Reportedly the bharatiya janata party has achieved the rare feat of returning to power at the Centre with an even bigger majority. Previously in 2014, bjp had scored on 282 on its own and this year, it may storm to victory on 302. With an established majority in rajya sabha, the modi government is looking at an easy sail through the next five years of policy making.
Meanwhile rahul gandhi led congress has been wiped out from 18 states. Big losers in congress include eight former Chief Ministers and party's leader of Opposition Malikarjun Kharge. Barring kerala where congress won 15 seats, the party has not reached double figures in any other state. Among regional parties, the biggest setback has befallen N Chandrababu Naidu's tdp, which failed to open an account, while BJP-inclines congress PARTY' target='_blank' title='ysr congress-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>ysr congress cleaned house in Andhra Pradesh. In West bengal, bjp was able to shake Mamata Banerjee's ground by stealing 18 seats, up by 17 from 2014 lok sabha elections. Left parties may see themselves limited to three seats after the final results.
Apparently when riding the modi wave, a record number of Union ministers marched to Lok Sabha. Notable victories among cabinet ministers are Textile minister smriti irani, who emerged as a giant-killer against congress president rahul gandhi defeating him in family bastion Amethi; giriraj singh, who was fielded against cpi candidate Kanhiya Kumar in Bihat's Begusarai; and ravi shankar Prasad, who was making en electoral debut against his former party colleague Shtrughan Sinha in Patna Sahib.
