In Stats: States which proved to be BJP's strength and weakness in 2014 Lok Sabha polls

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As the 2019 Lok Sabha elections draw closer political parties are leaving no stone unturned to register a comprehensive win. The parties are carefully analysing the results of 2014 general elections to improve mistakes. In 2014, the country delivered a clear mandate in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), this time too the saffron party claims to repeat the performance in the upcoming elections.

In 2014, there were six states - Guajrat, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Himachal Pradesh - which propelled the BJP to the top spot with the saffron party winning 89 seats out of 91 seats in these states. The BJP registered a comprehensive win over opposition in these six states. The saffron party polled more than 50% votes in these states, crossing the 60% mark in Gujarat. Except Madhya Pradesh, the BJP did not lose even a single seat to the opposition in these six states. The BJP won 27 seats out of 29 in Madhya Pradesh.

Apart from these six states, there were also some states in which the BJP outperformed the opposition by a huge vote percentage. These states include Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

On the other hand, there were also six states - Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya - wherein the BJP failed to poll even 10% votes. The BJP just managed to win 6 seats out of 82 in these states. Keeping Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh side, the saffron party even failed to open its account in Tripura, Megahlaya and Sikkim.