2024 Indian general election
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The next Indian general election is expected to be held in India between April and May 2024 to elect the members of the 18th Lok Sabha.
Background
The tenure of Lok Sabha is scheduled to end on 16 June 2024.[1] The previous general elections were held in April–May 2019. After the election, National Democratic Alliance, led by Bharatiya Janata Party, formed the union government, with Narendra Modi continuing as Prime Minister.[2]
Electoral system
All 543 elected MPs are elected from single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.[3] The 104th amendment to the constitution abolished the two seats that were reserved for the Anglo-Indian community.[4]
Eligible voters must be Indian citizens, 18 years or older, an ordinary resident of the polling area of the constituency and registered to vote (name included in the electoral rolls), possess a valid voter identification card issued by the Election Commission of India or equivalent.[5] Some people convicted of electoral or other offenses are barred from voting.[6]
Article 83 of the Constitution of India requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years.[7]
Election schedule
Election schedule for 18th Lok Sabha will be announced by Election Commission of India (ECI). The tenure of 17th Lok Sabha is scheduled to end on 16 June 2024.[8]
Parties and alliances
Politics of India has become bipolar in run up to the 2024 Indian general elections with two major alliances the incumbent National Democratic Alliance and the opposition block Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. There are 6 national parties contesting the 2024 Indian general elections— Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Bahujan Samaj Party, National People's Party and Aam Aadmi Party all except the BSP being a part of one of the alliance.
National Democratic Alliance
The National Democratic Alliance abbreviated as NDA (IAST: Rāṣhṭrīya Jānātānātrik Gaṭhabandhan) is a big-tent, mostly centre-right to right-wing political alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance is a big-tent, mostly centre-left to left-wing political alliance of opposition parties led by the Indian National Congress.[11][12]
Other important parties and alliances
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati announced that her party will contest the election on its own strength in most states and ally with other non-BJP, non-Congress parties in Punjab and Haryana.[13][14]
On 11 May 2023, Biju Janata Dal leader and Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik said that his party will go solo for the Lok Sabha polls.[15]
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Party campaigns
Bharatiya Janata Party
The national executive meeting of BJP held on 16 and 17 January 2023 saw the party reaffirm its faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and extend the tenure of BJP national president J. P. Nadda.
Charting out the BJP’s strategy for the upcoming polls, PM Modi in his speech to party workers said they should reach out to every section of society, including the marginalised and minority communities, “without electoral considerations”.[16]
Indian National Congress
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Candidates
Surveys and polls
According to an India TV-CNX poll released on 3 October 2023, 61% of participants preferred the incumbent Narendra Modi (BJP) followed by Rahul Gandhi (INC) at 21% as the next Prime Minister of India.[17]
Opinion polls
Exit polls
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of Error | Majority | |||
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| NDA | I.N.D.I.A. | Others | |||||
Results
See also
- 2024 elections in India
- 2024 Rajya Sabha elections
- Next Indian general election in Punjab
- Next Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh
References
- ^ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Narendra Modi sworn in as Prime Minister for second time". Tribuneindia News Service. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Electoral system Archived 6 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine IPU
- ^ "House ratifies quota for SC/STs in Assembly, Lok Sabha". The Hindu. 10 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 3 voting: How to vote without voter ID card". Business Today. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019.
- ^ "General Voters". Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "The Constitution of India Update" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "The Union Parliament: Term of Office/House". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Nishad Party candidate contested on BJP symbol
- ^ "Full list of BJP candidates and their constituencies". The Hindu. 18 April 2024. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Kumar, Raju (18 July 2023). "INDIA, Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance of Opposition parties, to take on Modi-led NDA in 2024". IndiaTV.
- ^ "'I-N-D-I-A' Name Finalised For 26-Party Opposition Coalition". NDTV.
- ^ "NDA or I.N.D.I.A? BSP chief Mayawati on joining alliance for 2024". Hindustan Times. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "BJP, SAD rule out re-alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "BJD to go solo in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, no possibility of 'third front': Naveen Patnaik". 12 May 2023.
- ^ "BJP's big meet ahead of 9 state polls, 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Here's what happened". The Indian Express. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (3 October 2023). "India TV-CNX Survey: 61% of voters prefer Narendra Modi as PM, Rahul Gandhi at 21%". India TV.
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