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{{short description|Elections for the 17th Lok Sabha}}

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| image1 = Official portrait of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, November 2020 (cropped).jpg

| leader1 = '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''

| image2 = Rahul Gandhi (portrait crop).jpg

| leaders_seat2 = [[Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Wayanad]] (''won'') and<br />[[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amethi]]&nbsp;(''lost'')

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'''General elections''' were held in [[India]] in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the [[17th Lok Sabha]]. Votes were counted and the result declared on 23 May.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ec-may-announce-lok-sabha-poll-schedule-in-march-first-week-sources/articleshow/67588495.cms|title=EC may announce Lok Sabha election schedule in March first week: Sources – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405132838/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ec-may-announce-lok-sabha-poll-schedule-in-march-first-week-sources/articleshow/67588495.cms|archive-date=5 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/latest/915713/2019-general-elections-voting-to-be-held-in-seven-phases-to-start-on-april-11|title=2019 General Elections: Voting to be held in 7 phases from April 11 to May 19, counting on May 23|work=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507042256/https://scroll.in/latest/915713/2019-general-elections-voting-to-be-held-in-seven-phases-to-start-on-april-11|archive-date=7 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/blog/election-dates-2019-schedule-live-updates-lok-sabha-assembly-elections-arunachal-pradesh-andhra-pradesh-odisha-sikkim-jammu-and-kashmir-elections-date-india-elections-schedule-election-commission-model-code-of-conduct-2019-election-2019-dates-declared/184|title=Lok Sabha Election 2019 Dates Schedule LIVE, Assembly Elections Dates For Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, 2019 Election Date Time for Polling, Counting and Results|website=timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003525/https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/blog/election-dates-2019-schedule-live-updates-lok-sabha-assembly-elections-arunachal-pradesh-andhra-pradesh-odisha-sikkim-jammu-and-kashmir-elections-date-india-elections-schedule-election-commission-model-code-of-conduct-2019-election-2019-dates-declared/184|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/lok-sabha-elections-2019/2019/03/10/election-commission-lok-sabha-poll-dates.html|title=Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 11 and polling will be held over seven phases through May 19, followed by counting of votes on May 23. Lok Sabha Election 2019 : Key Dates, Live News Updates, Election Calendar.|website=english.manoramaonline.com|language=en-GB|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003701/https://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/lok-sabha-elections-2019/2019/03/10/election-commission-lok-sabha-poll-dates.html|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter turnout was over 67 percent&nbsp;– the highest ever, as well as the highest ever participation by women voters.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/at-67-1-2019-turnouts-a-record-election-commission/articleshow/69419715.cms At 67.1%, 2019 turnout's a record: Election Commission] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521074334/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/at-67-1-2019-turnouts-a-record-election-commission/articleshow/69419715.cms |date=21 May 2019}}, The Times of India (20 May 2019)</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/world/asia/india-election-results.html Polls Are Closed in India's Election: What Happens Next?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519120903/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/world/asia/india-election-results.html |date=19 May 2019}}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', Douglas Schorzman and Kai Schultz (19 May 2019)</ref>{{efn|In 9 states and union territories of India – such as [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Kerala]] and [[Uttarakhand]] – more women turned out to vote than men in 2019.<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/women-turn-out-in-greater-numbers-than-in-previous-elections/articleshow/69405687.cms Women turn out in greater numbers than in previous elections], ''The Economic Times'', Aanchal Bansal (20 May 2019)</ref>}}

