Archive · 18 Sep 2026
BJP Faces Major Uttar Pradesh Setback After Lok Sabha Losses
Uttar Pradesh sends 80 representatives to India’s Lok Sabha.
In 2019, the BJP won 62 of those seats.
In 2024, the BJP won only 33.
The Samajwadi Party won 37 seats, while Congress won six.
Together, the INDIA bloc won 43 seats.
This was a major change in a state where the BJP had been very strong.
The BJP had also won 312 of 403 assembly seats in 2017 and 255 in 2022.
The article says these numbers show that support shifted at the booth level, but it does not explain the specific reasons.
The BJP won 62 of Uttar Pradesh’s 80 Lok Sabha seats in 2019.
Its seat count fell to 33 in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
The Samajwadi Party won 37 seats and Congress won six in 2024.
The INDIA bloc secured 43 seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024.
The BJP previously won 312 assembly seats in 2017 and 255 in 2022.
- Who
- The BJP, Samajwadi Party, Congress, and INDIA bloc.
- What
- The BJP lost ground in Uttar Pradesh’s 2024 Lok Sabha election, falling from 62 seats in 2019 to 33.
- When
- The comparison covers the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as well as the 2017 and 2022 assembly elections.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, which has 80 Lok Sabha seats and 403 assembly seats.
- Why
- The article presents the results as evidence of a booth-level shift but does not specify its causes.
- Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha seats
- 80
- BJP seats in 2019
- 62
- BJP seats in 2024
- 33
- Samajwadi Party seats in 2024
- 37
- Congress seats in 2024
- 6
- INDIA bloc seats in 2024
- 43
- BJP assembly seats
- 312 in 2017 and 255 in 2022