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{{Short description|2024 general elections in India}}
{{Short description|Future election for 19th Lok Sabha}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| country           = India
| election_name = Next Indian General Election
| type               = Parliamentary
| country = India
| previous_election = 2019 Indian general election
| type = parliamentary
| previous_year     = 2019
| ongoing = yes
| election_date     = April-May 2024
| previous_election = 2024 Indian general election
| next_election      = 2029 Indian general election
| previous_year = 2024
| next_year          = 2029
| election_date = By April 2029
| seats_for_election = 543 seats in the [[Lok Sabha]]
| outgoing_members = List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha
| outgoing_members   = List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha
| elected_members =  
| elected_members   = <!--List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha-->
| next_election =  
| majority_seats    = 272
| next_year =  
| opinion_polls      = Next Indian general election#Opinion Polls
| seats_for_election = All [[#Delimitation|TBD]] seats in the [[Lok Sabha]]
| registered        =
| majority_seats = [[#Delimitation|TBD]]
| turnout            =
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The official portrait of Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India.jpg|bSize=145|cWidth=115|cHeight=120|oLeft=17.5|oTop=0}}
| image1            = Official Photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Portrait.png
| leader1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| leader1            = [[Narendra Modi]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| party1            = Bharatiya Janata Party
| last_election1 = 36.56%, 240 seats
| alliance1          = National Democratic Alliance
| seats_before1 = 240
| leaders_seat1      = [[Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency|Varanasi]]
| seats_needed1 = [[#Delimitation|TBD]]
| leader_since1      = 2014
| seats1 =  
| last_election1    = 303 seats, 37.7%
| seat_change1 =  
| image2            = File:Rahul Gandhi 2022.jpg
| popular_vote1 =  
| leader2            = [[Rahul Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/who-will-be-congress-pm-candidate-in-2024-ls-elections-mallikarjun-kharges-answer-with-rahul-gandhi-on-stage-2529784.html| title=Who will be Congress` PM candidate in 2024 LS elections? Mallikarjun Kharge`s answer, with Rahul Gandhi on stage}}</ref>
| percentage1 =  
| party2            = Indian National Congress
| swing1 =  
| alliance2          = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Rahul Gandhi.png|bSize=145|cWidth=108|cHeight=120|oLeft=20|oTop=0}}
| leaders_seat2      = [[Wayanad]]
| leader2 = [[Rahul Gandhi]]
| leader_since2      = 2019
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| last_election2    = 52 seats, 19.67%
| last_election2 = 21.19%, 99 seats
| seats_needed2      = {{increase}}129
| seats_before2 = 100
| image3            = Mayawati.jpg
| seats_needed2 = [[#Delimitation|TBD]]
| leader3            = [[Mayawati]]
| seats2 =
| party3            = Bahujan Samaj Party
| seat_change2 =  
| alliance3          =
| popular_vote2 =  
| last_election3    = 10 seats, 3.62%
| percentage2 =  
| leader_since3      = 2003
| swing2 =  
| leaders_seat3      = ''Did not contest''
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| image4            = S Yechury Agartala.jpg
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| leader4            = [[Sitaram Yechury]]
| before_election = [[Narendra Modi]]
| party4            = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| alliance4          = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the next Indian general election
| leaders_seat4      = ''Did not contest''
| leader_since1 = 2013
| leader_since4      = 2015
| leaders_seat1 = [[Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency|Varanasi]]
| last_election4    = 3 seats, 1.77%
| leader_since2 = 2024
| image5            = Arvind Kejriwal (potrait).jpg
| leaders_seat2 = [[Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency|Rae Bareli]]
| leader5            = [[Arvind Kejriwal]]
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| party5            = Aam Aadmi Party
| alliance2 = Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
| alliance5          = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
| leaders_seat5      = ''Did not contest''{{refn|name=sturgeonseat|group=a|Arvind Kejriwal sits as an [[Delhi Legislative Assembly|MLA]] in the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]] for [[New Delhi Assembly constituency|New Delhi]]}}
| leader_since5      = 2012
| last_election5    = 1 seat, 0.44%
| image6            = The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma.JPG
| leader6            = [[Conrad Sangma]]
| party6            = National People's Party (India)
| alliance6          = National Democratic Alliance
| leaders_seat6      = ''Did not contest''{{refn|name=sturgeonseat|group=b|Conrad Sangma sits as an [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|MLA]] in the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]] for [[South Tura Assembly constituency|South Tura]]}}
| leader_since6      = 2016
| last_election6    = 1 seat, 0.07%
| map                = [[File:Wahlkreise in Indien.svg|280px]]
| map_caption        = Seats by constituency. As this is a [[First-past-the-post voting|FPTP]] election, seat totals are not determined proportional to each party's total vote share, but instead by the plurality in each constituency.
| title             = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| before_election   = [[Narendra Modi]]
| before_party       = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
| posttitle          = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] after election
| after_election    =  
| after_party        =  
| colour1            = FF9933
| colour2            = 00B7EB
| ongoing            = No
| 2data1            =  
| 2data2            =  
}}
}}


The next '''Indian general election''' is expected to be held in [[India]] between April and May 2024 to elect the members of the 18th [[Lok Sabha]].
General elections are expected to be held in [[Elections in India|India]] by [[2029 elections in India|April 2029]] to elect [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|543 members]] of the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]].