The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] received 37.36% of the vote, the highest vote share by a political party since the [[1989 Indian general election|1989 general election]], and won 303 seats, further increasing its substantial majority.<ref>{{cite news |title=India Election Results: Modi and the B.J.P. Make History |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/world/asia/india-election-results.html |website=NYT |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523031230/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/world/asia/india-election-results.html |archive-date=23 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, the BJP-led [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) won 353 seats.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48389130|title=Modi thanks India for 'historic mandate'|date=23 May 2019|access-date=29 May 2019|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528223438/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48389130|archive-date=28 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Indian National Congress]] won 52 seats, failing to get 10% of the seats needed to claim the post of Leader of Opposition, and the Congress-led [[United Progressive Alliance (India)|United Progressive Alliance]] won 91. Other parties and their alliances won 98 seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Election 2019 - Party Alliance Details, General Elections |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/party-alliance-details |website=India Today |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526172433/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/party-alliance-details |archive-date=26 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>  

[[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative assembly]] elections in the states of [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Andhra Pradesh]], [[2019 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Arunachal Pradesh]], [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|Odisha]] and [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|Sikkim]] were held simultaneously with the general election,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/lok-sabha-elections-2019/2019/03/10/assembly-polls-lok-sabha-polls-jammu-and-kashmir.html|title=Assembly polls in 4 states with Lok Sabha elections but not in J&K- Malayala Manorama |website=english.manoramaonline.com |language=en-GB |access-date=11 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003833/https://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/lok-sabha-elections-2019/2019/03/10/assembly-polls-lok-sabha-polls-jammu-and-kashmir.html |archive-date=4 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-lok-sabha-elections-2019-congress-mp-favours-more-seats-for-rjd-in-bihar-461365 |title=Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress MP favours more seats for RJD in Bihar |date=4 September 2018 |access-date=29 September 2018 |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044000/https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-lok-sabha-elections-2019-congress-mp-favours-more-seats-for-rjd-in-bihar-461365 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as [[2019–20 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election|by-elections]] to twenty-two seats of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/aiadmk-proves-it-mettle-in-tamil-nadu-maintains-hold-on-govt-after-winning-9-bypoll-seats-2157319.html |title=AIADMK Proves it Mettle in Tamil Nadu, Maintains Hold on Govt After Winning 9 Bypoll Seats |date=23 May 2019 |access-date=19 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708143002/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/aiadmk-proves-it-mettle-in-tamil-nadu-maintains-hold-on-govt-after-winning-9-bypoll-seats-2157319.html |archive-date=8 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A report on unemployment prepared by the National Sample Survey Office's (NSSO's) periodic labour force survey, has not been officially released by the government. According to ''[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]'', this report is the "first comprehensive survey on employment conducted by a government agency after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation move in November 2016". According to this report, the 2017–2018 "usual status"{{efn|name=jobs}} unemployment rate in India is 6.1 per cent, which is a four-decade high.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/india-unemployment-rate-hits-four-decade-high-of-6-pct-in-2017-says-nsso-survey/story/315420.html|title=India's unemployment rate hit four-decade high of 6.1% in 2017–18, says NSSO survey|website=businesstoday.in|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327222013/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/india-unemployment-rate-hits-four-decade-high-of-6-pct-in-2017-says-nsso-survey/story/315420.html|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|name=jobs|The unemployment data in India is not collected on a monthly or an annual basis, rather it is determined through a sample survey once every 5 years, with a few exceptions. The survey methodology is unlike those in major world economies, and sub-classifies unemployment into categories such as "usual status unemployment" and "current status unemployment" based on the answers given by the individuals interviewed. Its methodology and results have been questioned by various scholars.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Employment and Unemployment Situation in 1990s: How Good Are NSS Data?|author=Indira Hirway|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume= 37|number= 21|year= 2002|pages= 2027–2036}}</ref><ref name=bhalla04132019/><ref>{{cite journal|title=Some Aspects of the Implementation of India's Employment Guarantee|author1=Yoshifumi Usami|author2=Vikas Rawal|journal=Review of Agrarian Studies|volume=2|number=2|year=2012|pages=74–93}}</ref> The report and the refusal of the BJP government to release it has been criticised by economist [[Surjit Bhalla]].<ref name=bhalla04132019>[https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/modi-government-opposition-congress-unemployment-jobs-data-statistical-embarrassment-5673325/ A Statistical Embarrassment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416185254/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/modi-government-opposition-congress-unemployment-jobs-data-statistical-embarrassment-5673325/ |date=16 April 2019 }}, Surjit Bhalla, The Indian Express (13 April 2019)</ref> According to Bhalla, the survey methodology is flawed and its results absurd, because the sample survey-based report finds that India's overall population has declined since 2011–12 by 1.2 per cent (contrary to the Census data which states a 6.7 per cent increase). The report finds that India's percent urbanisation and urban workforce has declined since 2012, which is contrary to all other studies on Indian urbanisation trends, states Bhalla.<ref name=bhalla04132019/> According to NSSO's report's data, "the Modi government has unleashed the most inclusive growth anywhere, and at any time in human history" – which is as unbelievable as the unemployment data it reports, states Bhalla.<ref name=bhalla04132019/> The NSSO report suggests the inflation-adjusted employment income of casual workers has dramatically increased while those of the salaried wage-earners has fallen during the 5-years of BJP government.<ref name=bhalla04132019/> The NSSO has also changed the sampling methodology in the latest round, state Bhalla and Avik Sarkar,<ref>[https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/unemployment-in-india-the-real-reason-behind-low-employment-numbers/1500640/ Unemployment in India: The real reason behind low employment numbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418003432/https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/unemployment-in-india-the-real-reason-behind-low-employment-numbers/1500640/ |date=18 April 2019 }}, Financial Express, Avik Sarkar (28 February 2019)</ref> which is one of the likely sources of its flawed statistics and conclusions.<ref name=bhalla04132019/>}} The government has claimed that the report was not final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/jobs-data-not-finalised-government-after-nsso-report/articleshow/67782769.cms|title=Jobs data not finalised: Government after NSSO 'Report'|date=1 February 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327221821/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/jobs-data-not-finalised-government-after-nsso-report/articleshow/67782769.cms|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the [[International Labour Organization]] (ILO) – a United Nations agency, unemployment is rising in India and the "unemployment rate in the country [India] will stand at 3.5 percent in 2018 and 2019 – the same level of unemployment seen in 2017 and 2016", instead of dropping to 3.4 percent as it had previously projected.<ref name="ilojan20192">(a) [https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/more-joblessness-ilo-sees-india-s-unemployment-rate-rising-to-3-5-in-2018-118012300389_1.html More joblessness: ILO sees India's unemployment rate rising to 3.5% in 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414160724/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/more-joblessness-ilo-sees-india-s-unemployment-rate-rising-to-3-5-in-2018-118012300389_1.html |date=14 April 2019 }}, Business Standard, Somesh Jha (24 January 2019);

