Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Results of last 10 Parliamentary polls; leading party and PM lists

After Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, the Indian National Congress (INC) emerged as the single largest party with 414 seats. Rajiv Gandhi became the PM after 64.01% of voters cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections.

The Janata Dal formed a coalition, and VP Singh became the Prime Minister. Janata Dal got 197 seats in an election where 61.95% of voters cast their votes.

After VP Singh, Chandrashekhar became the PM of India, but the government was short-lived, and the elections were held just two years later, in 1991. After Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, the INC regained power with 244 seats. PV Narasimha Rao became the PM of India after an election in which 56.73% of voters cast their votes.

After the Ram Mandir movement, the BJP gained momentum and came to power for the first time. BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister in an election that saw a 57.94% voter turnout. But his government was formed only for 13 days, as the government couldn't sustain in a hung assembly. HD Deve Gowda and IK Gujral became the consecutive PMs in the United Front government.  

Elections were called just two years later, and this time too, the BJP formed the government with 182 seats, and Vajpayee became the PM again. It was a coalition government. AIADMK pulled the plug on the government, and the Parliament was dissolved. The government's tenure was just 13 months.

The BJP again got 182 seats to emerge as the largest party in an election where 59.99 per cent of voters exercised their franchise. Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the PM for the third time. However, this time for a full five-year tenure. 

The BJP's 'India Shining' slogan couldn't work, and the INC emerged as the leading party with 145 seats. This is the lowest number for a party to form a government at Centre. In the elections, 58.07% of voters cast their votes. After some political wrangling, Manmohan Singh became the PM for the first time. 

India struck a nuclear deal with the US, and that sealed the deal for the Congress at Centre with the party forming government for the second consecutive time and Manmohan becoming the PM again. The INC got 206 seats this time, as 58.21% of voters turned out to vote.

The Modi era started, and the Congress fizzled out. The BJP got a majority on its own with 282 seats, as a record 66.44% of voters cast their votes. After the 1984 Lok Sabha Elections, this was also the first time a party got over 50% of the seats.

The BJP emerged as a more powerful party under the leadership of Modi as its number of seats increased to 303 in an election where a record 67.40% of voters cast their votes.