==Background==
== Background ==
The tenure of [[Lok Sabha]] is scheduled to end on 16 May 2024. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Terms of the Houses|url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/|access-date=7 March 2022|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> The [[2019 Indian general election|previous general elections]] were held in April–May 2019. After the election, [[National Democratic Alliance]], led by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], formed the [[Government of India|union government]], with [[Narendra Modi]] continuing as [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Narendra Modi sworn in as Prime Minister for second time |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/narendra-modi-sworn-in-as-prime-minister-for-second-time-780564 |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|date=May 30, 2019}}</ref>
The tenure of the [[18th Lok Sabha]] is scheduled to end in June 2029.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms of the Houses |url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=Election Commission of India |language=en-IN}}</ref> In the [[2024 Indian general election]], incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi ran for a third consecutive term. His [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) had enjoyed an [[absolute majority]]—a minimum of 272 seats—in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014]] and [[2019 Indian general election|2019 elections]]. The primary opposition was the [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] (INDIA), a coalition formed in 2023 by the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and many regional parties. The BJP won 240 seats, with the NDA securing 293 of the house's 543 seats.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sinha |first=Shishir |date=5 June 2024 |title=NDA elects Modi as leader, President dissolves Lok Sabha |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/nda-elects-modi-as-leader-president-dissolves-lok-sabha/article68255830.ece |access-date=5 June 2024 |website=BusinessLine |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605153429/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/nda-elects-modi-as-leader-president-dissolves-lok-sabha/article68255830.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA coalition]] secured 234 seats, 99 of which were won by the Congress, garnering the party the official opposition status for the first time in 10 years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aggarwal |first=Raghav |date=4 June 2024 |title=INDIA bloc's combined strength plays spoilsport for BJP in 2 biggest states |url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/india-bloc-s-combined-strength-plays-spoilsport-for-bjp-in-2-biggest-states-124060401570_1.html |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=Business Standard |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604151957/https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/india-bloc-s-combined-strength-plays-spoilsport-for-bjp-in-2-biggest-states-124060401570_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-election-results-narendra-modi-rcna154839 |title=India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt in the world's largest election|first1=Mithil |last1=Aggarwai |first2=Janis Mackey |last2=Frayer |publisher=NBC News |date=4 June 2024 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=4 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604151033/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-election-results-narendra-modi-rcna154839|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/india/india-election-2024-nanendra-modi-6179abad |title=India's Narendra Modi Struggles to Hold On to Majority, Early Election Results Show |first1=Krishna |last1=Poharel |first2=Tripti |last2=Lahiri |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=3 June 2024 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604115138/https://www.wsj.com/world/india/india-election-2024-nanendra-modi-6179abad |url-status=live}}</ref> Seven independents and ten candidates from non-aligned parties also won seats in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/7-independents-and-10-from-non-aligned-parties-book-ls-seats/articleshow/110748555.cms|title=7 Independents and 10 from non-aligned parties book LS seats|newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=8 June 2024|archive-date=6 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606160440/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/7-independents-and-10-from-non-aligned-parties-book-ls-seats/articleshow/110748555.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-meet-seven-candidates-who-won-as-independents-101717642425035.html|title=Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents|access-date=9 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608035949/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-meet-seven-candidates-who-won-as-independents-101717642425035.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/who-are-the-7-independents-elected-to-the-lok-sabha-9378312/|title=Who are the 7 independents elected to the Lok Sabha?|date=7 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608054640/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/who-are-the-7-independents-elected-to-the-lok-sabha-9378312/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Electoral system==
=== Current composition of the Lok Sabha ===
All 543 elected [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MPs]] are elected from single-member constituencies using [[first-past-the-post voting]].<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2145_B.htm Electoral system] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506102836/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2145_B.htm |date=6 May 2017}} IPU</ref> The [[One Hundred and Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India|104th amendment]] to the [[Constitution of India|constitution]] abolished the [[Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha|two seats that were reserved]] for the [[Anglo-Indian]] community.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-01-10|title=House ratifies quota for SC/STs in Assembly, Lok Sabha|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/house-ratifies-quota-for-scsts-in-assembly-lok-sabha/article30529538.ece|access-date=2021-01-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
This table relates to the composition of the Lok Sabha after the [[2024 Indian general election]] and summarises the changes in party affiliation that took place during the 2024–present Lok Sabha.


Eligible voters must be Indian citizens, 18 years or older, an ordinary resident of the polling area of the constituency and registered to vote (name included in the electoral rolls), possess a valid [[Voter ID (India)|voter identification card]] issued by the [[Election Commission of India]] or equivalent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/lok-sabha-elections-2019/news/lok-sabha-election-2019-phase-3-voting-how-to-vote-without-voter-id-card/story/339375.html|title=Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 3 voting: How to vote without voter ID card|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524095933/https://www.businesstoday.in/lok-sabha-elections-2019/news/lok-sabha-election-2019-phase-3-voting-how-to-vote-without-voter-id-card/story/339375.html |archive-date=24 May 2019|work=Business Today|date=23 April 2019}}</ref> Some people convicted of electoral or other offenses are barred from voting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ecisveep.nic.in/voters/general-voters/|title=General Voters|website=Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation|language=en-IN|access-date=4 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104180432/http://ecisveep.nic.in/voters/general-voters/|archive-date=4 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{transcluded section|source=List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha}}
{{#Section-h:List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha|Membership by party}}