According to an IndiaSpend report published by the BloombergQuint, the smaller and regional parties such as the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Lok Jan Sakti Party, Shiromani Akali Dal, Biju Janata Dal and Samajwadi Party have higher densities of dynasty-derived candidates and elected representatives in recent years.<ref name="bq032920192">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/elections/bjp-is-no-less-dynastic-than-congress-lok-sabha-data-indicates|title=BJP Is No Less 'Dynastic' Than Congress, Lok Sabha Data Indicates|last1=Sanghera|first1=Tisha|date=2019|publisher=BloombergQuint|agency=BloombergQuint|issue=29 March|access-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426160247/https://www.bloombergquint.com/elections/bjp-is-no-less-dynastic-than-congress-lok-sabha-data-indicates|archive-date=26 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/data-shows-up-india-s-largest-state-elected-most-dynasts-majority-in-bjp-119032900159_1.html Data shows UP, India's largest state, elected most dynasts, majority in BJP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427001219/https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/data-shows-up-india-s-largest-state-elected-most-dynasts-majority-in-bjp-119032900159_1.html |date=27 April 2019 }}, Tish Sanghera, IndiaSpend, Business Standard (7 April 2019)</ref>  While both the Congress and the BJP have also nominated candidates from political dynasties, states the report, the difference between them is that in Congress "top party leadership has been handed down from generation to generation within the same [Nehru Gandhi dynasty] family", while there has been a historic non-dynastic diversity in the top leadership within the BJP. According to the report, while BJP has also nominated candidates from political dynasties, its better public relations operation "can leap to its defence when attacked on the same grounds".<ref name="bq032920192" /> In contrast to the IndiaSpend report, analysis of Kanchan Chandra, a prominent professor of Politics, of the 2004, 2009 and 2014 general elections included a finding that the Congress party has had about twice or more dynastic parliamentarians than the BJP at those elections, and higher than all major political parties in India except the Samajwadi Party.<ref name="Chandra2016p152">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics|author=Kanchan Chandra|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2016|isbn=978-1-316-59212-0|pages=15–18}}</ref>{{efn|According to Chandra: in 2009 after the persistently dynastic Samajwadi party, the larger Biju Janata Dal ranked next, followed by the Congress party. In 2004 and 2014, Congress ranked second.<ref name="Chandra2016p15"/>}} Many of these dynastic politicians in India who inherit the leadership positions have never held any jobs and lack state or local experience, states Anjali Bohlken – a professor and political science scholar, and this raises concerns of rampant nepotism and appointments of their own friends, relatives and cronies if elected.<ref name=Chandra2016p15>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VwbFDAAAQBAJ|title=Democratic Dynasties: State, Party, and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics|author=Anjali Bohlken|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2016|isbn=978-1-316-59212-0|editor=Kanchan Chandra|pages=240–247, 44, 114–115 (Adam Ziegfeld Chapter)}}</ref> The BJP has targeted the Congress party in the 2019 elections for alleged nepotism and a family dynasty for leadership.<ref name="it032020192" /><ref name="bq032920192" />

