An Indian electoral college

If India used an American-style electoral college in 2019 to elect

its prime minister, Modi wins with 507 electoral college votes.

Electoral college 776

507

214

55

Rahul Gandhi

Indian National Congress

Narendra Modi

Bharatiya Janata Party

Leaders of

other parties

2019 election results 543 members of Lok Sabha

303 BJP

Other parties 165

23

INC 52

DMK

10

7

1

20

8

Delhi

10

15

3

2

Uttar

Pradesh

35

21

2

111

3

56

3

3

2

20

37

40

58

West

Bengal

16

1

31

1

Maharashtra

67

24

3

40

36

Andaman

and Nicobar

2

Lakshadweep

Tamil

Nadu

1

1

29

57

Electoral college numbers determined by combining Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seats for each state.

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An Indian electoral college

If India used an American-style electoral

college in 2019 to elect its prime

minister, Modi wins with 507 electoral

college votes.

Electoral college 776

507

214

55

Rahul Gandhi

Indian National Congress

Narendra Modi

Bharatiya Janata Party

Leaders of other parties

2019 election results 543 members of Lok Sabha

303 BJP

Others 165

52

23 DMK

INC

10

7

1

20

8

Delhi

10

15

3

2

Uttar

Pradesh

35

21

2

3

56

111

3

3

2

20

37

40

58

West

Bengal

16

1

31

Maharashtra

1

67

24

3

36

40

Andaman

and Nicobar

Lakshadweep

2

1

1

57

29

Tamil

Nadu

Electoral college numbers determined by combining Lok Sabha

and Rajya Sabha seats for each state.

Quartz | qz.com

An Indian electoral college

If India used an American-style

electoral college in 2019 to elect

its prime minister, Modi wins with

507 electoral college votes.

Electoral college 776

507

214

55

Rahul Gandhi

Indian National

Congress

Narendra Modi

Bharatiya Janata

Party

Leaders of other parties

2019 election results

543 members of Lok Sabha

303 BJP

Others 165

52

23 DMK

INC

10

20

Delhi

10

15

35

21

111

56

20

37

40

58

16

31

67

24

36

40

57

29

Electoral college numbers determined

by combining Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seats

for each state.

Quartz | qz.com

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