Article 83 of the Constitution of India requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Constitution of India Update|url=https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.pdf|access-date=2021-02-04|publisher=Government of India}}</ref>
=== Delimitation ===
The next [[Lok Sabha]] [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]] in India is due after the first census following the year 2026. According to the 84th Amendment to the Constitution of India, the current freeze on the delimitation of constituencies is set to continue until the results of the first census taken after the year 2026 are published.<ref>{{Cite news |last=R |first=Rangarajan |date=2024-02-06 |title=Understanding the delimitation exercise {{!}} Explained |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/understanding-the-delimitation-exercise-explained/article67819203.ece |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> A Special Session of Parliament will be convened from the 16th of April to 18th of April 2026, to debate on this matter. The 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2026 was brought by the Government to increase the Total seats of the Lok Sabha to an upper limit of 850 seats and to make changes in the Article 334A relating to Women's Reservation, for implementation in 2029. The Delimitation bill  was withdrawn by the Government in the Lok Sabha, after the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2026 failed in the Lok Sabha on 17th April 2026, with 298 votes in favour and 230 votes against it <ref name=":0">https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/womens-reservation-bill-falls-short-in-lok-sabha-what-happened-14001707.html/amp</ref>


==Parties and alliances==
=== Women's reservation ===
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The introduction of women's reservation in the [[Lok Sabha]] is set to occur after the delimitation exercise based on the census following the year 2026. According to the [[One Hundred and Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India|106th Amendment Act]], 33% of the total seats will be directly allocated to women in the Lok Sabha and [[State legislative assemblies of India|state legislative assemblies]].<ref>{{cite news |date=19 September 2023 |title='God has given me the opportunity', says PM Modi as women quota bill tabled in LS |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/womens-reservation-bill-to-be-tabled-in-lok-sabha-at-3-pm-today-101695109480855.html |work=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>. An Amendment to the Act was brought to the Parliament in the Special Session from 16-18th April, 2026, which had the Women's Reservation delinked from the [[#Delimitation|Delimitation exercise]] after a census following the lapse of the freeze on allocation of seats in 2026, in order for it to be implemented in 2029 Elections. Being a Constitutional Amendment, the Bill needed Two-thirds majority in both houses, and on 17th April 2026, it failed to pass the Lok Sabha, with 298 votes in favour and 230 votes against the Amendment Bill.<ref name=":0" />
Most of the contesting parties are small with regional appeal. There are 6 national parties &mdash; [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Indian National Congress]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], [[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]] and [[Aam Aadmi Party]]. Among these parties, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and [[Indian National Congress|INC]] are main contenders for the election.


===National Democratic Alliance===
===Schedule===
{{Main article|National Democratic Alliance}}


