Lok Sabha elections 2024: Business tycoon and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal, along with independent MLA from Haryana Ranjit Chautala joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday. Both have been nominated as the party’s candidates from the Kurukshetra and Hisar Lok Sabha constituencies respectively in Haryana.
Ranjit Chautala, aged 78, currently serves as a minister in the BJP-led Haryana government. He hails from a prominent political family, being the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal and the brother of Indian National Lok Dal chief and former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala.
Naveen Jindal, who previously represented the Kurukshetra constituency in the Lok Sabha as a Congress MP from 2004 to 2014, expressed his desire to contribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed India. He emphasized his admiration for the progress made under Modi’s leadership over the past decade, highlighting significant milestones such as the abrogation of Article 370 and the realization of the long-standing dream of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Jindal, who contested from Kurukshetra in 2014 but faced defeat, affirmed his confidence in the BJP’s agenda for economic growth and prosperity under Modi’s governance. His decision to join the BJP was made official at the party’s Delhi office in the presence of BJP’s general secretary, Vinod Tawde, who expressed optimism about Jindal’s role in advancing the government’s economic agenda.
In the 2019 general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a notable feat by securing 37.36 percent of the total votes, marking the highest vote share attained by any political party in India since the 1989 election. The BJP’s individual victory stood at 303 seats, contributing to a cumulative tally of 353 seats for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). In contrast, the Indian National Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, clinched 52 seats, while the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) under its leadership secured a total of 98 seats.
The 2019 Lok Sabha elections unfolded in seven phases, spanning from April 11 to May 19, with results announced on May 23. Ahead of the upcoming polls, campaigning has already commenced, with the BJP setting its sights on securing over 400 seats out of the total 543 in the Lok Sabha.
As per the extensive News18 Opinion Poll conducted recently, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is poised to reclaim power in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections of 2024 with a significant majority. The survey anticipates the BJP-led NDA to clinch 411 Lok Sabha seats, surpassing the 400-seat target envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the slogan, “Abki baar 400 paar.” The last instance of a party securing more than 400 seats occurred in 1984 when the Congress Party secured 411 seats out of 542 at stake. The projected NDA vote share is expected to reach 48% in the impending General Elections.
Contrastingly, the Congress-led I.N.D.I.A. alliance is forecasted to secure 105 seats, marking an improvement from the 91 seats it garnered in its previous iteration as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2019. Other smaller parties are anticipated to secure 27 seats, as indicated by the opinion poll findings.
Within the alliance framework, the BJP is anticipated to enhance its seat count to 350, while other NDA partners are expected to contribute 61 seats, according to the poll. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured 303 seats, contributing to the NDA’s cumulative tally of 353.
The Election Commission has disclosed that approximately 97 crore Indians will be eligible to cast their votes in this year’s Lok Sabha elections, reflecting a 6 percent increase in registered voters since 2019. The electoral rolls underwent nationwide publication in early February following an intensive Special Summary Revision 2024 process.
Ongoing efforts are underway to evaluate the feasibility of conducting simultaneous elections across India. Several states, including Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, are gearing up to conduct concurrent Lok Sabha and assembly polls. The terms of the Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim Assemblies are slated to expire on June 11, June 2, June 24, and June 2 respectively.
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