Lok Sabha polls: Today’s victory is a win for the world’s biggest democracy, says PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked voters for “placing their faith” in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance for a third consecutive time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

“This is a historical feat in India’s history,” Modi said on Tuesday evening in a social media post, adding that the National Democratic Alliance would keep working to fulfil people’s aspirations.

The prime minister said: “I also salute all our Karyakartas [BJP workers] for their hard work.”

People have placed their faith in NDA, for a third consecutive time! This is a historical feat in India’s history.

I bow to the Janata Janardan for this affection and assure them that we will continue the good work done in the last decade to keep fulfilling the aspirations of…— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 4, 2024

In Uttar Pradesh, Modi won the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency for a third consecutive term with a margin of 1,52,513 votes, according to Election Commission data.

The margin of his victory, however, has dropped significantly. The prime minister won the constituency in the 2019 election by a margin of 4,79,505, securing 6,74,664 votes against the Samajwadi Party’s Shalini Yadav. In 2014, he won in Varanasi by a margin of 3,71,784 votes.

This time, Modi was able to secure 6,12,970 votes as against 4,60,457...

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