Indian general election, 2014

Indian general election, 2014

2009 ← members Before May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31)

All 543 seats in the Lok Sabha 272 seats needed for a majority   Party Congress BJP Alliance UPA NDA Last election 262 seats,37.22% 159 seats,24.63% Current seats 228 159 Seats needed 44 113

Incumbent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Congress

A general election will be the next election for the 16th Lok Sabha in India. Voting will take place in all parliamentary constituencies of India to elect Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. The current 15th Lok Sabha will complete its constitutional term on May 31, 2014.

Background

By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be held every five years or whenever parliament is dissolved by the President of India. The previous election to the 15th Lok Sabha was conducted in April–May 2009 and its term would have naturally expire on 31 May 2014. The election will be organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and are normally held in multiple phases to better handle the large electoral base and its security concerns.^{[citation needed]}

Candidates

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been speculated to be the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.

External links

• Election Commission of India website