Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines. [112] Security was increased during the election, particularly as the Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI (Maoist)) called for a boycott of the election. [235] The 2014 turnout surpassed India's previous highest voter turnout record of 64% in 1984 general elections. According to former foreign secretary Lalit Mansingh, "It is natural that Modi feels affinity with some leaders who are strong leaders, proudly nationalistic, trying to fix the economy with firm measures. Deora stated that many party members felt that the decision makers in the party had "no electoral experience...no stature, standing, respect and credibility in the party". [77], On 10 April, while campaigning in Telangana, Jayaprakash Narayan of the Lok Satta Party stated that while his party had a few differences of opinion with the BJP manifesto, they had decided to support the NDA in the "national interest". [372] It also predicted better relations with Japan at the expense of relations with China under Modi,[373] and asked whether a redefinition of India's nuclear weapons program would result from the elections. BJP contested 8 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, leaving two constituencies for its alliance partner HJC. [323] Tamil actor Dhanush also tweeted congratulations to Modi. [54] In Varanasi, the sizeable Muslim minority population was viewed by the media as an important voter target and the BJP's minority cell leader Salim Mohommad took part in campaigning. The re-poll was held on 13 May. [137] Earlier in 2013, the party had made an impressive electoral debut by winning the second highest number of seats in the Delhi Legisltive Assembly elections. The constituents of the United Progressive Alliance and the seats they contested and won are shown at the right in the table: PC No. [69] Modi was noted for focusing, in his rallies across the country, on the 23 million first-time come-of-age voters. State. [224] Gujarat saw the highest jump in voter turnout for the day with 62% turnout compared to 48% turnout in 2009 Lok Sabha elections. DMK was not able to secure even a single seat throughout the country. [52], Modi contested the election from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh[53] and Vadodara in Gujarat. In the list of the 15 CPI (M) candidates in Kerala released in mid-March, four were incumbent Lok Sabha members and five others were independents. For the performance of individual candidates, please see, List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha. [7], In total there were 1.4 million electronic voting machines in 930,000 voting centres. This has propelled it to form the government in the country. The United States refused to issue Mr. Modi a visa in 2005 as a response to his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. His son, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, then broke from the INC and founded the YSR Congress Party, taking several politicians with him. of Members. [376][377][378][379], The American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulated Narendra Modi, and expressed hope that his leadership would further strengthen India's relations with the US and Israel. [107], The INC dismissed the opinion polls pointing to a NDA plurality as misleading and partisan. [62], The BJP released its manifesto on 7 April 2014. 2001 in Assam, and we are going to repeat the performance this time." Six of them contested against candidates of Shiv Sena. [136] The party's manifesto focused on anti-corruption measures. 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