BJP nearly doubles number of states, UTs where its vote share is over 50%

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the party had polled more than half the votes in seven states and UTs

The BJP has not only registered an emphatic victory in Lok Sabha elections 2019, but also nearly doubled the number of states and Union Territories (UTs) where it has polled more than 50 per cent votes. From seven in 2014, the number of such states and UTs has in 2019 gone up to 13, according to the Election Commission (EC) data.

At 9 pm, EC trends showed that the BJP had won 109 seats and was leading on 194. The BJP has improved its 2014 Lok Sabha performance, which in itself had been quite comprehensive with an absolute majority –