The '''National Democratic Alliance''' abbreviated as '''NDA''' ([[IAST]]: Rāṣhṭrīya Jānātānātrik Gaṭhabandhan) is a [[Big tent|big-tent]], mostly [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] to [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] [[Parliamentary group|political alliance]] led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].
[[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] [[Rajiv Kumar (civil servant)|Rajiv Kumar]] has indicated that the 2029 elections would be over by the end of April to prevent heat from affecting voter turnout. Until 2004, the general elections were conducted between the cooler months of December and March.<ref>{{Cite news |last=De|first=Abhishek|date=2024-06-03|title='Next Lok Sabha polls to be over by end of April': 5 big quotes by election body|url=https://www.google.com/s/www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/election-commission-press-conference-lok-sabha-polls-april-record-turnout-2547413-2024-06-03|access-date=2024-07-11 |work=India Today|language=en-IN}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
== Schedule ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="width:17px;" |Party
!Poll event
! rowspan="2" |Symbol
!Date
! rowspan="2" |President
! colspan="3" |Seat contested
! rowspan="2" style="width:17px;" |Base
|-
|-
!In Alliance
|Notification
!Out side the Alliance
!Total
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:Lotos flower symbol.svg|50px|centre]]
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|
|
|
|
|[[List of recognised political parties in India|National Party]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}; color:white;" |
|Deadline for filing nomination
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg|100x100px|centre]]
|[[Eknath Shinde]]
|
|
|
|
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}; color:blue;" |
|Scrutiny of nominations
|[[Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar)]]
|  
|[[File:Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png|75x75px]]
|[[Ajit Pawar]]
|
|
|
|[[Maharashtra]],
[[Nagaland]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party}}; color:white;" |
|Deadline for withdrawal of nomination
|[[Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party]]
|  
|
|[[Pashupati Kumar Paras]]
|
|
|
|[[Bihar]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}};color:white;" |
|Polling
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|
|[[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg|50px|Two Leaves]]
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|
|
|
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}};color:white;" |
|Counting of votes
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Jug.svg|50px|Jug]]
|[[N. Rangasamy]]
|
|
|
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Party (India)}}; color:white;" |
|[[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Book.svg|50px]]
|[[Conrad Sangma]]
|
|
|
|[[List of political parties in India|National Party]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Crown.png|50px]]
|[[Neiphiu Rio]]
|
|
|
|[[Nagaland]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}; color:white;" |
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|[[File:Symbol SKM.png|50px]]
|[[Prem Singh Tamang]]
|
|
|
|[[Sikkim]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Mizo National Front}}; color:white;" |
|[[Mizo National Front]]
|[[File:Election Symbol Star.svg|50px]]
|[[Zoramthanga]]
|
|
|
|[[Mizoram]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Apna Dal (Soneylal)}}; color:white;" |
|[[Apna Dal (Soneylal)]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cup and Saucer.jpg|50px]]
|[[Anupriya Patel]]
|
|
|
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jannayak Janta Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[Jannayak Janta Party]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol Key.svg|50px]]
|[[Ajay Singh Chautala]]
|
|
|
|[[Haryana]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}; color:white;" |
|[[Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Helicopter.jpg|50px]]
|[[Chirag Paswan]]
|
|
|
|[[Nagaland Legislative Assembly|Nagaland]] and [[Bihar]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of India (Athvale)}}; text-align: center; color:white;"|
|[[Republican Party of India (Athawale)]]
|[[Image:Flag of various Republican Parties of India.svg|75px|[[List of political party symbols in India|Election symbol]] of various [[dalit]] parties in India]]
|[[Ramdas Athawale]]
|
|
|
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|All Jharkhand Students Union}}; color:white;" |
|[[All Jharkhand Students Union]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Banana.svg|50px]]
|[[Sudesh Mahto]]
|
|
|
|[[Jharkhand]]
|-
| style="background:#89CFF0; color:white;" |
|[[Asom Gana Parishad]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|50px]]
|[[Atul Bora]]
|
|
|
|[[Assam]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|United People's Party Liberal}}; color:white;" |
|[[United People's Party Liberal|United Peoples Party Liberal]]
|
|[[Urkhao Gwra Brahma]]
|
|
|
|[[Assam]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}"|
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
|[[File:Pmk flag.jpg|280px]]
|[[Dr Anbumani Ramadoss]]
|
|
|
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
| bgcolor="#F5D50A" |
|[[Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party]]
|
|[[Om Prakash Rajbhar]]
|
|
|
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|NISHAD Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[NISHAD Party]]
|
|[[Sanjay Nishad]]
|
|
|
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|50px]]
|[[Sudin Dhavalikar]]
|
|
|
|[[Goa]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Indigenous People's Front of Tripura}}; color:white;" |
|[[Indigenous People's Front of Tripura]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_symbol_Dao.svg|50px]]
|[[Prem Kumar Reang]]
|
|
|
|[[Tripura]]
|-
| style="background:#FF4500; color:white;" |
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]]
|
|[[G. K. Vasan]]
|
|
|
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jana Sena Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[Jana Sena Party]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol glass tumbler.svg|120px|Glass Tumbler]]
|[[Pawan Kalyan]]
|
|
|
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Hindustani Awam Morcha}}; color:white;" |
|[[Hindustani Awam Morcha]]
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|[[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
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|
|
|[[Bihar]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Naga People's Front}};color:white;" |
|[[Naga People's Front]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cock.png|50px]]
|[[Küzholuzo Nienü]]
|
|
|
|[[Nagaland]], [[Manipur]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)}}; color:white;" |
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)|Shiromani Akali Dal Samyukta]]
|
|[[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
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|
|
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Samaj Paksha}}; color:white;" |
|[[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha]]
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|[[Mahadev Jankar]]
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|
|
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Prahar Janshakti Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[Prahar Janshakti Party]]
|
|[[Omprakash Babarao Kadu]]
|
|
|
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
| bgcolor="#FEDCCC" |
|Jan Surajya Shakti
|
|[[Vinay Kore]]
|
|
|
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)}}; color:white;" |
|[[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Drums.png|150px]]
|[[Metbah Lyngdoh]]
|
|
|
|[[Meghalaya]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Hill State People's Democratic Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[Hill State People's Democratic Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|150px]]
|[[KP Pangniang]]
|
|
|
|[[Meghalaya]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Puthiya Tamilagam}}; color:white;" |
|[[Puthiya Tamilagam]]
|
|[[K. Krishnasamy]]
|
|
|
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Haryana Lokhit Party}}; color:white;" |
|[[Haryana Lokhit Party]]
|
|[[Gopal Goyal Kanda]]
|
|
|
|[[Haryana]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharath Dharma Jana Sena}}; color:white;" |
|[[Bharath Dharma Jana Sena]]
|
|Thushar Vellappally
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|
|
|[[Kerala]]
|-
| bgcolor="#E818B6" |
|[[Kerala Kamaraj Congress]]
|
|Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan
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|
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|[[Kerala]]
|-
| bgcolor="#008000" |
|[[Gorkha National Liberation Front]]
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|Mann Ghising
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|
|
|[[West Bengal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Kuki People's Alliance}}; color:white;" |
|[[Kuki People's Alliance]]
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|Tongmang Haokip
|
|
|
|[[Manipur]]
|}
|}


===Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance===
==Electoral system==
{{Main article|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MPs]] are elected from single-member constituencies using [[first-past-the-post voting]]. Eligible voters must be Indian citizens, 18 years or older, an ordinary resident of the polling area of the constituency and registered to vote (name included in the electoral rolls), possess a valid [[Voter ID (India)|voter identification card]] issued by the [[Election Commission of India]] or equivalent. Some people convicted of electoral or other offences are barred from voting. Article 83 of the [[Constitution of India]] requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years.


