Lok Sabha election results: This animated map shows you how India tweeted on May 16

What did people tweet about on May 16, the day when the BJP's landslide win in the Lok Sabha elections were announced? This animated and interactive map plots the volume of tweets related to Narenda Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal to show what different places in India tweeted about through the day on Friday. The map displays geotagged tweets mentioning each candidate. (Also see: These amazing animated maps show how actively the world has been tweeting about India's elections)Total number of elections-related Tweets over the past 24 hours: 2.003 millionTotal number of elections-related Tweets starting January 1, 2014: 58 millionTotal number of Tweets mentioning @narendramodi on counting day: 0.75 millionTotal number of Tweets mentioning @narendramodi since January 1, 2914 = 11.85 millionTop 5 elections-related terms on Twitter as of, May 161. Narendra Modi: 722.91K2. AAP: 118,7173. BJP: 322,5964. Rahul Gandhi: 47,0545. Varanasi: 21,018

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