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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.

Giving Gorkhaland issue miss in Lok Sabha manifesto puts BJP on backfoot in Darjeeling

Sagrika Kissu -
In 2014 too, BJP manifesto made no mention of Gorkhaland demand, but party later added addendum to address issue. Its Darjeeling MP says 'talks ongoing' at MHA on resolution.

Communism, anti-Bhumihar mobilisation, philanthropy — the cult of the Ansaris in Ghazipur

+TFP Sanya Dhingra -
MP Afzal Ansari's rivalry with J&K L-G Manoj Sinha, shadow of Mukhtar Ansari's death & realities of region shaped by dire poverty and anti-feudal politics set stage for electoral contest.

In Odisha’s Kendrapara, the fight is between BJP’s Baijayant Panda and the legacy of Biju Patnaik

Moushumi Das Gupta -
BJP's Panda won Kendrapara seat in 2009 and 2014 on BJD ticket. Mohanty, BJD candidate against Panda, is son of Biju Patnaik aide who was expelled by Naveen in 2001.

Mihir Bhoj row, Rupala remarks, not enough tickets — why western UP’s Rajputs are angry with BJP

Shikha Salaria -
Rajputs, who traditionally vote for BJP, voiced support for rivals in GB Nagar, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Saharanpur & Ghaziabad in what is likely a fallout of long-simmering anger.

Percentage of voters who don’t trust ECI nearly doubled in last 5 yrs — CSDS-Lokniti survey

Amogh Rohmetra -
Findings show 1 in 4 voters believes there is some scope of manipulation in EVMs by ruling party, while only 1 in 6 believe there is no scope of EVM manipulation.

Saurashtra, Patidar & ‘Zamindar’— what’s fuelling Rajput fury against BJP’s Rupala in ‘Gujarat Garh’

Janki Dave -
Rajput-Patidar rivalry intensifies as historical grievances resurface in wake of Union Minister Rupala’s remarks, threatening BJP’s prospects in traditional stronghold of Saurashtra.

Agra man is on a mission, his target — 100 electoral defeats

Amir Qureshi -
Hasnuram Ambedkari is looking to contest this general election from two seats, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra. He garnered more than 2,000 votes in Agra in previous LS polls in 2019.

Fact Check: Image of pre-poll survey predicting lead for INDIA alliance in 10 states fabricated

ThePrint Team -
The image shows front page of newspaper carrying survey by Dainik Bhaskar & Nielsen with claim that INDIA will have lead in Kerala, TN & other states. Dainik Bhaskar says image is 'fake'.

Never said I was going to BJP, those who’ve defected have business interests, says Kamal Nath

Iram Siddique -
Congress leader is unruffled by series of defections in Madhya Pradesh. And while he says Gandhi family remains integral to party, he adds that 'there are things to be rectified'.

Election fever & extreme heat alert—state govts yet to learn from Kharghar deaths

Soumya Pillai -
On 16 April last year, heat complications killed 14 people after a political event in Maharashtra’s Kharghar. But peak-heat rallies with large crowds are still a cause for concern.
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Economy

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Defence

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Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

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How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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