<P> The results were declared on 16 May 2014 , fifteen days before the 15th Lok Sabha completed its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014 . The counting exercise was held at 989 counting centres . The National Democratic Alliance won a sweeping victory , taking 336 seats . The BJP itself won 31.0 % of all votes and 282 ( 51.9 % ) of all seats , while NDA 's combined vote share was 38.5 % . BJP and its allies won the right to form the largest majority government since the 1984 general election , and it was the first time since that election that a party has won enough seats to govern without the support of other parties . The United Progressive Alliance , led by the Indian National Congress , won 60 seats , 44 ( 8.1 % ) of which were won by the Congress , that won 19.3 % of all votes . It was the Congress party 's worst defeat in a general election . In order to become the official opposition party in India , a party must gain 10 % of the seats ( 54 seats ) in the Lok Sabha ; however , the Indian National Congress was unable to attain this number . Due to this fact , India remains without an official opposition party . </P>
<P> The results were declared on 16 May 2014 , fifteen days before the 15th Lok Sabha completed its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014 . The counting exercise was held at 989 counting centres . The National Democratic Alliance won a sweeping victory , taking 336 seats . The BJP itself won 31.0 % of all votes and 282 ( 51.9 % ) of all seats , while NDA 's combined vote share was 38.5 % . BJP and its allies won the right to form the largest majority government since the 1984 general election , and it was the first time since that election that a party has won enough seats to govern without the support of other parties . The United Progressive Alliance , led by the Indian National Congress , won 60 seats , 44 ( 8.1 % ) of which were won by the Congress , that won 19.3 % of all votes . It was the Congress party 's worst defeat in a general election . In order to become the official opposition party in India , a party must gain 10 % of the seats ( 54 seats ) in the Lok Sabha ; however , the Indian National Congress was unable to attain this number . Due to this fact , India remains without an official opposition party . </P>
total number of seats won by bjp in 2014
total number of seats won by bjp in 2014
282
282