The elections to the Lower House of the Parliament of India, held in 2019, constituted the

The general elections held in India in 2019 were conducted to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha [4]. The elections took place in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, 2019 [1]. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the largest party, winning 303 seats, while the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) collectively secured 353 seats [4]. This followed the 16th Lok Sabha, which was constituted after the 2014 general elections [5]. Historically, the first Lok Sabha was constituted in 1952, and subsequent elections have followed a roughly five-year cycle, with the 14th Lok Sabha constituted in 2004 and the 15th in 2009 [3]. The 2019 mandate marked a significant political event where a single party won a majority for the second consecutive time since 1984 [1].

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