The last decade saw two general elections – in 2014 and 2019 – both of which witnessed the victory of the BJP-led NDA.
The 2014 election, held from April 7 to May 12 saw the BJP-led NDA win a sweeping victory gaining 336 of 543 seats of which the BJP won 282 seats (31%), whereas the Congress won 44 seats (8.1%). It was the first time in the history of the country that a non-Congress party had won a simple majority on its own. It was also the Congress’ worst defeat, as it could not qualify to be the official opposition party for which a party should have gained 10% of the seats.
The country went to polls again in April-May 2019. The results saw a landslide victory for the incumbent BJP-led NDA which won 353 seats (of which BJP won 303 seats, a clear majority), while the Opposition UPA –Congress and it allies – secured 9 seats (of which Congress won 52 seats).
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