Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET January 2025 Political Science
Indian National Congress won how many seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections?
A53
B48
C49
D44 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 44 — The Indian National Congress won 44 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, so the fourth option is the answer.
Explanation
★The Indian National Congress won 44 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, so the fourth option is the answer.
★This was a significant decline from the 206 seats the party had secured in the 2009 elections.
★The result marked a historic low for the Congress party in a general election.
★The party fell short of the numbers required to claim the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
★The 2014 elections returned a majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance.
★This election is regarded as a major realignment in Indian electoral politics.
★For NET, fix the Congress tally at 44 seats in 2014 against 206 seats in 2009.
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