The BJP released its manifesto sub-titled ''Sankalpit Bharat, Sashakt Bharat'' (''lit.'' "Resolute India, Empowered India") on 8 April.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/prime-minister-narendra-modi-amit-shah-to-launch-bjp-manifesto-sankalp-patra-today-2019503|title=PM Modi, Amit Shah Launch BJP Manifesto Sankalp Patra|date=8 April 2019|work=NDTV.com|access-date=8 April 2019|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408062308/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/prime-minister-narendra-modi-amit-shah-to-launch-bjp-manifesto-sankalp-patra-today-2019503|archive-date=8 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bjpApril820192">{{cite web|url=https://www.bjp.org/en/Manifesto-2019|title=BJP Manifesto 2019|access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref> Some of its highlights:<ref name="itApril82019a2" /><ref name="bjpApril820192" /><ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/bjps-sankalp-patra-makes-75-resolutions-for-india/articleshow/68775256.cms BJP manifesto highlights: The 75 promises for India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422004005/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/bjps-sankalp-patra-makes-75-resolutions-for-india/articleshow/68775256.cms |date=22 April 2019 }}, The Economic Times (8 April 2019)</ref>

According to Centre for Media Studies, the BJP spent over Rs 280 billion (or 45%) of the Rs 600 billion spent by all political parties during the polls.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cmsindia.org/cms-poll/Poll-Expenditure-the-2019-elections-cms-report.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608095617/http://cmsindia.org/cms-poll/Poll-Expenditure-the-2019-elections-cms-report.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Congress questions BJP over its poll expenditure <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jun/07/was-it-black-money-congress-questions-bjps-rs-28000-crore-poll-expenditure-1987218.html|title=Was it black money? Congress questions BJP's Rs 28,000 crore poll expenditure|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608095611/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jun/07/was-it-black-money-congress-questions-bjps-rs-28000-crore-poll-expenditure-1987218.html|archive-date=8 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{main|National Democratic Alliance|United Progressive Alliance|Mahagathbandhan (2019)|Left Front (West Bengal)|Federal Front}}

There were five main national pre-poll alliances. They are the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) headed by the BJP, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) headed by the INC, Mahagathbandhan (or Grand Alliance), or MGB, Federal Front headed by  All India Trinamool Congress, and the left front of Communist-leaning parties. Given the volatile nature of coalition politics in India, alliances may change during and after the election.

