Question

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given. The general election is being held in India from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to constitute _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. 12th Lok Sabha
B. 15th Lok Sabha
C. 16th Lok Sabha
D. 10th Lok Sabha
E. 11th Lok Sabha

Answer 1

Hint: As per the requirements given by the Indian Constitution, elections to the Lok Sabha must be held at an interval of five years or whenever it is dissolved by the President. The 16th Lok Sabha was organized and conducted by the Election Commission of India.

Complete answer:
The Indian general election was held in the year 2014 to constitute the 16thLok Sabha, electing members of parliament for all 543 parliamentary constituencies. The election ran in nine phases starting from 7th April to 12th May 2014 and it lasted for 36 days.
 Among all the contesting parties, the BJP had claimed victory by winning 282 of the 543 seats in the lower house of parliament by itself and 336 seats together with its allies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), handing an unprecedented defeat to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)
However, it is also important to note that the rise of the BJP on its ideals has been uneven for we can see that its favor is less seen or has been traditionally weak in the Northeast and the Southern regions of India. Its supporters can be traced mostly from the Central and North Hindi belt of India.
So, the correct answer is Option C.:

Note: The 2014 election results are a telling demonstration of the BJP’s ability to maximize the votes, to maintain vote efficiency, or to swing tightly contested seats in its favor. The BJP had improved its share by 12.5 percent whereas the support to Congress had gone down by 9.2 percent.