The 2014 Lok Sabha Election, as expected, was one of the most keenly contested in the recent history. After the votes for the parliamentary elections were sealed in EVMs, no one knows what the outcome will be even though the exit polls have revealed the sentiments of the voters. Let's take a look back at the 2009 general elections that preceded the current one.
Jharkhand
The voters' turnout in 2009 in Jharkhand was 51.1 per cent in the 14 constituencies. The BJP that contested in 12 seats won eight with 27.5 per cent vote share. The Congress and JVM won one each with vote share of 15 per cent and 10.5 per cent respectively. Both the parties fielded nine and 14 candidates respectively in the state.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, with 9.6 per cent vote share, won two seats though its candidates contested in five seats.
Bihar
In Bihar, the poll scenario was much different from the existing one, with JD(U) and Bihar contesting together.
The then NDA won 32 of 40 seats together. The BJP won 12 seats and lost three with 16.2 per cent of total votes cast. The JD(U) fared well winning 20 of 25 seats bagging almost one-fourth of the votes cast.
The RLD/LJP combine garnered 26 per cent of the total votes but that could only translate into four seats for the party. LJP could not open its account in 2009, and this year it has joined the NDA. The Congress was a big loser in the 2009 show with only four seats in its fold. It could secure only 2 of 37 seats in which the party contested.
Chhattisgarh
The major key players - BJP, Congress and BSP - fielded candidates in all the 11 seats of Chhattisgarh. The BJP swept the state with 10 seats, Congress could bag only one BSP was left with no seats.
When we look at the vote share, there's not much difference between the performance of BJP and Congress. 45 per cent votes went to the BJP, Congress bagged 37 per cent.
Even after the sympathy wave that blew in favour of the Congress post Jagdalpur massacre that killed most of its top leaders in the state, the party witnessed another defeat in the last Assembly elections.
Uttarakhand
Congress secured all the five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand in 2009 with a total vote share of 43.3 per cent. The BJP, despite garnering 34 per cent votes, lost in all the five constituencies.
BSP too without securing any seat became the third player with 15 per cent vote share.
But the flashfloods that devastated the state in 2013 changed the political scenario bringing in an anti-Congress wave in the state and forcing the party to change its previous Chief Minister.
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh recorded a turnout of 51 per cent in the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies. The BJP secured 16 seats with 43.5 per cent votes in its favour while Congress won in 12 seats with almost same vote share. The BSP was a big loser with just 5.9 per cent votes and one seat. The Congress and BJP had fielded their candidates in most of the seats.
Rajasthan
The Congress and BJP that fielded 25 candidates each in the 25 Lok Sabha seats of the state got a vote share of 47.2 per cent and 36.6 per cent each. But the vote share turned into a reality for the Congress that secured 20 of the 25 seats. The role reversal of the Congress and BJP is very usual in every alternate election.
Uttar Pradesh
The most politically-charged state during elections with total 80 Lok Sabha seats witnessed 47.8 per cent turnpout in 2009 general elections. The Samajwadi Party was a great winner with victory in 23 seats. The Bahujan Samj Party, despite garnering 27.4 per cent of total votes, could win only 20 seats. The biggest loser in 2009 in UP was the NDA that fielded candidates in 78 seats but won only in 15.
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