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[[File:Chief Election Commissioner announced the 2024 General Elections schedule for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies during a press conference.jpg|thumb|Chief Election Commissioner [[Rajiv Kumar (civil servant)|Rajiv Kumar]] announced the 2024 General Elections schedule for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies during a press conference]]
[[File:Chief Election Commissioner announced the 2024 General Elections schedule for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies during a press conference.jpg|thumb|Chief Election Commissioner [[Rajiv Kumar (civil servant)|Rajiv Kumar]] announced the 2024 General Elections schedule for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies during a press conference]]
[[File:2024 Lok Sabha elections logo.png|thumb|right|180px|Official logo,<br/>"चुनाव का पर्व DESH KA GARV" which means -<nowiki>''</nowiki>Festival of Election, Nation's Pride<nowiki>''</nowiki>]]
[[File:2024 Lok Sabha elections logo.png|thumb|right|180px|Official logo,<br/>"चुनाव का पर्व DESH KA GARV" which means -<nowiki>''</nowiki>Festival of Election, Nation's Pride<nowiki>''</nowiki>]]
The election schedule for the 18th Lok Sabha was announced by [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] on 16 March 2024. The tenure of the [[17th Lok Sabha]] is scheduled to end on 16 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Union Parliament: Term of Office/House|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2023-09-12|publisher=Election Commission of India|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328103956/https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The election schedule for the 18th Lok Sabha was announced by [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] on 16 March 2024, and with it the [[Model Code of Conduct]] came into effect.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anand |first=Nisha |date=17 March 2024 |title=Model Code of Conduct kicks in as election schedule announced: What is it? |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/elections/lok-sabha-election/lok-sabha-polls-schedule-kicks-in-model-code-of-conduct-what-is-it-124031600324_1.html}}</ref> The tenure of the [[17th Lok Sabha]] is scheduled to end on 16 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Union Parliament: Term of Office/House|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=2023-09-12|publisher=Election Commission of India|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328103956/https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|url-status=live}}</ref>


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2024 Indian general election

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All 543 seats in the Lok Sabha
272 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on August 08, 2019 (cropped).jpg
Mallikarjun_Kharge.jpg
Leader Narendra Modi Mallikarjun Kharge
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA I.N.D.I.A.
Last election 37.36%, 303 seats 19.49%, 52 seats
Current seats 291 49
Seats needed Steady Increase 223

Seats by constituency. As this is a FPTP election, seat totals are not determined proportional to each party's total vote share, but instead by the plurality in each constituency .

Incumbent Prime Minister

Narendra Modi
BJP



General elections will be held in India from 19 April 2024 to 1 June 2024 to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The elections will be held in seven different phases and the results will be announced on 4 June 2024. This will be the largest-ever election in the world, surpassing the 2019 general elections and will be the longest-held general elections in the country with a total span of 44 days (excluding the first general election). The incumbent Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will be contesting elections for a third consecutive term.

The Legislative assembly elections in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim will be held simultaneously with the general election, along with the by-elections for 35 seats among 16 states.

Background

Contemporary politics and previous elections

India has a multi-party system with two major parties, namely the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress, dominating the national politics. Since 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party has governed the country with Narendra Modi at the helm. The tenure of the 17th 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 Modi continuing as Prime Minister.[2]

Electoral system

Article 83 of the Constitution of India requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years.[3] All 543 elected MPs are elected from single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.[4] The 104th amendment to the constitution abolished the two seats that were reserved for the Anglo-Indian community.[5]

Eligible voters must be Indian citizens, 18 years or older, 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.[6] Some people convicted of electoral or other offences are barred from voting.[7]

For the 2024 election, 968 million people are eligible to vote, an increase of about 150 million people from the 2019 general election.[8]

Major election issues

After the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Hindu nationalistic sentiments have dominated the political sphere in India.[9]

It will be the first general election after landmark events such as the Abolition of Article 370, and the Implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act.

