Which among the following statements is correct about Lok Sabha elections result?

In the 16th Lok Sabha elections, the BJP became the first party to gain single party majority after 30 years.

The correct answer is Option (2) → In the 16th Lok Sabha elections, the BJP became the first party to gain single party majority after 30 years.

(A) The 15th Lok Sabha elections saw the decline in the number of seats of the Indian National Congress. This is incorrect. In the 15th Lok Sabha elections (2009), the Indian National Congress increased its seat count from 145 in 2004 to 206.

(B) In the 16th Lok Sabha elections, the BJP became the first party to gain single party majority after 30 years. This is correct. In the 2014 general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 282 seats, securing a majority on its own for the first time in 30 years, since the Indian National Congress had won a single-party majority in 1984.

(C) In the 17th Lok Sabha elections, the BJP lost the elections. This is incorrect. In the 17th Lok Sabha elections (2019), the BJP not only won but also increased its seat count to 303, a significant increase from its 2014 tally, thereby retaining a single-party majority.

(D) In the 2004 elections, there was a vast difference between the votes polled by the Congress and its allies and the BJP and its allies. This is incorrect. The difference in vote share between the two major alliances was very narrow.