2024-04-20 05:45:43
(Web Desk) India‘s general elections have started in phases from today, the elections starting from April 19 will continue in 7 phases till June 1 while the results will be announced on June 4.
Elections are held in India every five years, which is also considered the biggest election campaign in any country in the world. About 97 million citizens will exercise their right to vote in India. As per the timing, it has started from 7 am and will continue till 6 pm without any break.
According to the global media report, votes will be cast in 102 constituencies of 21 states today. According to the Election Commission of India, more than 1 million polling stations have been established across the country with 1.5 million polling workers. The major constituencies included in the first phase include Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Assam, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir. Ministers and two former chief ministers are included.
According to media reports, in the first phase, voting will also be held in many constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh where farmers, Jats and Muslims are in significant numbers, the state has the highest number of 80 seats. , this is the reason why BJP candidates were not even allowed to enter in some areas.
According to the report of the news agency, the ruling party BJP has the highest support of the country’s Hindu majority, while two dozen opposition parties have formed a political alliance under the name of ‘India’ to fight Narendra Modi.
The main opposition party Congress will be the main face of Rahul Gandhi who is present in the election field, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi is also part of this opposition alliance while several important regional parties are also part of it.
It should be noted that in order to form a government in India, any party needs a simple majority of 272 seats out of 543 Lok Sabha seats.
2024-04-20 05:45:43