New Delhi: The presidential election on July 18 is in favor of the BJP-led ruling parties. Opposition parties have stated they will not run in the by-elections.
The term of office of the President of the Republic of India Ramnath Govind ends on July 24. The 16th new presidential election is set for July 18. It has 4,809 voters, both members of Parliament and members of the Indian state legislature.
Of these, the vote value of one of the 776 MPs in the Lok Sabha and the state legislatures is 700. The vote value of a total of 4,033 MLAs varies from state to state.
180 for the Opposition
At present, the ruling party has about 440 MPs in both the presidential elections, while the opposition has only 180. Of these, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s 36 MPs from the Trinamool Congress are against the ruling party. According to a referendum, the total number of votes cast in the July 18 presidential election was 10,86,431.
Of these, the BJP is guaranteed 5,35,000 votes. Of these, 3,08,000 votes went to the BJP’s allies. The BJP is also expected to get the support of its allies in the states, the AIADMK and other parties, the Biju Janata Dal and the YSR Congress. In Bihar alone, it is feared that the BJP-ruling ruling United Janata Dal (UJD) MLAs’ votes will go against the BJP.
In this situation, the candidate contesting on behalf of the BJP-led ruling party is more likely to become the new president. Thus, the Congress has initiated the process of fielding a common candidate on its behalf, knowing that the Opposition candidate is less likely to win.
Mallikarjuna Karge, the party’s Dalit community leader, is working on this. He is scheduled to hold talks with the ruling Telangana Rashtriya Samithi parties in Trinamool and Telangana. They are also expected to secure the support of the left.
Opposition parties have stated they will not run in the by-elections. Because the candidate of the ruling party is likely to be accepted by the opposition. Thus, the opposition will have to withdraw until they announce in advance.
It is not surprising that the BJP has fielded a common man in line with this. The United Janata Dal (UJD) has started calling for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to be given this opportunity. Votes for the presidential election will be counted on July 21 and the results will be released.