BJP single largest party in Karnataka

The impressive performance in Karnataka reaffirms that the Modi wave that swept the 2014 General Election and has been painting the national map saffron since remains as strong as ever. The BJP in 2014, before the Lok Sabha elections, was in power in just seven states, while the Congress helmed 13 states. 

The four years of BJP rule limited the Congress to just three states — Punjab, Mizoram and Puducherry. The BJP could be in power in 22 of India’s 29 states, maximum by any political party ever.