General (16th Lok Sabha) Election Results 2014

Lok Sabha Election Result 2014 Party Wise

Party Name	Won
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	282
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)	37
Biju Janata Dal (BJD)	20
Telugu Desam (TDP)	16
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M)	9
Nationalist Congress Party	6
Samajwadi Party	5
Rashtriya Janata Dal	4
All India United Democratic Front	3
Rashtriya Lok Samta Party	3
Indian National Lok Dal	2
Janata Dal (Secular)	2
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	2
Communist Party of India	1
Kerala Congress (M)	1
National Peoples Party	1
Revolutionary Socialist Party	1
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen	1
Indian National Congress (INC)	44
All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)	34
Shivsena (SS)	18
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)	11
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)	9
Lok Jan Shakti Party	6
Aam Aadmi Party	4
Shiromani Akali Dal	4
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party	3
Independents	3
Indian Union Muslim League	2
Janata Dal (United)	2
Apna Dal	2
All India N.R. Congress	1
Naga Peoples Front	1
Pattali Makkal Katchi	1
Sikkim Democratic Front	1
Swabhimani Paksha	1

Lok Sabha Election Result 2014 State Wise

Why was the 2014 general election so important?

The general election is a part of the constitutional process and takes place every five years to elect the new government of the country. In 2014, though, a lot more was at stake, in light of the following:

• The anti-incumbency wave in India against the UPA which had ruled the nation for 10 years was growing stronger due to the scams and allegations of corruption against the UPA government.
• Rise of Narendra Modi as the Prime Ministerial candidate from BJP due to the featuring of his successful Gujarat model. There was rapid increase in the 'Modi Wave' which attracted the people from every part of the country.
• India was looking for a change from the current government, seeking an awakened India. The nation wanted a complete reversal of the Indian Governance.
• The 2011 India Against Corruption movement led by Anna Hazare stimulated a new move of the common man into politics.
• Emergence of the AAP as a promising party initiated a new drive in the nation, by bringing citizens to fight against corruption by changing the system itself.
• Resignation of the three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of the Indian National Congress (INC) from her post after a shameful defeat in the Delhi Legislative Assembly election 2013.
• The BJP had won the Vidhan Sabha elections in Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Punjab.
• Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi broke its alliance with the INC for the Lok Sabha elections.
• The Congress is facing a leadership crisis, with Rahul Gandhi, arguably the strongest contender for the position of PM candidate, not viewed as a good choice by political leaders and analysts alike.