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Topic2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Lok Sabha elections 2024 refers to the general elections scheduled to take place starting 19 April in seven phases. The results of these election will give India its next government.

Lok Sabha elections or General Elections are conducted every five years in India. Held across 543 constituencies, Members of Parliament to the lower house are elected through these polls. The party with a majority in the Lok Sabha then forms the government at the Centre, so these elections eventually lead to the election of the Prime Minister and their cabinet.

The Lok Sabha, or the House of the People, is the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament. The upper house is called the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies.

The first Lok Sabha elections were held in 1951 when the Indian National Congress came to power with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister. The last such election was held in 2019, where the Bharatiya Janta Party came to power with an overwhelming majority with Narendra Modi as prime minister. The next elections are scheduled to take place in 7 phases starting 19 April 2024. The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting these elections.

A Jind native & ex-Haridwar mayor, who is Satpal Brahmachari, Congress’s pick for Haryana’s Sonipat

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Despite having registered 2 electoral losses in Uttarakhand, Brahmachari's local ties & ashram network will help him in Sonipat. Congress leaders say his candidacy is 'a masterstroke'.

Arvinder Lovely quits as Delhi Congress chief over nomination of ‘strangers’ Kanhaiya Kumar & Udit Raj

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In a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer Tripura, Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman claimed that polls were rigged in 579 booths.

Once arrested for blocking Khattar’s convoy, Congress’s young Divyanshu Budhiraja now his poll rival

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Congress's pick from Karnal, Budhiraja was declared 'proclaimed offender' in a 2018 public property defacement case for putting up posters. Like ex-CM Khattar, he too is a Punjabi Khatri.

‘He fought anti-nationals’ — BJP nominates Ujjwal Nikam from Mumbai North Central, drops Poonam Mahajan

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A former special public prosecutor, Nikam was associated with cases like 1993 serial bomb blasts & 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. He will face Congress MLA Varsha Gaikwad, MVA's candidate.

No populism in YSRCP manifesto, CM Jagan reiterates determination to implement 3-capital promise

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CM Jagan Reddy defends his govt's track record, citing 99% fulfilment of 2019 assurances. YSRCP leaders say manifesto exudes mutual confidence between him & people of Andhra Pradesh.

Priyanka Gandhi compares Modi to ‘shaadi wale uncleji’ — ‘PM using his position to say stupid things’

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Her remarks come days after Modi claimed Congress wants to confiscate people's jewellery, savings by doing X-ray of their properties. Dismissing it, Priyanka asks, 'is that even possible?'

CM Kejriwal files response to ED’s affidavit in SC, says ‘not a single rupee traced back to AAP’

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In his affidavit, jailed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says there's 'no proof' to demonstrate AAP received funds or kickbacks from South group, let alone utilised them in Goa poll campaign.

Patidar vs Patidar, Kshatriyas vs BJP’s Rupala — why Rajkot is one of Gujarat’s most-watched battles

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Union Minister Parshottam Rupala is fighting against Congress's Paresh Dhanani in Patidar-dominated Rajkot. The two leaders are facing off after over 21 years.
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