The EC had announced earlier that the votes polled in the two assembly elections were to be counted on June 4 along with Lok Sabha poll votes.
Mar 17, 2024 04:49 pmLok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: RJD, Congress discuss seat sharing - RJD and Congress leaders meet at the residence of Congress General Secretary Mukul Wasnik in Delhi, over seat-sharing. - Congress MP Dr Md Jawaid says, "...We hope that our alliance will win the maximum seats, I can tell you this..."
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: BJP dominated all seven phases, bagging 62 seats in 2019 UP LS polls - As the first of the seven-phase 2024 Lok Sabha elections went underway on Wednesday with the Election Commission issuing notification to begin the nomination process, here is a look at how the political parties fared in the 2019 parliamentary polls in the key state of Uttar Pradesh. - In a state that sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha, the BJP bagged 62 seats and its ally Apna Dal got two in the last general elections. The Congress managed just one seat, with Sonia Gandhi retaining Raebareli. - The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party had forged an alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) supporting them. But they did not fare well. BSP got 10 seats, the SP five while the RLD drew a blank.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: UPSC postpones civil services preliminary exam to June 16 due to polls - The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday postponed the civil services preliminary examination to June 16 from May 26 due to the Lok Sabha elections. - The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- to select officers for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) among others. - "Due to the schedule of the impending general election, the commission has decided to postpone the civil services (preliminary) examination-2024 which also serves as screening test for Indian Forest Service examination, 2024, from 26-05-2024 to 16-06-2024," it said.
Lok Sabha Elections schedule 2024: Arunachal Pradesh will go to polls on 19 April 2024 for its 60 assembly seats in the state along with the first phase of the general elections 2024.
Mar 16, 2024 04:23 pmSikkim Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Schedule: Sikkim will go to polls on 19 April 2024 for its 32 assembly seats in the state along with the first phase of the general elections 2024.
Mar 16, 2024 04:57 pmAlong with Lok Sabha elections, assembly polls will be held in the four states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The assembly polls will take place in a single phase in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. In Odisha, polling will take place over four phases.
State | Seats | Date |
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Andhra Pradesh | 175 | May 13 |
Odisha | 147 | May 13 | May 20 | May 25 | June 1 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 60 | April 19 |
Sikkim | 32 | April 19 |
Along with Lok Sabha elections, assembly polls will be held in the four states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The assembly polls will take place in a single phase in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. In Odisha, polling will take place over four phases.
State | Seats | Date |
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Andhra Pradesh | 175 | May 13 |
Odisha | 147 | May 13 | May 20 | May 25 | June 1 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 60 | April 19 |
Sikkim | 32 | April 19 |
The BJP’s razor sharp focus on Bengal’s Matua voter is evident. It is confident that Assam CM Himanta can manage the protests in his state. The anti-CAA attacks that will now follow from the Opposition will be lapped up by PM Modi to show that he and the party have delivered on manifesto promises and there is no room for complacency in Lok Sabha campaigning
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With the Gandhi siblings, Rahul and Priyanka, seemingly undecided on contesting from the family’s two pocket boroughs in India’s most politically important state, it is yet another loud signal to the Congress party’s regional leaders, rank-and-file, and voters that the duo are clueless about reclaiming lost political space in these two constituencies or the larger Uttar Pradesh
Mar 20, 2024 09:05 amOpposition parties are carping that the seven phases schedule spanning from April to June will benefit BJP. But is that really the case? Aren’t they conflating various advantages that BJP already enjoys with the schedule?
Mar 19, 2024 12:46 pmThe stage is set for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the BJP and Opposition parties begin their campaign. The electoral verdict will hinge on promises that resonate with voters, shaping the course of our nation's destiny
Mar 19, 2024 12:25 pmAssembly elections are held to elect members of the state legislative assembly or Vidhan Sabha. The candidate who wins the state elections is known as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). An MLA holds a seat for five years or until the body is dissolved by the governor
Assembly elections are conducted to elect representatives to the state legislative assemblies. These representatives, or MLAs, form the government and make laws at the state level.
Assembly elections are held every five years in the states, unless the assembly is dissolved earlier.
Constituencies for assembly elections are determined based on population size and geographical factors. Delimitation Commissions are appointed periodically to redraw constituency boundaries.
Indian citizens who are at least 18 years old are eligible to vote in assembly elections, provided they are registered as voters.
The chief minister is typically the leader of the political party or coalition that secures the majority of seats in the state legislative assembly. The governor of the state appoints the chief minister.
After polling concludes, votes cast through EVMs are counted electronically. The results are then declared based on the majority of votes secured by candidates in their respective constituencies. The party or coalition with the most seats forms the government.
The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting free and fair elections in the country. It oversees the entire electoral process, right from voter registration to the declaration of results.
In 2024, assembly elections will be held in the states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim. Elections are also expected in Jammu & Kashmir.
EVMs or electronic voting machines are used for polling in assembly elections to facilitate efficient and transparent voting. Voters select their preferred candidate by pressing the button next to the candidate's name on the EVM. EVMs have replaced traditional paper ballots in India due to their efficiency, accuracy and security features.
Besides the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, a lot of electoral action is on the cards across various states this year. During the general election, assembly polls will simultaneously take place in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim. In Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress under chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is looking to retain its grip on power. The ruling party faces a stiff challenge from the Telugu Desam Party led by former CM Chandrababu Naidu. Notably, Naidu has formed an alliance with the Jana Sena Party to unseat the incumbent government.
In Odisha, it will be a repeat of BJD vs BJP with chief minister Naveen Patnaik hoping for a record-breaking sixth consecutive term in power. However, with BJP eyeing big gains in the state amid its growing national presence, Patnaik faces a formidable challenge. In Arunachal Pradesh, BJP is looking to retain its grip on power while in Sikkim, it will be a classic contest between the ruling SKM and opposition SDF. Later this year, the focus will shift to Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand where assembly elections are due in October-November. The polling will be closely watched in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand, the states which have witnessed political instability since the previously assembly polls.
In Maharashtra, the breakaway of the Eknath Shinde-led faction from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena resulted in the downfall of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition. Subsequently, Shinde formed a new government in alliance with the BJP, marking the return of NDA in the state. In Jharkhand, although the JMM-Congress coalition has maintained its hold on power, it faced a setback with the resignation of chief minister Hemant Soren due to his involvement in a money laundering case. Hemant Soren was replaced by party leader Champai Soren, who faces a big challenge within a year of assuming power. Moreover, elections are also expected in Jammu and Kashmir, which was bifurcated into two Union territories after the revocation of Article 370 in 2019.
Since December 2018, the region has been under Presidents rule. State parties have been advocating strongly for the J&K polls, especially after the completion of seat delimitation in May of the previous year, which was accompanied by a special revision of electoral rolls based on the newly demarcated constituencies. While the Lok Sabha elections will define the national landscape for at least the next five years, the crucial state polls will give it further shape with both national and regional parties engaging in an intense tussle for power through the year.