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India to have one party rule after 25 years

New Delhi: In an era of coalition politics, BJP has virtually done the impossible by wining a majority on its own, putting India under single party rule after 25 years.The scale and significance of BJP's

PTI Updated on: May 16, 2014 21:15 IST
Its victory march has been so impressive that it has put its sway over the entire states of Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Delhi.

Its vote share in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections was 18.80 per cent of the total votes polled.

It was in 1984 that Congress managed a majority of its own in the Lok Sabha. The elections that year were held in the aftermath of the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

In 2009, Congress' vote share stood at 28.55 per cent.

Facing rout in many states, its vote share now stands at 20.1 per cent. According to latest trends, it has so far won 19 seats and is leading in 26.

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