Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Dates, phases, key players and all you need to know about next General Elections (2024)

The ruling alliance of NDA is all set to go up against the newly formed I.N.D.I.A. alliance. With the official tenure of the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) led 17th Lok Sabha session set to expire on 16 June 2024, all political parties have kickstarted their poll campaigns.

Elections for the 17th Lok Sabha took place in 2019, marking a landslide victory for the BJP-led NDA, who won 353 out of 543 seats. BJP on its own won a total of 303 seats, which was 31 more than the required number of seats for the majority, i.e., 272.

When is General Elections 2024 in India?

According to the official announcement made by the ECI (Election Commission of India) on March 16, the General Elections 2024 will begin in the month of April, and will conclude with the counting in June.

What are the probable dates for General Elections 2024 in India?

As per the ECI’s official announcement, the General Elections will commence on April 19, with phase one polls, and will conclude on June 1, with phase seven polls. The counting is scheduled to take place on June 4.

How many phases of voting will be there in General Elections 2024?

The General Election of 2014 was held in nine phases, while in 2019, it was reduced to seven phases. Following the 2019 trend, ECI has again decided to organise the 2024 General Elections in seven phases, starting on April 19 and concluding on June 1.

• Phase 1- April 19
• Phase 2- April 26
• Phase 3- May 7
• Phase 4- May 13
• Phase 5- May 20
• Phase 6- May 25
• Phase 7- June 1

How many voters are eligible to vote in General Elections 2024?

During the 2019 General Elections, according to ECI, India had a total of 90 crore eligible voters for the mega elections, with around 15 million in addition as first-time voters. Notably, according to reports for the General Elections 2024, the official number of voters is all set to witness a significant rise of 7 crore, taking the official number of eligible voters from 90 crore to 97 crore.

General Elections 2019- A Recap

The General Elections of 2019 saw the BJP-led NDA alliance registering a mammoth victory over the opposition parties by winning 353 of the total 543 official seats, with BJP alone winning 303 seats, which in itself claims BJP won by a majority in the elections. The main opposing party INC (Indian National Congress), saw a slight rise in the number of seats, i.e., from 44 in 2014 to 52 in 2019, but still failed to claim the status of leader of the opposition as they failed to secure the ten percent of seats required for the status.

Opposition INDIA will pose any threat?

After failing miserably in both the 2014 and 2019 General Elections, the Congress has decided to contest the 2024 General Elections under the banner of I.N.D.I.A. alliance, which is a coalition of 26 parties involving major state-level parties such as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Trinamool Congress (TMC), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), etc.

However, in a major turn of events, the newly formed I.N.D.I.A. alliance suffered a huge blow, months before the 2024 General Elections, when one of the key members in the formation, Bihar’s Chief Minister’s Nitish Kumar-led JDU (Janata Dal United), decided to part ways and joined NDA, resulting in major blow in their stand against the ruling party amongst the voters.

List of NDA allies for General Elections 2024:

The ruling alliance of NDA will once again be led by the BJP in the upcoming General Elections, with a total of 37 parties coming together under the NDA banner.

1. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
2. National People’s Party
3. Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde)
4. Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar)
5. Janata Dal (Secular)
6. Janata Dal (United)
7. Lok Janshakti Party
8. Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
9. Hindustani Awam Morcha
10. Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal
11. All Jharkhand Students Union
12. Asom Gana Parishad
13. United People’s Party Liberal
14. Apna Dal (Soneylal)
15. NISHAD Party
16. Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party
17. All India N.R. Congress
18. Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
19. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
20. Mizo National Front
21. Jannayak Janta Party
22. Haryana Lokhit Party
23. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
24. Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura
25. Naga People’s Front
26. Shiromani Akali Dal Samyukta
27. Puthiya Tamilagam
28. Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
29. Kerala Kamaraj Congress
30. Republican Party of India (Athawale)
31. Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
32. Prahar Janshakti Party
33. Jan Surajya Party
34. United Democratic Party
35. Hill State People’s Democratic Party
36. Gorkha National Liberation Front
37. Rashtriya Lok Dal

List of INDIA allies for General Elections 2024

The alliance of 25 parties, including the Indian National Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party and many more major state-level parties, will be challenging the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA in the upcoming General Election, under the banner of I.N.D.I.A alliance.

1. Indian National Congress
2. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
3. Aam Aadmi Party
4. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5. Communist Party of India
6. Rashtriya Janata Dal
7. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
8. Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar)
9. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackrey)
10. Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi
11. Peasants and Workers Party of India
12. Swabhimani Paksha
13. Samajwadi Party
14. Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)
15. Azad Samaj Party
16. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
17. Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic
18. Indian Union Muslim League
19. Kerala Congress (M)
20. Revolutionary Socialist Party
21. Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
22. Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
23. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
24. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
25. All India Forward Bloc