Election Results 2024: Southern India Gives Surprising Results, BJP Seen Excelling the Polls

The counting votes has begun for the elections to the 18th Lok Sabha polls. The results today will end the suspense on who will form the next government in the country amid BJP's '400 paar' slogan and I.N.D.I.A bloc's claim of bagging 295+ seats. The results will be declared by the Election Commission of India for elections to 543 Parliamentary constituencies, 175 seats of Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituencies, 147 seats of Odisha Assembly constituencies byelections to 25 Assembly constituencies. The Lok Sabha election vote counting live updates can also be tracked on ABP News YouTube channel. The counting comes after a marathon seven phases of voting which began on April 19 and continued till June 1. The process of counting votes will begin with the counting of postal ballot papers at the Returning Officer's (RO) table under Rule 54 A of the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961. The Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing a hat-trick in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with its "400 paar" slogan while the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc remains firm on its claim of bagging more than 295 seats. While most pollsters have predicted a comfortable win for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, a lot is at stake for the ruling alliance in terms of the scale of victory that it can achieve and new territories that it can conquer.