India election live results 2024: By the numbers

Al Jazeera breaks down the results of the Lok Sabha after a seven-week voting process.

After 44 days of an election across seven phases, The Election Commission of India (ECI) has begun its count of more than 600 million votes cast by Indians as they choose their next national government.

The vote count started at 8am local time (02:30 GMT), and the final results should be clear later on June 4.

At stake are 543 seats in the Lok Sabha – the lower house of India’s Parliament.

Here is how the main two alliances are doing, according to the latest updates from the ECI.