In 2024, 60 nations held elections, with major upsets seen in India’s Lok Sabha elections, including Smriti Irani’s loss in Amethi and Yusuf Pathan’s victory over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Other surprises included Rambhual Nishad defeating Maneka Gandhi, Ajay Mishra Teni’s defeat in Lakhimpur Kheri, and Omar Abdullah’s loss to Engineer Rashid. Additionally, YSR Congress Party faced a historic defeat in Andhra Pradesh, the Maha Vikas Aghadi lost in Maharashtra, and Naveen Patnaik was unseated in Odisha, while the BJP triumphed in Haryana and Jharkhand crushed the BJP’s Hindutva campaign.
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