The '''Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance'''  is a [[Big tent|big-tent]], mostly [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]] to [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] [[Parliamentary group|political alliance]] of [[Parliamentary opposition|opposition parties]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=INDIA, Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance of Opposition parties, to take on Modi-led NDA in 2024|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/india-likely-to-be-the-new-name-of-united-opposition-front-latest-updates-congress-oppn-meeting-in-bengaluru-2023-07-18-881644|website=IndiaTV|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title='I-N-D-I-A' Name Finalised For 26-Party Opposition Coalition|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/i-n-d-i-a-name-being-considered-for-united-opposition-say-sources-4218025|website=NDTV|language=en}}</ref>
==Surveys and polls==
 
{{main|Opinion polling for the next Indian general election}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" width="60%"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! rowspan="2" |Symbol
! rowspan="2" |Leader
! colspan="3" |Seats contested
! rowspan="2" |Base
|-
!In the Alliance
!Out side the Alliance
!Total
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50px|centre]]
|[[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
|
|
|
|[[National Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[File:CPIM election symbol.png|50px|centre]]
|[[Sitaram Yechury]]
|
|
|
|[[List of political parties in India#National parties|National Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|[[File:AAP Symbol.png|50px|centre]]
|[[Arvind Kejriwal]]
|
|
|
|[[National Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px|centre]]
|[[D. Raja]]
|
|
|
| [[Kerala]],
[[Tamil Nadu]], [[Manipur]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Trinamool Congress}}" |
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|[[File:All India Trinamool Congress symbol 2021.svg|50px|centre]]
|[[Mamata Banerjee]]
|
|
|
| [[West Bengal]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Tripura]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}"|
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg|50px|centre]]
|[[Nitish Kumar]]
|
|
|
| [[Bihar]],
[[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Manipur]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|50px|centre]]
|[[M. K. Stalin]]
|
|
|
| [[Tamil Nadu]],
[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puduchery]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|[[File:Clock symbol of NCP.png|60 px|centre]]
|[[Sharad Pawar]]
|
|
|
| [[Maharashtra]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png|50px|centre]]
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
|
|
|
|[[Bihar]],
[[Jharkhand]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"|
|[[Samajwadi Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50px|centre]]
|[[Akhilesh Yadav]]
|
|
|
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}"|
|[[Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Flaming Torch.png|50px|centre]]
|[[Uddhav Thackeray]]
|
|
|
| [[Maharashtra]], [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}"|
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg|50px|centre]]
|[[Hemant Soren]]
|
|
|
|[[Jharkhand]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Plough.png|50px|centre]]
|[[Farooq Abdullah]]
|
|
|
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party}}"|
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ink Pot and Pen.png|Ink-pot & Pen|50px|centre]]
|[[Mehbooba Mufti]]
|
|
|
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]
|[[File:Flag Logo of CPIML.png|50x50 px|centre]]
|[[Dipankar Bhattacharya]]
|
|
|
|[[Bihar]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}"|
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg|50px|centre]]
|G. Devarajan
|
|
|
|[[West Bengal]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}"|
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png|50px|centre]]
|[[Manoj Bhattacharya]]
|
|
|
| [[Kerala]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}"|
|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg|IUML Election Symbol|50px|centre]]
|[[K. M. Kader Mohideen]]
|
|
|
| [[Kerala]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Kerala Congress (M)}}"|
|[[Kerala Congress (M)]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg|50px|centre]]
|[[Jose K. Mani]]
|
|
|
| [[Kerala]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}"|
|[[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
|
|[[Jayant Singh]]
|
|
|
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}"|
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]
|
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]
|
|
|
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|
|[[Vaiko]]
|
|
|
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Manithaneya Makkal Katchi}}"|
|[[Manithaneya Makkal Katchi]]
|
|[[M. H. Jawahirullah]]
|
|
|
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi}}"|
|[[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
|
|[[E. R. Eswaran]]
|
|
|
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)}}"|
|[[Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)]]
|
|Krishna Patel
|
|
|
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Kerala Congress}}"|
|[[Kerala Congress]]
|
|[[P. J. Joseph]]
|
|
|
| [[Kerala]]
|}
 
===Third alternative===
 
[[Bahujan Samaj Party]] leader [[Mayawati]] announced that her party will contest the election on its own strength in most states and ally with other non-BJP, non-Congress parties in Punjab and Haryana.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nda-or-i-n-d-i-a-bsp-chief-mayawati-on-joining-alliance-for-2024-101689757806372.html|title=NDA or I.N.D.I.A? BSP chief Mayawati on joining alliance for 2024|access-date=2023-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/jul/07/bjp-sad-rule-out-re-alliance-for-2024-lok-sabhapolls-2592207.html|title=BJP, SAD rule out re-alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha polls|quote=Our alliance with the BSP is intact.|access-date=2023-07-23}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" width="60%""
|+
! colspan="2" |Party
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
!States/UTs
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|50x50px]]
|[[Mayawati]]
|
|[[List of political parties in India|National Party]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}"|
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
| [[File:Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]
|
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
|}
 
===Unallied regional parties ===
 
*On 11 May 2023, [[Biju Janata Dal]] leader and Chief Minister of Odisha [[Naveen Patnaik]] said that his party will go solo for the Lok Sabha polls.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/bjd-to-go-solo-in-2024-lok-sabha-elections-no-possibility-of-third-front-naveen-patnaik/3084162/|title=BJD to go solo in 2024 Lok Sabha elections, no possibility of ‘third front’: Naveen Patnaik|date = 2023-05-12}}</ref>
 
