Indian Common Election 2024 Section 1: In 2019, the UPA gained 45 of those 102 seats (Representational)
New Delhi:
Lok Sabha polls 2024 – billed by the BJP as a milestone to 2047 and the Opposition as a battle for democracy’s survival – begins as we speak. Within the first of the 7-phase train, voting will probably be held for 102 seats throughout 21 states and Union Territories.
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The primary section of polls will probably be held on all seats of Tamil Nadu (39), Rajasthan (12), Uttar Pradesh (8), Madhya Pradesh (6), Uttarakhand (5), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Meghalaya (2), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Puducherry (1), Sikkim (1) and Lakshadweep (1). In addition to, there will probably be 5 seats every in Assam and Maharashtra, 4 in Bihar, three in West Bengal, two seats in Manipur, and one seat every in Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chhattisgarh.
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4 states — Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh — can even choose new assemblies together with the Lok Sabha. Of those, Arunachal Pradesh (60 seats) and Sikkim (32) are first down as we speak.
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Backed by a frenzied, hardcore marketing campaign led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, the BJP is aiming to win 370 of 543 Lok Sabha seats – a steep rise from its rating of 2019. The Prime Minister has set the NDA a goal of 400. Within the final election, the NDA gained 353 seats — up by 5 per cent from 2014. The BJP gained 303 seats.
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The Opposition bloc INDIA, which largely made headlines over its disarray within the run-up to the polls — particularly with the defection of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar — has been standing collectively following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal within the liquor coverage case. Even so, in a number of pockets, the events are up towards one another, flouting the rule of one-on-one contests they assured would push the BJP out.
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The massive violators are Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, which has entered its candidates towards the Congress not simply in Bengal however a number of northeastern states as nicely. The opposite is Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Social gathering, which has executed the identical in Punjab and elsewhere, regardless of having a seat sharing settlement with the Congress in Delhi.
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The BJP is hoping to win 22 of the 25 seats within the northeast – an space it now dominates — sweep the massive swathe of the Hindi heartland, Jammu within the north and Gujarat within the west. In Bengal, it hoping to flourish at the price of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and make additional inroads in Odisha, despite the fact that the proposed alliance with Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal fell by means of. Â
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In south — as soon as a fortress towards all northern events besides the Congress — the BJP is anticipating to win large in Karnataka, which voted in a Congress authorities final 12 months. With outreaches spearheaded by PM Modi, additionally it is hoping to make a dent within the Dravidian politics of Tamil Nadu. As insurance coverage, it’s piggybacking a handful of smaller events, together with PMK of S Ramadoss. Â
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The Congress, pushed out of a lot of north India, insists it’s on the cusp of a comeback. Senior chief KC Venugopal has mentioned the occasion will publish improved efficiency in most northern states – together with the BJP bastions of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. With meeting ballot victories in Telangana and Karnataka, and the alliance with DMK in Tamil Nadu, it initiatives large confidence concerning the ends in the south.
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Eight Union ministers, two former chief ministers, one former governor and numerous key leaders are in fray as we speak, making for scintillating contests in additional than 20 seats. Amongst them are Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Jitendra Singh, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Sanjiv Balian, former Telangana governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Congress’s Deputy Chief within the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi and former Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal. Â
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In 2019, the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) gained 45 of those 102 seats and the NDA 41. Six of the seats have been redrawn as a part of delimitation. The counting of votes will probably be held on June 4.
