A few things are clear from the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. First, most exit polls were way off the mark regarding their forecasts of the election results and underestimated the strength of the opposition India alliance consisting of the Indian National Congress (INC) and several regional parties. While the India alliance secured 234, the (INC) secured 99 – doubling its tally of 2019. The BJP on its own secured 240 – down over 60 seats from its 2019 tally of 303 -- while the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured 293 seats. In 2014, BJP had won 282 seats.