* Former Prime Minister and [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] president [[H.D. Deve Gowda]] on 25th July 2023 stated that the JDS would go alone in the 2024 general elctions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/250723/jds-will-go-it-alone-in-lok-sabha-polls-says-deve-gowda.html|title=JDS will go it alone in Lok Sabha polls, says Deve Gowda|date=2023-07-25|access-date=2023-07-26}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable" width="60%""
|+
! colspan="2" |Party
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
!States/UTs
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}"|
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol female farmer.svg|Janata Dal Election Symbol|50px]]
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|
|[[Karnataka]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Lok Dal}}"|
|[[Indian National Lok Dal]]
|[[File:INLD1.svg|INLD party symbol|50px]]
|[[Abhay Singh Chautala]]
|
|[[Haryana]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}"|
|[[Biju Janata Dal]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Conch.svg|50px]]
|[[Naveen Patnaik]]
|
|[[Odisha]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50px]]
|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|YSR Congress Party}}"|
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ceiling Fan.svg|50px]]
|[[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
|
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}"|
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Car.jpg|50px]]
|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
|
|[[Telangana]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}"|
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|50px]]
|[[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
|
|[[Telangana]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}}"|
|[[All India United Democratic Front]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lock And Key.svg|50px]]
|[[Badruddin Ajmal]]
|
|[[Assam]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bodoland People's Front}}"|
|[[Bodoland People's Front]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Nangol.svg|50px]]
|[[Hagrama Mohilary]]
|
|[[Assam]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Nagara.svg|50px]]
|[[Vijayakanth]]
|
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Goa Forward Party}}"|
|[[Goa Forward Party]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol Coconut.svg|50px]]
|[[Vijai Sardesai]]
|
|[[Goa]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}"|
|[[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50px]]
|
|
|
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janta Congress Chhattisgarh}}"|
|[[Janta Congress Chhattisgarh]]
|
|[[Amit Jogi]]
|
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|People's Party of Arunachal}}"|
|[[People's Party of Arunachal]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Maize.svg|50px]]
|
|
|[[Arunachal]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Loktantrik Party}}"|
|[[Rashtriya Loktantrik Party]]
|[[File:Water bottle RLP election symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[Hanuman Beniwal]]
|
|[[Rajasthan]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png|50px]]
|[[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|
|[[Sikkim]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Tipra Motha Party}}"|
|[[Tipra Motha Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Pineapple.png|50px]]
|[[Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma|Pradyot Deb Barma]]
|
|[[Tripura]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Voice of the People Party (Meghalaya)}}"|
|[[Voice of the People Party (Meghalaya)|Voice of the People Party]]
|
|
|
|[[Meghalaya]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}"|
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]
|
|[[Raj Thackeray]]
|
|[[Maharashtra]]
|-
|}
 
==Party campaigns==
===Bharatiya Janata Party===
The national executive meeting of BJP held on 16 and 17 January 2023 saw the party reaffirm its faith in Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and extend the tenure of BJP national president [[J. P. Nadda]].
 
Charting out the BJP’s strategy for the upcoming polls, PM Modi in his speech to party workers said they should reach out to every section of society, including the marginalised and minority communities, “without electoral considerations”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=BJP's big meet ahead of 9 state polls, 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Here's what happened |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-national-executive-meeting-highlights-pm-modi-2024-elections-8388809/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
===Indian National Congress===
{{main|Indian National Congress campaign for the next Indian general election}}
 
===Communist Party of India (Marxist)===
{{Main article|Communist Party of India (Marxist) campaign for 2024 Lok Sabha election}}
*'''Andhra Pradesh''' : On 14 April 2023, CPI(M) along with [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] started a campaign named Pracha Bheri against the Central government's policies.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/vijayawada-cpi-cpm-launch-prachara-bheri-against-central-govt-792925?infinitescroll=1|title = Vijayawada: CPI, CPM launch Prachara Bheri against Central govt|date=2023-04-15}}</ref>
 
*'''Bihar''' : The CPI(M) Bihar state committee organised a state-wide campaign at [[Gandhi Maidan]] in [[Patna]] as part of nationwide campaign during 14 September to 22 September 2022 against the incumbent central government.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/all-left-secular-forces-in-india-will-come-together-against-pm-modi-in-2024-polls-sitaram-yechury-at-patna-rally20220922190048/|title = All left, secular forces in India will come together against PM Modi in 2024 polls: Sitaram Yechury at Patna rally|access-date=2023-01-24|date=September 22, 2022|work=ANI}}</ref> CPIM took part in an “oust-Modi campaign” starting from [[Purnia]] on 25 February 2023 as a part of [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|Mahagathbandhan]] in Bihar.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/bihar-s-grand-alliance-to-launch-mission-2024-on-february-25/ar-AA17hJY2#:~:text=%C2%A9%20Provided%20by%20The%20Statesman%20Bihar%E2%80%99s%20grand%20alliance,Purnia%20much%20ahead%20of%202024%20Lok%20Sabha%20polls|title = Bihar's grand alliance to launch Mission 2024 on February 25|access-date=2023-02-10|website=MSN.com}}</ref>
 