{{main| List of National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2019 Indian general election| List of United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2019 Indian general election|List of Left Front candidates in the 2019 Indian general election}}

| rowspan="10" |[[Ambedkar National Congress]]

|[[National Development Party (India)|National Development Party]]

| rowspan="8" |[[Pyramid Party of India|Pyramid Party Of India]]

According to the ECI, 900 million people were eligible to vote, with an increase of 84.3 million voters since the last election in 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-three-pillars-of-elections/article26704196.ece|title=The three pillars of elections|last=Sinha|first=Shishir|website=@businessline|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915092658/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-three-pillars-of-elections/article26704196.ece|archive-date=15 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/lok-sabha-2019-90-crore-voters-10-lakh-polling-stations-statistics|title=LS Polls 2019 in Numbers: Key Voter Stats You Should Know|date=10 March 2019|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402175019/https://www.thequint.com/news/india/lok-sabha-2019-90-crore-voters-10-lakh-polling-stations-statistics|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> making it the largest-ever election in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/great-indian-elections-1951-2019-the-story-of-how-90-crore-voters-make-and-break-history-2062747.html|title=Great Indian Elections 1951–2019: The Story of How 90 Crore Voters Make and Break History|website=News18|date=11 March 2019|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402174902/https://www.news18.com/news/india/great-indian-elections-1951-2019-the-story-of-how-90-crore-voters-make-and-break-history-2062747.html|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 15 million voters aged 18–19 years became eligible to vote for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/india/1569796/election-commission-to-certify-google-twitter-lok-sabha-poll-ads/|title=15 million teenagers and 38,000 transgender people: How India's 2019 elections are different|last1=Singh|first1=Kuwar|website=Quartz India|access-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522161657/https://qz.com/india/1569796/election-commission-to-certify-google-twitter-lok-sabha-poll-ads/|archive-date=22 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/lok-sabha-2019-more-than-90-crore-voters-register-to-vote/articleshow/68620296.cms|title=Lok Sabha 2019: More than 90 crore voters register to vote – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405012942/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/news/lok-sabha-2019-more-than-90-crore-voters-register-to-vote/articleshow/68620296.cms|archive-date=5 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 468 million eligible voters were males, 432 million were females and 38,325 identified themselves belonging to third gender. Total 71,735 overseas voters also enrolled.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

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| Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) ||318,471 || 207,398 || 65.12%|| 1

| Andhra Pradesh || 39,405,967 || 31,674,526 || 80.38% || 25

| Assam || 22,050,059 || 17,992,753 ||81.60% || 14

| Bihar || 71,216,290 || 40,830,453 || 57.33% || 40

| Chandigarh (UT) ||646,729 ||456,637 || 70.61% || 1

| Haryana || 18,057,010 || 12,701,029 || 70.34% || 10

| Manipur || 1,959,563 || 1,620,451 || 82.69% || 2

| NCT OF Delhi || 14,327,649 || 8,682,366 || 60.60% || 7

| Rajasthan || 48,95,5813 || 32,47,6481 ||  66.34% || 25

| Tamil Nadu || 59,941,832||43,419,753 || 72.44% || 39

| Uttar Pradesh ||146,134,603 || 86,531,972 || 59.21% || 80

| West Bengal ||70,001,284 || 57,230,018|| 81.76% ||  42

| '''India''' ||'''911,950,734''' || '''614,684,398'''||'''67.40%''' || '''543'''

|value4=4.05|label4=[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]|color4={{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}

|value1=37.36|label1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|color1={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|value2=19.49|label2=[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|color2={{party color|Indian National Congress}}

|value3=4.07|label3=[[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]|color3={{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}

|value4=3.63|label4=[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]|color4={{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}

|value10=1.75|label10=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|color10={{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

|party3=[[All India Trinamool Congress]]|votes3=24929330|seats3=22|sc3=–12

|party21=[[Lok Jan Shakti Party]]|votes21=3206979|seats21=6|sc21=0

|party33=[[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]|votes33=1201542|seats33=2|sc33=+1