Election schedule

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced the 2024 General Elections schedule for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies during a press conference
File:2024 Lok Sabha elections logo.png
Official logo,
"चुनाव का पर्व DESH KA GARV" which means -''Festival of Election, Nation's Pride''

The election schedule for the 18th Lok Sabha was announced by Election Commission on 16 March 2024, and with it the Model Code of Conduct came into effect.[10] The tenure of the 17th Lok Sabha is scheduled to end on 16 June 2024.[11]

Date Summary

2024 Lok Sabha Election Schedule
2024 Lok Sabha Election Schedule
Poll event Phase
I II III IV V VI VII
Notification Date 20 March 28 March 12 April 18 April 26 April 29 April 7 May
Last Date for filing nomination 27 March 4 April 19 April 25 April 3 May 6 May 14 May
Scrutiny of nomination 28 March 5 April 20 April 26 April 4 May 7 May 15 May
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination 30 March 8 April 22 April 29 April 6 May 9 May 17 May
Date of poll 19 April 26 April 7 May 13 May 20 May 25 May 1 June
Date of counting of votes/Result 4 June 2024
No. of constituencies 102 89 94 96 49 57 57

Seat Summary

Phase-wise polling constituencies in each state
State/Union territory Total

constituencies

Election dates and number of constituencies
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6 Phase 7
19 April 26 April 7 May 13 May 20 May 25 May 1 June
Andhra Pradesh 25 25
Arunachal Pradesh 2 2
Assam 14 5 5 4
Bihar 40 4 5 5 5 5 8 8
Chhattisgarh 11 1 3 7
Goa 2 2
Gujarat 26 26
Haryana 10 10
Himachal Pradesh 4 4
Jharkhand 14 4 3 4 3
Karnataka 28 14 14
Kerala 20 20
Madhya Pradesh 29 6 7 8 8
Maharashtra 48 5 8 11 11 13
Manipur 2 [n 1] ½[n 1]
Meghalaya 2 2
Mizoram 1 1
Nagaland 1 1
Odisha 21 4 5 6 6
Punjab 13 13
Rajasthan 25 12 13
Sikkim 1 1
Tamil Nadu 39 39
Telangana 17 17
Tripura 2 1 1
Uttar Pradesh 80 8 8 10 13 14 14 13
Uttarakhand 5 5
West Bengal 42 3 3 4 8 7 8 9
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 1
Chandigarh 1 1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 2 2
Delhi 7 7
Jammu and Kashmir 5 1 1 1 1 1
Ladakh 1 1
Lakshadweep 1 1
Puducherry 1 1
Constituencies 543 102 89 94 96 49 57 57
Total constituencies by end of phase
% complete by end of phase
Result 543
  1. ^ a b Polling in Outer Manipur seat was scheduled in two phases.

Parties and alliances

The politics of India has become increasingly bipolar in the run-up to the 2024 Indian general elections with two major alliances emerging; the incumbent National Democratic Alliance and the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. Six national parties are 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 with all except the BSP being a part of one of the alliances.

National Democratic Alliance

The National Democratic Alliance abbreviated as NDA (IAST: Rāṣhṭrīya Jānātāntrik 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 (Hindi: Bhaarateey Raashtreey Vikaasaatmak Samaaveshee Gathabandhan) is a big-tent, mostly centre-left to left-wing bloc of opposition parties.[14][15]

On the run up to the general election numerous opposition parties met to form a new opposition alliance to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. After numerous talks 24 political parties came together to form the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A).

  Some INDIA member parties decided to contest against the alliance.

