The 16th general election in India, April–May 2014

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved its highest ever vote and seat share in a general election.
• First time that a non-Congress party won a majority of seats since the 1977 general election.
• Congress suffered its worst defeat in a general election.
• BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formed the government.
• Narendra Modi of the BJP became the Prime Minister.