India elections 2024: Vote to be held in seven stages

India elections 2024: Vote to be held in seven stages
Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, speaks at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.Getty Images

According to the Election Commission, India’s standard election will take place in seven cycles over April and May.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar stated at a press conference that the benefits may be released on June 4.

With some 968 million eligible citizens, India’s vote will be the largest the world has seen.

According to polls, Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) and its allies ‘ victories are expected to be in for a record third term in power.

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance ( INDI) is a partnership formed by more than two opposition parties, including the Congress, to fight the BJP in this election.

India’s lower house has 543 elected seats and any group or a alliance needs a minimum of 272 Members to form a government.

The BJP, led by Mr Modi, had won a staggering 303 of the 543 votes in the 2019 vote. This time, the celebration says its goal is to win at least 370 tickets.

Some states may conduct surveys in cycles.

A boy walks past a banner during a students rally to create awareness about the importance of voting

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Voting may become rushed, beginning on 19 April and ending on 1 June, Mr Kumar said.

” We will consider democracy to every corner of the country”, he said.

” We commit to holding a federal vote in a way that will serve as a beacon for democracy everywhere in the world.”

Some 968 million persons- 150 million more than the last votes in 2019- are eligible to vote.

The Election Commission reported that “over 26 million new citizens have been added to the electoral roll, of which approximately 14 million are ladies, outpacing the newly enrolled people by over 15 %.”

Electronic voting machines will be used, with a None of the Above ( Nota ) button.

On Thursday, India appointed two fresh election commission to fill vacancies in the three-person Election Commission.

Days before the ballot dates were announced, the immediate withdrawal of Arun Goel, the next- highest official in the Election Commission, had left the ballot system with only one of the three mandated members, the chief election commissioner.

In the meantime, India’s Supreme Court is hearing a case involving the contentious political bonds scheme, which permitted individuals and businesses to make political donations privately.

A list of India’s top political donors has been released by the Election Commission. Mr Modi’s BJP was the biggest recipient, securing nearly half of the bonds for 120bn pounds donated between 2018 and 2024.

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