India is scheduled to hold general elections in April or May of 2024 to choose 543 participants in the
Lok Sabha.

The National Council Meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on February 17 and 18 has set the tone for the party’s Lok Sabha election campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the party a target of winning 370 seats in the Lok Sabha, compared to the 303 seats that it had won in the 2019 general election. The symbolism of the number is about Article 370, which his government invalidated in fulfilment of a fundamental principle of the party. The hollowing of Article 370 that provided a notion of autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, and the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya were two of the three issues that have propelled the BJP’s rise. Having fulfilled them during his second term, Mr. Modi has staked claim to a third, which he said was crucial for the country. In fact, he has raised the stakes by setting a higher target of 370 seats and an additional 370 votes in every polling booth which, if met, can raise the party’s vote share above 50%. Mr. Modi has also told the party leaders that only the symbol, and not the candidates, mattered. A lot many of the sitting Members of Parliament of the BJP are expected to make way for new candidates.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 date

India holds the Lok Sabha elections on a five-yearly basis, which are frequently referred to as the largest political event in the nation and possibly the whole globe. Currently serving as India’s prime minister is Bharatiya Janata Party member Narendra Modi. 

According to the 2024 Lok Sabha Election Date, India will host its 18th Lok Sabha election. Although the exact date of the election has not yet been announced, it is anticipated that the General Elections of 2024 will take place in April and May. 

The Lok Sabha comprises 545 members, with two seats set aside for reserved members. There will be 543 seats up for election; to find out which party will win, consult the Lok Sabha Election 2024 Predictions. There are 272 seats in the majority in this election.

The preliminary date of the elections was just announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), causing a stir across the country. April 16, 2024, is the projected date for the Lok Sabha election, as declared by the Chief Electoral Officer of India.

Lok Sabha Slection 2024 Expected Polls

The 2024 Lok Sabha Polls, in which the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), would compete for the position to represent India in the Lok Sabha for a third in a row, have no official date disclosed. 

The NDA will face off against the opposition INDIA coalition, which aims to overthrow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing for the 2024 Lok Sabha presidential elections, with the first electoral rally slated in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on January 25, officials from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said. 

Approximately five lakh people are expected to attend PM Modi’s gathering in Bulandshahr, according to the BJP. General elections are planned to be conducted in India during April and May 2024 for the election of 543 members of Lok Sabha.

Expected Election Timetable 2024

Senior poll officials anticipate that election dates will be announced in late February or early March, to finish the process of voting by the last week of May. Before deciding on the schedule, the ECI usually dispatches a panel of those who observe to supervise planning throughout all states. 

The suggestion that April 16th will be the tentative date for polling suggests that Delhi elections could take place in the subsequent phase, with the initial week of April likely seeing the start of polling. 

Predictions for the 2024 Lok Sabha Election

The BJP and its ally Apna Dal Sonelal won 62 of the 80 seats in the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Expected to confront the BJP, the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party coalition managed to secure just 15 seats while the Congress managed to secure only one seat.

India will set a date for the Lok Sabha election in 2024. Currently serving as India’s prime minister is Narendra Modi. On June 16, 2024, the 17th Lok Sabha session will come to a close. 

Predictions for the Lok Sabha Election of 2024 indicate that Narendra Modi will triumph once more and take over as India’s prime minister. He took over the position in 2014. To win this election, Congress and the other parties must work a miracle.

Alliance Parties for the 2024 Lok Sabha Election

In preparation for the forthcoming Lok Sabha election in India, two alliances are forming one another. A total of 26 parties banded together to oppose the NDA’s current leader, Narendra Modi. A new coalition called INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive coalition) was formed at the most recent multiparty conference in Bengaluru. 

Narendra Modi, the head of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), has been named. Should the NDA win the upcoming election, Modi will take over as prime minister of India. The INDIA Alliance did not reveal who would lead their coalition as prime minister should they win the election.

Party and candidates name who are participating in Lok Sabha in 2024

Here the parties and candidates are given that are participating in the Lok Sabha election in 2024.

• BJP
• Congress 
• Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 
• National People’s Party 
• Communist Party
• Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

For the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party has announced 16 candidates. These candidates include Mainpuri’s Dimple Yadav, Lucknow’s Ravidas Mehrotra and Lalji Verma, Sambhal’s Shafiqur Rahman Barq, Firozabad’s Akshay Yadav, and Budaun’s Dharmendra Yadav. 

Anand Bhadauria from Dhaurahra, Anu Tandon from Unnao, Devesh Shakya from Etah, Rajaram Pal from Akbarpur, Shivshankar Singh Patel from Banda, Awadhesh Prasad from Faizabad, Ramprasad Chaudhary from Basti, and Kajal Nishad from Gorakhpur are among those on the list.

Combat mode

The peripherality of individual candidates of the BJP is also linked to the centrality of Mr. Modi in the election, which was clear at the conclave. The party will also focus on converting the raft of welfare measures that it has either launched or repurposed into votes. Alongside revving up its organizational engine, the BJP is also seeking to expand its footprint by the continuous induction of leaders from other political parties on the one hand, and tying up alliances with regional parties on the other. Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s sharp attack on the Opposition on the question of corruption and dynastic succession, indicated that the party will remain in offensive mode in the run-up to the general election. Its opportunistic alliances with leaders and parties that it has accused of corruption are shrouded by claims of good governance and transparency. The BJP manages to pull off this feat by wrapping its claims in strong communal identity terms. A resolution passed by the Council hailed the Ayodhya temple as a manifestation of Ram Rajya, an ideal type of just and fair governance. The party is trying to mobilize Hindu solidarity around the temple, and simultaneously present it as an emblem of a non-sectarian national agenda of development and progress. It is a hard act, but the BJP seems to manage this by keeping itself constantly in combat mode.

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