India LS polls from April 19 in seven phases

The Election Commission of India announced the Lok Sabha elections will be held in 7 phases. The results will be announced on June 4, 2024. With the chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar’s announcement, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into effect. 

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar asked all political parties and their leaders to strictly adhere to the MCC. The current government’s term is ending on June 16. 

The results for Assembly elections in Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal, and Andhra Pradesh will also be announced on the 4th of June, the same day when the Lok Sabha poll results will be declared.  

Election Commission’s 4M formula to conduct free and fair Lok Sabha 2024 elections. These are :

Muscle 

Money 

Misinformation 

MCC violations 

“ECI is committed and has put in place measures to deal with these disruptive challenges.” the CEC said, “We will not allow the misuse of money power”.  

 Voters of Punjab and Haryana states will cast their votes on June 1, 2024. 

Punjab is set to witness a multi-corner fight in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections between AAP, Congress, SAD, and BJP. The ruling AAP and opposition Congress, both members of the bloc I.N.D.I.A. are contesting the elections separately in the state as they are confident of bagging all 13 seats.  

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, The INC-led UPA alliance won eight seats and the AAP only one while the NDA Alliance partner SAD and BJP secured four seats. The AAP announced the first list of 8 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha election in Punjab on March 14.