As the vote count concludes for the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, the Congress declared the results a victory for citizens and democracy. Former party president Rahul Gandhi emphasized that the election was a battle to protect the CBI, judiciary, and ED from alleged capture by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. "The fight was to save the Constitution. In my mind, I knew the people of the country will fight together to save the Constitution. I want to thank the people from the bottom of my heart. Congress leaders did several things this elections: we respected the partners of the INDIA bloc and gave a new pro-poor vision to the country," he said.