New Delhi, May 23: The entire nation waited for his words, the much-anticipated statement from India's true son Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After unfurling the leading flag on nearly 345 seats this is the first message from our beloved Prime Minister. In his tweet, PM Modi said, “सबका साथ + सबका विकास + सबका विश्वास = विजयी भारत. Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive India. India wins yet again! #VijayiBharat.”
The Modi Yatra this election is predicted to be much ahead than that of last elections, as PM Modi is on the way to break his own record of winning 282 seats.
As per the Election Commission trends, the BJP leads with 299 seats while the Indian National Congress is placed second in the list with 51 seats, as per the official Election Commission trends. In the 2014 general elections, the BJP had won 282 seats, 10 more than the halfway mark, on its own and crossed the 300-mark with its allies.
The Lok Sabha polls that commenced on April 11 and wrapped up on May 19, saw approximately 900 million voters exercising their right to franchise and deciding the fate of around 8,000 candidates across 542 seats in the country. Out of these candidates, 724 were women and four were transgenders.