Within the fourth section of the Lok Sabha election 2024, 96 constituencies voted on Monday. With this, the voting course of in 23 States and Union Territories has been accomplished. To date, 379 constituencies have voted, which embrace all 25 seats in Andhra Pradesh and all 17 seats in Telangana on Monday. Polls had been additionally held within the simultaneous Meeting elections in Andhra Pradesh, for all 175 seats and in Odisha, in 28 of 147. In these States, the BJP has had a blow sizzling, blow chilly rivalry with ruling regional events — the YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh and BJD in Odisha, in its elaborate plans to make some positive factors. Of the 96 seats up for the take on this section, the BJP had gained 42 in 2019, whereas the YSR Congress had gained 22 in Andhra Pradesh, and the BRS 9 in Telangana. The Congress held six. With no overarching theme defining the continued marketing campaign on this normal election, events and leaders have been testing varied slogans to rally voters round. In the meantime, the Election Fee of India (ECI) and the principal Opposition get together had an unsavoury change. Responding to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s questioning of the delay within the launch of voter turnout information, the ECI mentioned folks held such doubts in “contempt”. Mr. Kharge hit again saying it was “puzzling” that the ECI was not appearing on “communal and casteist” statements by the Prime Minister and the BJP.
The BJP and the Congress have continued to mobilise voters largely round questions of non secular and caste identities, respectively. A mischievous presentation of the demographic traits within the nation by a authorities adviser got here in useful for the BJP to make insinuations about Muslims with the purpose of polarisation. The BJP continued to accuse the Congress of favouring Muslims. The Congress created hassle for itself as certainly one of its advisers used racist vocabulary to explain India’s range. Whereas aspersions in opposition to Muslims by the BJP about their inhabitants share had been dressed up as a priority for his or her well-being, the Congress’s proclamation about range landed as racism. The interim bail given to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Supreme Courtroom of India facilitated his return to the marketing campaign path. Fast on his ft, Mr. Kejriwal has dragged the BJP into explaining that Narendra Modi would stay the PM even after finishing 75 years of age in September subsequent 12 months. Mr. Kejriwal has claimed for himself the central place within the Opposition past the 2024 election, by placing forth an inventory of nationwide welfare ensures. This has added to the tensions within the Opposition house, the place a fragile, dynamic equilibrium holds collectively ideologically disparate forces.
