Why did BJP suffer such a big setback in the Lok Sabha elections, are these the 5 reasons?

New Delhi: The exit poll results started coming at around 6:30 pm on 1 June 2024. No one had any idea that BJP and NDA would get such a huge majority in the exit polls. Most exit polls gave NDA more than 350 seats. In the results of many exit polls, NDA was shown touching the figure of 400. Similarly, the election results that came three days later have also surprised everyone. If we look at the counting figures so far, BJP seems to be getting a big setback. BJP is lagging badly in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab. At the same time, many opposition parties including Congress, Samajwadi Party have made a tremendous comeback. Let us know what are the reasons why BJP missed out on getting the seats as expected.

1- Rely only on Modi magic

If we look at the election campaign of BJP and its NDA allies in the last two months, one thing is clearly visible that they fought the election only on the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the election rallies and meetings, all the big and small leaders of the party were seen avoiding local issues. The entire campaign was based only on the charisma of PM Modi. BJP candidates and workers also could not connect with the public, due to which the party had to suffer. On the other hand, the opposition continued to raise its displeasure against the government through issues like inflation and unemployment.

2- Dissatisfaction of BJP voters

The results of the Lok Sabha elections are also indicating that BJP had to face the anger of its own voters on many big issues. Issues like Agniveer and paper leak kept working silently against BJP. A direct message went to the voters that what will be the future of their children after four years of service in the army? BJP failed to understand the anger of the youth on the issue of paper leak. The massive protest in Lucknow, UP on the issue of police recruitment exam is a witness to this. The party leaders believed that they can please their supporters and voters only by sloganeering.

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3. Inflation

It cannot be denied that the issue of inflation had a very deep impact on this election. The ever-increasing inflation on everything from petrol-diesel to food items created an atmosphere against the government. The opposition had probably already sensed the impact of this issue, so it made the issue of inflation of gas cylinders and other things that increase the kitchen budget an issue from every platform. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has directly attacked Prime Minister Modi several times, blaming the economic policies for the rising inflation. On the other hand, BJP leaders and central government ministers were seen only giving assurances on the issue of inflation.

4. Unemployment

The issue of unemployment acted as a major factor in this 2024 Lok Sabha election. The opposition cornered the government on every platform and demanded answers on the issue of unemployment. Even the Congress promised in its manifesto that if its government is formed at the Centre, 30 lakh government jobs will be given immediately. The election results declared on Tuesday clearly indicate that issues like Ram Mandir, announcement of implementing CAA and Uniform Civil Code could not save the BJP from the damage caused by the atmosphere created against unemployment.

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5- Loss of local resentment

BJP had to face a lot of resentment at the local level in this election. The resentment over ticket distribution on many seats could not be resolved even till the date of voting. Apart from the workers, opposition from upper caste voters was also seen on some seats. Overall, BJP relied only on those issues in this election which were far away from the common people.