Source:[16][17][18][19]

Other notable parties and alliances

Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati announced that her party will contest the election on its own in most states and ally with other non-BJP, non-Congress parties in Telangana and Haryana.[35]

On 11 May 2023, Biju Janata Dal leader and Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik said that his party will go alone for the Lok Sabha polls.[36]

Party campaigns

National Democratic Alliance

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”.[42]

Following the 2023 Legislative Assembly elections, Modi debuted the slogan "Modi Ki Guarantee" for the 2024 polls.[43]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its first list of 195 candidates on 2 March 2024.[44][45]

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

The bloc's first joint rally was held in Patna, Bihar on 3 March 2024. The rally saw, among others, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav, and senior Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D. Raja. Kharge attacked Kumar for frequently changing alliances and criticised the BJP for not fulfilling its promise of jobs and neglecting the country's poor and the majority.[46]

Indian National Congress

The Congress campaign was launched from Nagpur at a huge rally in which over 1 million people were expected to have attended in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 28 December 2023.[47] This rally also marked the 138th Congress Foundation Day and was being held to energise party cadres for the 2024 general election.[48] Party workers from all over the state were called to join the rally.[49][50]

On 14 January, the party launched its Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,[51] a sequel to the Bharat Jodo Yatra held the previous year.[52] The yatra started in Thoubal, Manipur and will end in Mumbai on 20 March 2024.[51] It will cover 6,713 kilometres (4,171 miles) across 14 states.[53]

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Communist Party of India (Marxist) began the election campaign in Kerala after announcing 15 candidates in the state.

Rashtriya Janata Dal

The Rashtriya Janata Dal began its campaign with its Jan Vishwas Yatra ("People's Trust Yatra") on 20 February 2024. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav launched the yatra from Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The yatra lasted until 1 March 2024 and covered 33 districts.[54][55] In Siwan on 23 February, Yadav termed the BJP "a dustbin" which takes in other parties that have become "garbage".[56][57]

Party manifestos

Indian National Congress

Youth Manifesto

On 7 March, at Banswara, Rajasthan,[58] Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced the Congress Party's "Youth Manifesto", in which the party named a separate list of promises especially regarding the youth to attend their grievances.[59][60]

  • Right to Employment (Apprenticeship): Any diploma holder or college graduate under 25 can demand formal employment for a year and they will get it.[61]
  • The 30 lakh (3 million) vacancies in government jobs will be filled.
  • Measures to bring transparency in government job recruitment.
  • ₹5,000 crore (US$605,000) fund for startups under Yuva Roshni (Bright Youth)
  • Standardisation of the government recruitment exam process, outsourcing of exams will be stopped.
  • One-year apprenticeship of ₹1 lakh (US$1,205) for diploma holders upto the age of 25.
  • Stringent laws to get rid of paper leaks, punishment against those responsible.
  • Social security for gig workers.
  • Legal guarantee on MSP for farmers.

Women Manifesto

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced the Congress's section of the manifesto for women, termed Nari Nyay Guarantee ("Women's Justice Guarantee").[62][63]

  • ₹1 lakh (US$1,205) in financial assistance to women from poor families every year.
  • Half of new government job recruitments will be given to women.
  • Central government's contribution to the salary of anganwadi, ASHA, and midday meal workers will be doubled.
  • Paralegal/legal professional in every panchayat tasked with assisting women to navigate legal frameworks.
  • At least one hostel will be constructed for working women at every district headquarters to provide safe and affordable accommodation.

Candidates

The prime ministerial candidate for the 2024 general election of the NDA alliance is the incumbent Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.[64] Whereas, the prime ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc will be decided after the 2024 polls.[65]

Surveys and polls

According to the Times Now-ETG Research survey released on 3 February 2024, 64% of participants preferred the incumbent Narendra Modi (BJP) as the next Prime Minister of India. Rahul Gandhi (INC) was the second-most preferred at 17%.[66]

