Oppn raises doubts about govt formation under Modi, BJP asserts Narendra Modi as PM for the 3rd time

In a huge blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA bloc in Uttar Pradesh, the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A bagged 43 seats out of a total of 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state, as per the Election Commission. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP-led NDA had secured 64 seats.

According to the apex poll body, the results have been declared for 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP, in which the Samajwadi Party (SP) won 37 seats and the Congress won six seats. On the other hand, the BJP won 33 seats, its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) won two seats, and Apna Dal (Sonelal) won one seat.