India elections: BJP wins 240 seats, Congress 99 as all results declared- While the Lok Sabha has 543 members, counting was held for 542 seats after the BJP’s Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed. The Election Commission of India has declared results for all Lok Sabha (lower house of parliament) constituencies, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 240 of the 543 seats and the Congress 99.The last result to be announced was that of Beed constituency in Maharashtra state, where NCP (Sharad Pawar) candidate Bajrang Manohar Sonwane defeated the BJP’s Pankaja Munde by 6,553 votes. While the Lok Sabha has 543 members, counting was held for 542 seats after the BJP’s Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed. Read more- https://www.easterneye.biz/india-elections-bjp-congress/