BANGKOK - The Bhumjaithai Party has emerged as the largest party in Thailand's House of Representatives, according to preliminary results released by the country's Election Commission on Monday.

As of 94 percent vote counting, which is completed so far, the Bhumjaithai Party captured 193 seats, while the People's Party and the Pheu Thai Party ranked second and third, respectively, with 118 and 74 seats.

The Kla Tham Party and the Democratic Party each got 58 and 22 seats, taking fourth and fifth positions.

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Since the Bhumjaithai Party failed to secure more than half of the seats in the lower house, it has to form a coalition government with other political parties. However, Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul declined to answer questions regarding the cabinet formation during a press conference on Sunday evening.

Final official vote counts are required to be released no later than April 9. The new parliament must convene a session within 15 days to elect a speaker, after which the House of Representatives will vote to select the new prime minister.

A constitutional referendum was also held on Sunday in Thailand alongside the election. The vote-counting results indicated that 60 percent of Thai voters were in favor of initiating the constitutional amendment process, 32 percent opposed it, and 8.66 percent abstained.