Lok Sabha election on April 16? Election Commission explanation!
Lok Sabha elections in india will not be held this year. Due to this, the political field has heated up. While the national democratic alliance led by the bjp won the last election for the second time in 2019, the bjp is aiming to form the government for the third time with a hat-trick victory in the 2024 lok sabha elections as well.
Meanwhile, the opposition parties have come together to defeat the BJP. There are a total of 28 parties in the india Alliance of Opposition. While the Chief election commission of india has started the preliminary work for the lok sabha elections 2024, it has been reported that the election commission intends to hold the lok sabha elections on april 16.
In this regard, the Chief election commission has written a letter to the state election officials, instructing them to organize the election-related work as per april 16. It has also said that the progress work including voter list should be completed quickly.
Following this, information is spreading that the lok sabha elections will be held on april 16. In this situation, the election commission has given an explanation regarding the information that it is intended to hold lok sabha elections on april 16. "It is clarified that as per the election schedule of the election commission, this date is mentioned only for planning the activities of the officials." The election commission has given an explanation on its X page.
The general elections for the 17th lok sabha of india were held in the months of april and May 2019. The new government headed by prime minister Modi was sworn in again in June. The tenure of the 17th lok sabha ends on 16 june 2024. Therefore, it is noteworthy that the election commission is engaged in the work of conducting the general elections for the 18th Lok Sabha.