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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