 Hence the general election was declared by the Election Commission for the constitution of 16th Lok Sabha in India.The election were held in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014.Following its consecutive defeat in the 2004 and 2009 general elections, BJP had been the principal opposition party in parliament and claimed to secure largest number of parliamentary seats under the leadership of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi who had been gaining ground for a national role after his continued term of 14 years as Gujarat Chief Minister.