The 2024 Indian general election chose the members of the 18th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, and was the largest election ever held in the world, with roughly a billion eligible voters. It took place in seven phases over about six weeks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party won the most seats but fell short of an outright majority, for the first time since 2014, and it had to rely on its allies in the National Democratic Alliance to form a government. Modi was sworn in for a third consecutive term. The opposition alliance led by the Indian National Congress performed better than expected, almost doubling the Congress seat total.
Before and after
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- from 13 April 2024 to 14 April 2024April 2024 Iranian strikes on Israel
- 19 April 20242024 Indian general election
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