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This article outlines the events leading up to the '''[[2014 Indian general election]]''' from 7 April to 12 May 2014, starting with the prior election in [[2009 Indian general election|2009]].

== Pre poll ==

=== 2009–2012 ===

==== 2009 ====
* 16 May: [[Results of the 2009 Indian general election by party|Result]] for [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]] are declared. Incumbent [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] government retains a majority in parliament.
* 16 May: Result for [[2009 elections in India|Legislative Assembly elections]] declared.
** [[Indian National Congress|INC]] leader [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] is [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
** [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] chairperson [[Naveen Patnaik]] is [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Odisha.
** [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]] chairperson [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]] is [[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Sikkim for an unprecedented fourth consecutive term.
* 18 May: 14th Lok Sabha dissolved by the [[President of India|President]] with immediate effect.
* 18 May: [[Manmohan Singh]] submits the resignation of his Council of Ministers to the President.
* 22 May: Second [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|government]] of [[Manmohan Singh]] sworn in.
* 1 June: Inaugural session of [[15th Lok Sabha]].
* 15 August: 62nd [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] celebrated.
* 2 September: [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]], the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh dies in a tragic [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash|helicopter crash]].
* 22 October: Result for [[2010 elections in India|Legislative Assembly elections]] declared.
** [[Indian National Congress|INC]] incumbent [[Dorjee Khandu]] is [[2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.
** [[Indian National Congress|INC]] incumbent [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]] is [[2009 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Haryana.
** [[Indian National Congress|INC]] incumbent [[Ashok Chavan]] is [[2009 Maharashtra State Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
* 23 December: [[Bhartiya Janata Party|BJP]], [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] and [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|JMM]] strike a deal to form a government in Jharkhand after an [[2008 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election|election]] returned a hung assembly.

==== 2010 ====
* 26 January: Diamond Jubilee of Indian Republic. 60th [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] celebrated.
* 12 March: India and Russia signs a nuclear reactor [[India–Russia relations#Nuclear Deals|deal]].
* 1 April: [[The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act]] to provide free and compulsory education comes into force.
* 3 October: [[2010 Commonwealth Games|XIX Commonwealth Games]] held in Delhi.
* 24 November: [[BJP]] and [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] alliance wins [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|election]] in Bihar. Incumbent [[Nitish Kumar]] is sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar.
* 30 December: [[Srikrishna Committee on Telangana]] submits its report to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

==== 2011 ====
* 2 February: Telecom Minister [[A. Raja]] sent to Tihar Jail in [[2G spectrum case]].
* 5 April: [[Anna Hazare]] undertakes fast for [[Jan Lokpal Bill]]
* 13 May: Result for [[2011 elections in India|Legislative Assembly elections]] declared.
** [[Indian National Congress|INC]] incumbent [[Tarun Gogoi]] is [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Assam.
** [[Oommen Chandy]] of [[United Democratic Front (India)|UDF]] alliance is [[2011 Kerala State Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Kerala.
** [[N. Rangaswamy]] is [[elected, 2014|elected]] as Chief Minister of Puducherry.
** [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] leader [[J. Jayalalithaa]] is [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
** [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITMC]] chairperson [[Mamata Banerjee]] is [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of West Bengal defeating the longest serving democratically elected Communist government in the world after the 34-year rule of the Left Front government.

==== 2012 ====
* 6 March: Result for [[2012 elections in India|Legislative Assembly elections]] declared.
** [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] wins a majority in an [[2012 Goa Legislative Assembly election|election]] for legislative assembly of Goa. [[Manohar Parrikar]] is sworn in as Chief Minister.
** [[2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|Election]] in Manipur returns incumbent [[Okram Ibobi Singh]] to be re-elected for the post of Chief Minister.
** [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] – [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] alliance led by [[Parkash Singh Badal]] wins [[2012 Punjab legislative assembly election|elections]] in Punjab despite a traditional anti-incumbency.
** [[2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election|Elections]] in Uttarakhand leads to a hung assembly. [[Vijay Bahuguna]] of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] is sworn in as Chief Minister.
** [[Akhilesh Yadav]], son of [[Samajwadi Party|SP]] chairperson [[Mulayam Singh]] is sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
* 22 July: Finance Minister [[Pranab Mukherjee]] is [[2012 Indian presidential election|elected]] as the 13th president of the Republic.
* 20 December: Result for [[2012 elections in India|Legislative Assembly elections]] declared.
** [[Bharatiya Janta Party|BJP]] leader [[Narendra Modi]] forms the state government in Gujarat for the fourth consecutive term in an [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|election]].
** [[Indian National Congress|INC]] leader [[Virbhadra Singh]] is [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|elected]] as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.

