Statsguru: After a long LS poll campaign, results will be declared on Tue

Challenges persist for incoming MPs, with over half of the constituencies off-target on 18 out of 33 SDGs

After a long general election campaign, results will be declared on Tuesday. There was considerable enthusiasm among political parties, with a record 751 parties contesting in 2024. However, fewer than 10 per cent of parties won seats in the previous two general elections.

Major parties preferred incumbent members of Parliament (MPs) this time, with the share in Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) total candidates increasing from 39.3 per cent in 2019 to 41.6 per cent in 2024. For Congress, it rose from 9.1 per cent to 11 per cent, according to an analysis of data from the Association for