In the concurrent elections for assemblies in 13 states, it had won majorities in eight.
But it lost its two-thirds majority in parliament needed if it wants to change the constitution (which it does, on average, once every 15 months)—and was defeated in five of the concurrent elections for the 13 state governments (before the election it controlled all but one).
Six years ago, Kirk was fighting a dual battle, running in concurrent elections in November 2010 to serve out the final months of Barack Obama's Senate term and win a full, six-year term.
The results of a concurrent parliamentary election have not yet been released.
The MDC nearly succeeded last March, when Mr Tsvangirai beat Mr Mugabe in the first round of a presidential race and the MDC won a majority in a concurrent general election, though it remained in a minority in the Senate.
In concurrent legislative elections, however, the FMLN claimed a significant minority of seats.
In the concurrent legislative elections, the MAS gained the majority of seats in both houses of Congress.
The party of the chief minister of Odisha (formerly Orissa), Naveen Patnaik, took 20 of 21 seats and a fourth successive victory in concurrent state elections.
In concurrent legislative elections, the coalition of left-wing groups led by Vázquez the Progressive Encounter Broad Front (Encuentro Progresista–Frente Amplio; EP FA)—won a majority in both houses of the General Assembly for the first time.
After huge success nationally in the spring, victories in the states of Maharashtra and Haryana in October, and polls pointing to its winning in concurrent state elections in Jharkhand, no one writes off Mr Modi.The BJP's strength is emboldening voters to ignore militants' calls not to go to the polls.
