"PM Modi's decisive third-term," says Ashwini Vaishnaw, who fact-checks Mark Zuckerberg over "misinformation."

In response to Mark Zuckerberg's remarks about incumbent governments losing support following COVID, Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the NDA in India had won the 2024 elections. He pointed to significant accomplishments made under PM Modi's direction as reasons for preserving public trust.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw responded to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's remarks on the results of the 2024 Indian elections on social media. Zuckerberg's claim that the majority of existing governments, including India's National Democratic Alliance (NDA), had lost their positions following the COVID outbreak was categorically denied by Vaishnaw in his response. "Seeing false information from Mr. Zuckerberg himself is disheartening. "Let's maintain credibility and facts," Vaishnaw commented on X.

In 2024, more than 640 million people cast ballots in India. On X (previously Twitter), Vaishnaw stated, "The people of India have reaffirmed their trust in the NDA under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi Ji."

The BJP spokesman cited significant accomplishments under PM Narendra Modi's leadership, including giving 800 million people free food and delivering 2.2 billion doses of vaccines, which he says helped boost public trust in the administration.

According to Vaishnaw, "Mr. Zuckerberg's assertion that the majority of incumbent governments, including India in the 2024 elections, lost after COVID is factually incorrect."

What was said by Mark Zuckerberg on the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in India?
In an interview with "The Joe Rogan Experience," Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, asserted that the Covid-19 outbreak caused voters to lose faith in incumbent governments, especially the Indian government. He pointed out that these governments lost a lot of elections in 2024.

Many Americans focus on this as an American phenomena, but since 2024 was a major election year globally, I believe that the response to COVID likely led to a breakdown and a loss of faith in many governments worldwide. Additionally, there are numerous nations, including India, that held elections and the incumbents essentially lost each and every one of them.

According to Zuckerberg, "there is some sort of global phenomenon where whether it was due to inflation, the economic policies to deal with Covid, or just how governments dealt with Covid."

Were the incumbents defeated in the 2024 election?
US Elections: Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will compete in the 2024 US presidential election after incumbent Joe Biden decided not to run for reelection. With 312 electoral votes to Harris's 226 electoral votes, Republican Donald Trump emerged victorious. During the first two waves of COVID, Trump was the president of the United States.

UK Elections: The Conservative Party's 14-year rule under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came to an end on July 4, 2024, when the Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, won a historic victory with 412 seats. Labour's vote share was 33.7%, while the Conservatives suffered a crushing defeat, winning just 121 seats—their worst-ever outcome. During the three Covid waves, the UK was ruled by the Conservatives.

India Lok Sabha Elections: The BJP-led NDA secured 293 seats in the Lok Sabha in the 2024 elections, giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi his third consecutive term. The Opposition INDIA alliance got 234 seats, but the BJP itself witnessed a sharp drop, winning only 240 seats as opposed to 303 in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Elections in Russia: From March 15 to 17, Russia held presidential elections. The incumbent, Vladimir Putin, won handily with about 87.3% of the vote. With this victory, the former KGB, who has been president of Russia since 2012, was able to prolong his tenure until at least 2030.

Bangladesh Elections: In the general elections of 2024, which took place on January 7, incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was re-elected for a fourth straight term. Her Awami League party won 224 of the 300 parliamentary seats up for grabs. But in August, a student rebellion usurped Hasina, forcing her to escape to India.

Elections in Pakistan: Independent candidates affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, secured 93 out of 266 seats in the general elections of 2024, which were held on February 8. But a coalition administration was formed, with Shehbaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) elected as prime minister.