Back in February 2022, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had furiously remarked that the BJP can never rule over the people of Tamil Nadu.
While the BJP may have drawn a blank on the seat count, its vote share has witnessed an exponential increase.
The saffron party had secured a mere 3.66% of votes (1,551,924 votes) during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In 2014, the BJP got 5.56% votes (2,223,566 votes).
In 2024, the number has shot up to a whopping 48,80,954 (48.8 lakh) votes that is 11.24% of total votes polled.
The increase in vote share of the BJP has been attributed to the aggressive politics of Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai. His En Mann En Makkal padayatra spanning 8-9 months seems to have galvanized voters towards the BJP.
In fact, the BJP under Annamalai’s leadership has polled more votes than the Congress in the state which has been piggybacking on the DMK.
The Congress has polled 10.67% votes which in absolute numbers is 46,32,770.
The BJP has got 248,184 votes more than the Congress and has managed to emerge as the third largest party in the state.
Political observers note that in the next Assembly Elections scheduled for 2026, the BJP would emerge as a force to reckon and will be in a position of strength to bargain seats.
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