The average of all the post-poll surveys had predicted that the BJP was expected to get 52 and the Mahagathbandhan was likely to bag 26. Inciting hatred against a certain community, India's 1st Online Instant Personal Loan Marketplace, Pre-book the latest 5G smartphone at just Rs 2,000. TNN | Updated: Mar 11, 2017, 23:28 IST. Tomorrow is different. In Bihar also, it is slap on BJP’s unethical and manipulative politics… People have started feeling the fascist oppression and attack on their democratic rights… so, people are reacting,” he added. The reason why Congress did not fare well is because… after Mayawati supported SP, we thought let the votes go in one direction… because our target was to see the BJP is defeated,” he said. (Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg). The Democratic Party needed to pick up 23 seats in November 2018 to win the chamber.They gained a net total of 40 se… The bigger worry for it is that party President Rahul Gandhi has lost to BJP’s Smriti Irani in Amethi by more than 54,000 votes. Access the exclusive Economic Times stories, Editorial and Expert opinion, Sharp Insight-rich, Indepth stories across 20+ sectors, ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund Direct-Growth, In 8 UP seats, BJP win margin less than votes of Congress candidates. Gandhi, however, was comfortably leading from Wayanad, Kerala, the second seat he is contesting from this time. “However, after Mayawati supported SP, we went slow. Should you get yourself tested for Covid-19 just to rule it out? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party defied the challenge from the Mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh as it’s set to win the majority of the Lok Sabha seats in the state that elects the highest number of parliamentarians. This will alert our moderators to take action. While Azad said the results show the mood in the country, Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted: “It is clear from the results that there is a lot of anger among voters towards the BJP and they would vote for the non-BJP candidate who is the maximum chance of winning.” As for UP, he said the Congress is keen on rebuilding in Uttar Pradesh, but that will not happen overnight. He writes on politics. The BJP was leading in 62 of the 80 constituencies as of 11 p.m. with a vote share of 49.5 percent. Azad said BJP has tasted defeat in all the recent bypolls. Read | Over-confidence, chaal, charitra, chintan: Yogi Adityanath, party seek reasons. only akhilesh yadav and mayawati are responsible for the debacle. Track live updates on Election Results 2019 here. Bloomberg | Quint is a multiplatform, Indian business and financial news company. For reprint rights: Congress fights Congress ahead of UP polls, Congress to discuss seat-sharing in Bihar on Wednesday, Farm bills undermine food security system: Congress, Congress launches digital campaign 'Speak Up For Jobs', Congress leaders' joint letter asks Sonia to 'bring ex-Congress leaders on one platform'. The SP had won five seats in 2014 and the BSP drew a blank. For complete coverage of Lok Sabha Elections 2019, click here. “At that time, Mayawati was not contesting… after filing of nominations and mid-way through campaigning, she extended support to SP… then it was a little difficult for us to withdraw because our workers were already in the field.”, Read | Akhilesh Yadav thanks Mayawati for lending support. it''s not a 1 1, had they made pre-poll alliance, the dissatisfaction would have caused more cross-voting and BJP could have benefited. Partywise, the Congress took home 37.27% of the votes in 2019. Manoj C.GManoj C G is a Deputy Associate Editor. Uttar Pradesh: Party-wise and vote share. Presumption that all Congress voter would have voted for gatbhandan is incorrect and flawed. Azad said when Congress had fielded its candidates, the situation was different. Samajwadi Party’s vote share fell to 18% from 22.2% in the previous election while the Bahujan Samaj Party’s dropped marginally to 19.3% from 19.6%. Congress’ vote share came down to less than 20,000 in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, where it had bagged 45,719 and 56,127 votes respectively in 2014. Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election: Interactive and colour-coded charts show party-wise Vote Share of leading parties in Uttar Pradesh during the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. In 2019, the front's share has risen to 15.20%, with the BJP accounting for 12.93% of the votes, as per EC data. “The results are a defeat for the BJP. Democrats last controlled the chamber during the 111th Congressfrom 2009 to 2011. Congress vote share down by 60% in UP, but finds comfort in BJP’s loss. For all the pre-poll exchange of fire, a tacit understanding between … BJP supporters at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. So in a way, we may not have withdrawn candidates but we went into a slow mode… not to divide the anti-BJP vote. The party just managed to open its account in Rae Bareli as UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi won that seat. They will have to think of evolving suitable electoral tactics in states and at national levels, keeping in view the primary objective of defeating BJP,” senior CPI leader D Raja said. it is the decision of sp and bsp to go it alone leaving congress and forming alliance in tamil nadu the situation changed in favour of bjp. The Indian Express is now on Telegram. “We have been saying from the beginning that if all the parties unite, we will be able to form the Government… “It is a lesson for all progressive parties… who do not make false promises, who do not divide the people in the name of region and religion… to come together,” he said.