At the same time, parties like Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK and Naveen Patnaik-led BJD have recorded over 90 per cent strike rate by landslide victories in their respective states of Tamil Nadu and Odisha. Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP has also won six out of seven seats it fought in Bihar with a strike rate of close to 85 per cent.
Mamata Bannerjee's Trinamool Congress has also won 34 seats in West Bengal, but its decision to field candidates from various other states has brought down its strike rate to about 30 per cent. The party had fielded over 100 candidates across the country including in West Bengal.
Samajwadi Party, which fielded over 200 candidates across the country, could win only five seats getting a winning percentage of less than 3 per cent.
Two of BJP's allies — Shiv Sena and Shiromani Akali Dal — have also managed good strike rates of over 66 per cent and 90 per cent respectively. Shiv Sena and SAD have won 18 and four Lok Sabha seats respectively.
Janta Dal United, which has fared badly in Bihar, could manage only two seats giving it a strike rate of about 5 per cent.
