019 to 46.3%. Barring Dharmapuri and Virudhunagar, where BJP ally PMK and AIADMK ally DMDK gave a tough fight, the India bloc won comfortably everywhere else. The AIADMK got 20% votes, almost the same it got in 2019, though the party contested only 22 seats in 2019 and 32 seats now. The alliance led by it, which included the DMDK, got 23.05% votes. Though its vote-share increased from 3.58% in 2019 to 18.14% in 2024, BJP failed to win even one seat. The party’s key ally PMK, which was the runnerup in Dharmapuri, got 4.5% votes. Full coverage: P3, P4, P5, P6, P7 Underwhelming outcome Markets register biggest single-day fall in 4 years ARS H AD K H A N @ New Delhi INDIA’s equity market indices registered their biggest single-day 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 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 was down 6,100 points and the Nifty gave away 1,600 points. On Tuesday investors lost a whop, ping `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 domestic 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 the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
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