Opinion polls

Vote share projections
Vote share projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead
NDA INDIA Others
ABP News-CVoter April 2024[67] 57,566 ±3–5% 46.6 39.8 13.6 6.8
News 18 March 2024[68] 118,616 ±4% 48 32 20 16
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[69] 41,762[70] ±5% 46 39 15 7
Times Now-ETG March 2024[71] 323,357[72] ±3% 52 42 6 10
Zee News-Matrize February 2024[73] 167,843 ±2% 43.6 27.7 24.9 15.9
India Today-CVoter February 2024[74] 149,092[75] ±3–5% 45 38 17 8
Times Now-ETG February 2024[76] 156,843[77] ±2% 41.8 28.6 29.6 13.2
ABP News-CVoter December 2023[78] 200,000 ±3–5% 42 38 20 4
Times Now-ETG December 2023[79][80] 147,231[81] ±3% 44 39 17 5
India TV-CNX October 2023[82][83] 54,250 ±3% 43.4 39.1 17.5 4.3
Times Now-ETG October 2023[84] 135,100[85] ±3% 42.6 40.2 17.2 2.4
August 2023[86][87] 110,662[88] ±3% 42.6 40.2 17.2 2.4
India Today-CVoter August 2023[89] 160,438 ±3–5% 43 41 16 2
Formation of the big-tent INDIA opposition bloc
India Today-CVoter January 2023[90] 140,917 ±3–5% 43 30 27 13
2019 election results 45.3% 27.5% 27.2% NDA
Seat projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead
NDA INDIA Others
ABP News-CVoter April 2024[67] 57,566 ±3–5% 373 155 15 NDA
Times Now-ETG April 2024[91] 271,292[92] ±3% 384 118 41 NDA
News18 March 2024[93] 118,616[94] ±4% 411 105 27 NDA
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[95] 41,762 ±5% 366 156 21 NDA
India TV-CNX March 2024[96] 162,900[97] ±3% 378 98 67 NDA
Times Now-ETG March 2024[98] 323,357 ±3% 358–398 110–130 40–50 NDA
Zee News-Matrize February 2024[73] 167,843 ±2% 377 93 73 NDA
India Today-CVoter February 2024[99] 149,092[100] ±3–5% 335 166 42 NDA
Times Now-ETG February 2024[101] 156,843 ±2% 366 104 73 NDA
ABP-CVoter December 2023[78] 200,000 ±3–5% 295–335 165–205 35–65 NDA
Times Now-ETG December 2023[79][80] 147,231 ±3% 319–339 148–168 52–61 NDA
India TV-CNX October 2023[82][83] 54,250 ±3% 315 172 56 NDA
Times Now-ETG October 2023[84] 135,100 ±3% 297–317 165–185 57–65 NDA
August 2023[102][87] 110,662 ±3% 296–326 160–190 56–64 NDA
India Today-CVoter August 2023[89] 160,438 ±3–5% 306 193 54 NDA
Formation of the big-tent INDIA opposition bloc
India Today-CVoter January 2023[103] 140,917 ±3–5% 298 153 92 NDA
2019 election results 353 91 99 NDA

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
NDA BJP
TDP 17
SS 13
JD(U) 17
NCP 4
NPP
BDJS 4
AIADMK(OPS)
PMK
JSP 2
RLD 2
AD(S) 2
NISHAD 1
SBSP 1
RLJP
LJP(RV)
HAM 1
AGP 2
AJSU 1
UPPL 1
TMP
NPF 1
NDPP 1
MNF 1
SKM 1
UDP 1
HSPDP
Total
I.N.D.I.A INC
CPI(M)
SP 63
AITC 48
AAP 22
RJD
DMK 21
SS(UBT)
CPI
NCP(SCP)
JMM
CPI(ML)L
RSP
AIFB
ISF
IUML 3
JKNC
JKPDP
VCK 2
VBA
BAT
ASP(KR)
AJP 1
KC(M) 1
KC 1
KMDK 1
MDMK 1
MNM
RLP
SWP
Total
BSP+ BSP
BRS
SAD
INLD
GGP
Total
AIADMK+ AIADMK
DMDK
AIFB
INL
PBK
PTMK
PT
RPI
SDPI
Total
YSRCP 25
BJD 21
AIMIM
AIUDF 3
SAD(A) 13
JJP
ZPM 1
SDF 1
NTK
TVK
SUCI(C)
Other parties[104]
Independents
NOTA
Total 100% - - - -
Vote statistics
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast/turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

See also

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