Indian elections results

2024 Lok Sabha Election Results

• The BJP-led NDA has secured an absolute majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by winning 292 seats.
• BJP alone has emerged as the largest party by winning 240 seats.
• The Lok Sabha has 543 members, but counting was held for 542 seats after the BJP's Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed.
• Prominent winners include Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Om Birla, and others.
• Prominent losers include Ajay Kumar, Menka Gandhi, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, and others.

State-Wise Breakdown

• Uttar Pradesh: SP won 37 seats, BJP won 33 seats, Congress won 6 seats, and others won 4 seats.
• Bihar: BJP won 12 seats, JD(U) won 12 seats, Lok Janshakti Party won 5 seats, and others won 11 seats.
• Delhi: BJP won all 7 seats.
• Punjab: Congress won 7 seats, AAP won 3 seats, SAD won 1 seat, and Independent won 2 seats.
• Other states: BJP won the majority of seats in most states, with some exceptions.

Assembly Elections and Bye-Elections

• Odisha: BJP won 78 seats in the Assembly elections.
• Andhra Pradesh: TDP won 135 seats in the Assembly elections.
• Various States: BJP won 11 seats, Congress won 7 seats, SP won 2 seats, and others won 5 seats in the Assembly bye-elections.

Environment and Geography

• Road Transport and Highways Ministry: The ministry has decided to conduct a comprehensive survey of 91,000 kilometers of national highways across India using advanced technology called Network Survey Vehicle (NSV).
• The survey will help in implementing road safety measures and managing online maintenance, repair, and development of highways.
• Bihar: The highways selected for NSV in Bihar include Gopalganj-Muzaffarpur, Mohania-Muzaffarpur, Motihari-Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga-Muzaffarpur, and Ara-Mohania.

Jeevika Program

• The Jeevika program is a World Bank-supported program aimed at socioeconomic empowerment of rural households in Bihar.
• The program was initiated in 2006 under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP) in 6 districts and 42 blocks of Bihar.
• The program has been scaled up to all 38 districts of Bihar, replicating the lessons of BRLP in the entire state.
• The program primarily focuses on women's development, empowerment, and alleviation of rural poverty.
• In the financial year 2024-25, the state government of Bihar has entrusted banks with the task of providing a loan of INR 10,000 crore to beneficiaries under the Jeevika program.

Other News

• Renowned social worker and author Ranjiw, from Darbhanga, has passed away.
• QS World University Rankings 2024: IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi have achieved their highest rankings, featuring among the world's top 150 universities.