Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
In which of the following groups of States did the BJP win all the Lok Sabha seats in the 16th Lok Sabha elections?
ARajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
BGujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand
CRajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh ✓ Correct
DUttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Jharkhand
Correct answer: (C) Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh — The BJP won all the Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, so this group is correct.
Explanation
★The BJP won all the Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, so this group is correct.
★This was in the 16th Lok Sabha elections held in 2014.
★The BJP was part of the National Democratic Alliance and swept these states.
★Overall the BJP won 282 of the 543 seats, the first single-party majority in the Lok Sabha since 1984.
★These elections marked a major political realignment with the rise of the NDA under Narendra Modi.
★The 16th Lok Sabha was constituted in 2014 and served until 2019.
★For NET, remember the BJP's 282 seats and its clean sweep of several northern and western states in 2014.
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