*'''Kerala''' : The Kerala unit of CPI(M) started 21 day-long campaign from 1 January 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newkerala.com/news/2022/161528.htm| title = Target 10, Kerala CPI(M) to hit the road for 2024 LS polls from Jan 1|access-date= 2023-01-15|website=newkerala.com|date=December 22, 2022}}</ref> On 13 January 2023, CPIM Kerala unit announced state-wide march led by [[Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Polit Bureau member]] and state secretary [[M. V. Govindan]] against the central government.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.canindia.com/keralas-ruling-cpi-m-announces-state-wide-yatra-against-centre/| title = Kerala's ruling CPI-M announces state-wide yatra against Centre|access-date= 2023-01-15|work=CanIndia}}</ref> The Kerala CPIM has also announced a series of agitations against the NDA government at the centre starting from 20 January 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://thesouthfirst.com/kerala/cpim-announces-mass-campaign-in-kerala-against-central-policies/|title = CPI(M) announces mass campaign in Kerala against Central policies|date= 2022-12-22|author=Sreerag PS|work=South First}}</ref> CPIM has planned to launch a state-wide campaign in March to highlight the centre's neglect of Kerala and its trespasses on federalism and secularism.<ref>{{cite news|title = Kerala CM Pinarayi sets the tone for LDF'S 2024 Lok Sabha campaign| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pinarayi-sets-the-tone-for-ldfs-2024-lok-sabha-campaign/article66501572.ece|access-date=2023-02-15|date=February 12, 2023|author=Anand, G.|website=thehindu.com}}</ref> On 20 February 2023, [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] inaugurated statewide Janakeeya Prathirodha Jatha (People's Resistance Yatra) led by [[M. V. Govindan]] to expose the attacks on federalism and threats posed by the RSS-backed BJP government to the constitutional values of the nation.<ref>{{cite news|title = CPI(M)'s Kerala Yatra to 'Expose Threats' of BJP Regime|url = https://www.newsclick.in/cpims-kerala-yatra-expose-threats-bjp-regime|access-date=2023-02-21}}</ref> The rally, that covered 140 constituencies, concluded with a public meeting on 18 March 2023 in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] which was inaugurated by [[Sitaram Yechury]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://twitter.com/cpimspeak/status/1637013988742660096?cxt=HHwWgIDQtZXj67ctAAAA|title=Peoples Resistance Rally|website = The official [[Twitter]] handle of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|access-date=2023-03-18}}</ref> The [[Left Democratic Front|LDF]] government in Kerala will celebrate its second year of administration by launching a Lok Sabha election campaign across the state. People's rally will be organised in all constituencies from 25 April to 20 May 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2023/04/05/ldf-govt-lok-sabha-election-rallies-constituencies-second-anniversary.html|title=LDF govt to launch LS poll campaign on 2nd anniversary; 5,000 people to participate in statewide rallies|date=April 5, 2023|work=onmanorama}}</ref>
 
*'''Telangana''' : CPI(M) Telangana State committee will organise state-wide march named Jana Chaitanya Yatra starting from 17 March 2023 in order to protest against the pro-corporate and anti-people policies of the BJP led union government. CPI(M) General Secretary [[Sitaram Yechury]] at [[Warangal]], [[Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Polit Bureau member]] [[B.V. Raghavulu]] at [[Adilabad]] and another [[Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Polit Bureau member]] [[A. Vijayaraghavan]] at [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]] flagged off the rallies.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Telangana: CPI(M)'s Jana Chaitanya Yatra to start on March 17|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/telangana-cpims-jana-chaitanya-yatra-to-start-on-march-17-786074 |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref>
 
==Candidates==
 
{{Main|List of National Democratic Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election|List of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in the 2024 Indian general election}}
 
==Surveys==
 
===Opinion Polls===
 
==Results==
 
==See also==
*[[2024 elections in India]]
*[[Next Indian general election in Punjab]]
*[[Next Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[Next Indian general election in Maharashtra]]


==References==
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Next Indian General Election
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All TBD seats in the Lok Sabha
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The official portrait of Shri Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India.jpg
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Leader Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Leader since 2013 2024
Leader's seat Varanasi Rae Bareli
Last election 36.56%, 240 seats 21.19%, 99 seats
Current seats 240 100
Seats needed TBD TBD
Incumbent Prime Minister

Narendra Modi
BJP



General elections are expected to be held in India by April 2029 to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament.

Background[edit | edit source]

The tenure of the 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to end in June 2029.[1] In the 2024 Indian general election, incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi ran for a third consecutive term. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had enjoyed an absolute majority—a minimum of 272 seats—in the 2014 and 2019 elections. The primary opposition was the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), a coalition formed in 2023 by the Indian National Congress (INC) and many regional parties. The BJP won 240 seats, with the NDA securing 293 of the house's 543 seats.[2] The INDIA coalition secured 234 seats, 99 of which were won by the Congress, garnering the party the official opposition status for the first time in 10 years.[3][4][5] Seven independents and ten candidates from non-aligned parties also won seats in the Lok Sabha.[6][7][8]

Current composition of the Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

This table relates to the composition of the Lok Sabha after the 2024 Indian general election and summarises the changes in party affiliation that took place during the 2024–present Lok Sabha.

