SP Emerges As Largest Party In UP, NDA Scores Majority
A third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears certain with the NDA hovering around the 300 mark. But the day belongs to the resurgent Opposition, which performed way over the modest expectations raised by exit polls. The BJP, which was aiming for 370 seats, and set the NDA a target of 400-plus, appears to be running way behind, let down by Uttar Pradesh, which sends a whopping 80 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha. Around 5 pm, the BJP is ahead on 241 seats, the NDA on 296. The INDIA bloc is ahead on 228 seats, the Congress on 100.