=== 2013 ===
* February: [[2013 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|Election]] to state assembly of Tripura returns [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] leader [[Manik Sarkar]] as Chief Minister.
* An [[2013 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|election]] in Meghalaya sees incumbent [[Mukul Sangma]] to be re-elected for the post of Chief Minister.
* [[Nagaland People's Front|NPF]] leader [[Neiphiu Rio]] is re-elected as Chief Minister in an [[2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election|election]].
* 8 May: [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Election]] to state assembly of Karnataka gives a majority to [[Indian National Congress|INC]] with [[Siddaramaiah (politician)|Siddaramaiah]] being sworn in as Chief Minister.
* 10 June: [[BJP]] leader [[Narendra Modi]] is declared as the head of poll campaign for the party.
* '''13 September''': [[BJP]] leader and four time CM of Gujarat [[Narendra Modi]] is chosen as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the party.
* 8 December: Result for [[2013 elections in India|Legislative Assembly elections]] declared.
** A high voltage [[2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|election]] to state assembly of Delhi resulted in a hung assembly with [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] winning largest number of seats. The newcomer of Indian politics [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] formed the government with support of the [[Indian National Congress|INC]].
** [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] wins a four-fifths majority in an [[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|election]] to state assembly of Rajasthan. [[Vasundhara Raje]] is sworn in as Chief Minister.
** [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] wins a third consecutive [[2013 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|election]] in Madhya Pradesh. [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] is sworn in as Chief Minister.
** [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] wins a third consecutive an [[2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|election]] in Chhattisgarh. [[Raman Singh]] is sworn in as Chief Minister.
** [[Indian National Congress|INC]] leader [[Pu Lalthanhawla]] is sworn in as Chief Minister of Mizoram in an [[2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election|election]].

== Electoral Events ==
* 5 March : The [[Election Commission of India]] announce election scheduled to the [[16th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lok Sabha polls 2014: EC announces 9 phase schedule|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lok-sabha-polls-2014-election-commission-to-announce-schedule-shortly_915833.html|publisher=Zee News|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.firstpost.com/politics/lok-sabha-election-2014-to-be-held-in-mid-april-ec-sources-1323465.html |title=Lok Sabha Election 2014 to be held in mid April: EC sources |publisher=first post.com |accessdate=4 March 2014}}</ref>
* 5 March: the Model code of conduct comes into force.
* 14 March: Issue of notification for the first poll day.
* 15 March: Issue of notification for the second and third poll days.
* 19 March: Issue of notification for the fourth and fifth poll days.
* 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the first poll day.
* 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the second and third poll days.
* 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the fourth and fifth poll days.
* 29 March: Issue of notification for the sixth poll day.
* 2 April: Issue of notification for the seventh poll day.
* 5 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the sixth poll day.
* '''7 April''': Polling held at 6 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 2 states for the first poll day.
* 7 April: the [[BJP]] release its election manifesto.
* 9 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the seventh poll day.
* '''9 April''': Polling held at 7 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 5 states for the second poll day.
* '''10 April''': Polling held at 92 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 14 states for the third poll day.
* 12 April: Issue of notification for the penultimate eighth poll day.
* '''12 April''': Polling held at 5 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 3 states for the fourth poll day.
* 17 April: Issue of notification for the last and ultimate ninth poll day.
* '''17 April''': Polling held at 122 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 13 states for the fifth poll day.
* 19 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the eighth poll day.
* 24 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the ninth poll day.
* '''24 April''': Polling held at 117 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 12 states for the sixth poll day.
* '''30 April''': Polling held at 89 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 9 states for the seventh poll day.
* '''7 May''': Polling held at 64 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 7 states for the eighth poll day.
* '''12 May''': Polling held at 41 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 3 states for the ninth poll day.
* '''16 May''': Counting of votes and declaration of results for all poll days of the election.

== Government Formation ==
* 17 May: PM Manmohan Singh is due to resign after a decade long of service.

==References==
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[[Category:2014 Indian general election]]
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Timeline of the 2014 Indian general election - Revision history

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