BENGALURU : A day before the declaration of the results of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Bharatiya Janata Party leader CT Ravi expressed his confidence in BJP winning the elections. He also said that people have bestowed their trust only on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that the party has worked very hard to achieve 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
Responding to the remarks of Congress of the BJP not achieving the target of 400 seats, Ravi stated, “I think they should look at the predictions of their former Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah in general elections of 2014 and 2019.”
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He further added, “We have worked hard to achieve the target of 400 seats, the public will give results in our favour.”
Earlier, in the day, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said that in the Lok Sabha elections, India recorded the highest voter turnout in the world, adding that the Indian elections are indeed a “miracle.”
Addressing a press conference on Monday, CEC Rajiv Kumar gave a standing ovation to all voters, who took part in the Lok Sabha elections.
“We have created a world record of 642 million voters. This is the historic moment for all of us. This is 1.5 times the voters of all G7 countries and 2.5 times voters of 27 countries in the European Union (EU). We thank each and every one who took part in this festival of democracy. The Indian elections are indeed a miracle. Having no parallel in the world,” Rajiv Kumar said.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is poised for a hat-trick win in Lok Sabha polls with a massive majority, exit polls predicted on Saturday and indicated that the ruling party at the Centre would improve its performance in several states ruled by other parties.
A few exit polls predicted that the BJP-led NDA could reach the goal of “400 paar” stated by BJP leaders in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.
Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases from April 19 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi steering the BJP campaign. Votes will be counted on June 4. (ANI)