This section is transcluded from List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha. (edit | history)

No. of Lok Sabha MP's party-wise:

As of 13 August 2025
Alliance Party No. of MPs Leader of the Party
Government
NDA
Seats: 293 		BJP 240 Narendra Modi
TDP 16 Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
JD(U) 12 Dileshwar Kamait
Shiv Sena 7 Shrikant Shinde
Lok Janshakti Party 5 Chirag Paswan
Janata Dal 2 M. Mallesh Babu
Janasena Party 2 Vallabhaneni Balashowry
RLD 2 Rajkumar Sangwan
Apna Dal 1 Anupriya Patel
Asom Gana Parishad 1 Phani Bhusan Choudhury
All Jharkhand Students Union 1 Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Hindustani Awam Morcha 1 Jitan Ram Manjhi
NCP 1 Sunil Tatkare
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 1 Indra Hang Subba
United People's Party Liberal 1 Joyanta Basumatary
INDIA
Seats: 234 		INC 99 Rahul Gandhi
SP 37 Akhilesh Yadav
AITC 28 Abhishek Banerjee
DMK 22 T. R. Baalu
Shiv Sena 9 Arvind Sawant
Nationalist Congress Party 8 Supriya Sule
CPI (M) 4 K. Radhakrishnan
RJD 4 Abhay Kumar Sinha
IUML 3 E. T. Mohammed Basheer
JMM 3 Joba Majhi
CPI 2 K. Subbarayan
CPI(ML)L 2 Raja Ram Singh
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 2 Mian Altaf Ahmed
VCK 2 Thol. Thirumavalavan
Bharat Adivasi Party 1 Rajkumar Roat
Kerala Congress 1 Francis George
MDMK 1 Durai Vaiko
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 1 Hanuman Beniwal
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 N. K. Premachandran
Independent 3
Unalligned
Seats: 15 		YSRCP 4 P. V. Midhun Reddy
AAP 3 Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer
Akali Dal 2 Amritpal Singh
AIMIM 1 Asaduddin Owaisi
Aazad Samaj Party 1 Chandrashekhar Azad
SAD 1 Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Zoram People's Movement 1 Richard Vanlalhmangaiha
Independent 2
Vacant Vacant 2 Basirhat
Shillong
Total 543

Delimitation[edit | edit source]

The next Lok Sabha delimitation in India is due after the first census following the year 2026. According to the 84th Amendment to the Constitution of India, the current freeze on the delimitation of constituencies is set to continue until the results of the first census taken after the year 2026 are published.[9] A Special Session of Parliament will be convened from the 16th of April to 18th of April 2026, to debate on this matter. The 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2026 was brought by the Government to increase the Total seats of the Lok Sabha to an upper limit of 850 seats and to make changes in the Article 334A relating to Women's Reservation, for implementation in 2029. The Delimitation bill was withdrawn by the Government in the Lok Sabha, after the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2026 failed in the Lok Sabha on 17th April 2026, with 298 votes in favour and 230 votes against it [10]

Women's reservation[edit | edit source]

The introduction of women's reservation in the Lok Sabha is set to occur after the delimitation exercise based on the census following the year 2026. According to the 106th Amendment Act, 33% of the total seats will be directly allocated to women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.[11]. An Amendment to the Act was brought to the Parliament in the Special Session from 16-18th April, 2026, which had the Women's Reservation delinked from the Delimitation exercise after a census following the lapse of the freeze on allocation of seats in 2026, in order for it to be implemented in 2029 Elections. Being a Constitutional Amendment, the Bill needed Two-thirds majority in both houses, and on 17th April 2026, it failed to pass the Lok Sabha, with 298 votes in favour and 230 votes against the Amendment Bill.[10]

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has indicated that the 2029 elections would be over by the end of April to prevent heat from affecting voter turnout. Until 2004, the general elections were conducted between the cooler months of December and March.[12]

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Poll event Date
Notification
Deadline for filing nomination
Scrutiny of nominations
Deadline for withdrawal of nomination
Polling
Counting of votes

Electoral system[edit | edit source]

MPs are elected from single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Eligible voters must be Indian citizens, 18 years or older, an ordinary resident of the polling area of the constituency and registered to vote (name included in the electoral rolls), possess a valid voter identification card issued by the Election Commission of India or equivalent. Some people convicted of electoral or other offences are barred from voting. Article 83 of the Constitution of India requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years.

Surveys and polls[edit | edit source]

Main article: Opinion polling for the next Indian general election

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Sinha, Shishir (5 June 2024). "NDA elects Modi as leader, President dissolves Lok Sabha". BusinessLine. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Aggarwal, Raghav (4 June 2024). "INDIA bloc's combined strength plays spoilsport for BJP in 2 biggest states". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Aggarwai, Mithil; Frayer, Janis Mackey (4 June 2024). "India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt in the world's largest election". NBC News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Poharel, Krishna; Lahiri, Tripti (3 June 2024). "India's Narendra Modi Struggles to Hold On to Majority, Early Election Results Show". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "7 Independents and 10 from non-aligned parties book LS seats". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents". Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Who are the 7 independents elected to the Lok Sabha?". 7 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ↑ R, Rangarajan (6 February 2024). "Understanding the delimitation exercise | Explained". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/womens-reservation-bill-falls-short-in-lok-sabha-what-happened-14001707.html/amp
  11. ↑ "'God has given me the opportunity', says PM Modi as women quota bill tabled in LS". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2023.
  12. ↑ De, Abhishek (3 June 2024). "'Next Lok Sabha polls to be over by end of April': 5 big quotes by election body". India Today. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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