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Lok Sabha elections 2024: One of the hinges that holds keys for rivals
Updated On: 20 May, 2024 06:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
Polling for state’s 48 seats ends today, to decide future course of national politics
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Like 2019, the 2024 campaign revolved around Prime Minister Narendra Modi. FILE PIC/PTI
The Lok Sabha election in Maharashtra ends today, May 20. And it is for the first time in many decades that equations in New Delhi will depend on the outcome here. Unlike many other elections of the past, this time around, all parties and their factions were out on their knees to seek votes. No party took voters for granted, because it was a question of their survival. If 2014 and 2019 were a foregone conclusion, not just for the Bharatiya Janata Party but also for the Opposition, there has been an air of uncertainty for the major players in the 2024 electoral field. This election saw the Opposition INDIA pushing hard its narrative—the BJP’s forte thus far. But, the Opposition’s success largely depends on the efforts of reaching out to the voters with its narrative, because the BJP has left no stone unturned to neutralise it.
So far, INDIA seemed to be happy and overenthusiastic over creating an impression that they have erected a major roadblock for Narendra Modi in Maharashtra, which sends 48 MPs to Lok Sabha, the second biggest number after Uttar Pradesh. While the BJP says it will retain the 2019 tally of 41 seats, the Opposition is confident of reversing the trend by winning more than 40 seats. We will have to wait till June 4 to know the results in Maharashtra, and its impact on the formation of the Union government. Apart from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Karnataka are critical in the 2024 elections.
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