* [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] ([[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD-S]])- [[Prime Minister of India]] from 1996 - 1997 lost from [[Tumkur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tumkur]] of [[Karnataka]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Sheila Dikshit to Digvijaya Singh: Meet 13 ex-chief ministers who lost in Elections 2019 |url=https://www.mynation.com/india-news/from-sheila-dikshit-to-digvijaya-singh-meet-these-13-chief-ministers-who-lost-lok-sabha-elections-ps0jre |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=My Nation |date=24 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Indian National Congress party leaders such as [[Rahul Gandhi]] and others conceded defeat and congratulated Modi and his party.<ref name="PM Modi 2019">[https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/video/rahul-gandhi,Mamata Banerjee, M.K. Stalin,Ashok Gehlot, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam Yadav -concedes-defeat-congratulates-pm-modi-smriti-irani-1532940-2019-05-23 Rahul Gandhi concedes defeat, congratulates PM Modi, Smriti Irani], India Today (23 May 2019)</ref> Other opposition parties and political leaders such as [[Sharad Pawar]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/election-result-2019-sharad-pawar-says-wont-blame-voting-machines-2041991 | title="Doubts Were Raised but Won't Blame EVMs": Sharad Pawar on Poll Result | access-date=3 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603041442/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/election-result-2019-sharad-pawar-says-wont-blame-voting-machines-2041991 | archive-date=3 June 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mamata Banerjee]] and [[Omar Abdullah]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-election-results-omar-mamata-congratulate-modi-historic-win-1533379-2019-05-24|title=Lok Sabha Election Results: Omar was first, Mamata second to congratulate PM Modi for historic win|agency=Ist|newspaper=India Today|access-date=3 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603131409/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-election-results-omar-mamata-congratulate-modi-historic-win-1533379-2019-05-24|archive-date=3 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> congratulated PM Modi and BJP for their victory.

The leaders of [[Afghanistan]], [[Argentina]], [[Australia]], [[Austria]], [[Bahrain]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Botswana]], [[Brazil]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Burundi]], [[Canada]], [[China]], [[Comoros]], [[Cyprus]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Estonia]], [[France]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Germany]], [[Ghana]], [[Iceland]], [[Indonesia]], [[Iran]], [[Israel]], [[Italy]], [[Jamaica]], [[Japan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kenya]], [[Kuwait]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] [[Latvia]], [[Lesotho]], [[Liechtenstein|Lichtenstein]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Madagascar]], [[Malaysia]], [[Maldives]], [[Malta]], [[Mexico]], [[Mongolia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Namibia]], [[Nepal]], [[Netherlands]], [[Nicaragua]], [[North Korea]], [[Nigeria]], [[New Zealand]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], [[Portugal]], [[Qatar]], [[Russia]], [[Rwanda]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Senegal]], [[Seychelles]], [[Singapore]], [[South Africa]], [[South Korea]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[St. Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Switzerland]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Thailand]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Uganda]], [[Ukraine]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Venezuela]], [[Vietnam]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]] congratulated [[Narendra Modi]] and the [[BJP]] on their victory.<ref>*Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates: [https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/election-results-world-leaders-congratulate-narendra-modi-on-his-landslide-victory-1.1558612196940 Election results: World leaders congratulate Narendra Modi on his landslide victory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524003022/https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/election-results-world-leaders-congratulate-narendra-modi-on-his-landslide-victory-1.1558612196940 |date=24 May 2019 }}, Gulf News (23 May 2019)