Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress contesting 328 seats, fewest ever. Details here

In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had fielded candidates connected 421 seats. In 2014, it contested 464 seats and successful 2009, the enactment fielded candidates connected 440 seats. The enactment contested 417 seats successful 2004 Lok Sabha elections. The enactment won 52 seats successful 2019, 44 successful 2014, 206 successful 2009 and 145 seats successful 2004.

The alteration successful fig of seats is chiefly owed to confederation commitments of the expansive aged party. The enactment is portion of the Opposition’s INDIA bloc successful these elections. At slightest 101 seats it contested successful 2019 person been fixed distant to INDIA bloc partners successful 2024 wide elections.

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Even betwixt 1989 and 1999, known arsenic conjugation epoch of Indian elections, the Congress enactment fielded candidates successful implicit 450 seats.

The enactment has conceded seats to its allies successful Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu. These 4 states nonstop 201 members to the Lok Sabha.

Biggest interaction successful UP 

The biggest alteration successful the seats the Congress is contesting successful Uttar Pradesh, wherever the expansive aged enactment has been successful a governmental wilderness for galore decades now. 

In 2019, the enactment contested 67 of the state’s 80 seats. It won lone 1 spot – Raebareli. The enactment contested predetermination successful confederation with Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). 

In 2024, the enactment is contesting 17 seats successful UP including Amethi and Raebareli, arsenic portion of seat-sharing formula with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party. The Congress has fielded Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli spot that was won by his parent Sonia Gandhi successful 2019. 

West Bengal, Maharashtra and Delhi

In West Bengal, the enactment has fielded candidates successful conscionable 14 of the 42 seats. In 2019, the Congress contested 40 seats and won conscionable two. In Maharashtra, retired of the 48 Lok Sabha seats, the Congress is fielding candidates successful 17 seats, leaving 21 seats for Shiv Sena (UBT) and 10 seats National Congress Party (SP). The enactment fought 25 and 26 seats successful the authorities successful the past 2 elections. The Congress has conceded six seats to its confederation partner, Aam Aadmi Party, successful Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat.

Half of Lok Sabha seats decided

Fate of implicit 283 Lok Sabha seats has been sealed aft the third signifier of Lok Sabha elections connected Tuesday, May 7. This means elections to much than fractional of the 543 Lok Sabha seats is implicit successful the archetypal 3 phases. The archetypal 2 phases of elections were held connected April 19, 26. 

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Overall, voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats is being held successful 7 phases. The remaining phases volition beryllium held connected May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The counting of votes for each 7 phases of Lok Sabha Elections volition instrumentality spot connected June 4.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is seeking a grounds 3rd word nether Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has acceptable a people of winning 400 seats this election. The ruling confederation is challenged by the absorption parties led by the Congress nether the banner of the INDIA bloc.

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Published: 08 May 2024, 08:05 AM IST