Election Commission announced the dates for assembly elections in five states — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram. The EC scheduled a press conference for this, addressed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel.Mizoram will vote on November 7, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, Rajasthan on November 23, and Telangana on November 30. The results for all 5 states will be on December 3. The results of the assembly elections are crucial as they may determine the voting pattern for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. This is the first major election to be held after the formation of the INDIA bloc. Though the INDIA alliance has been formed with the 2024 general election in mind, how the members tackle polls as allies will be keenly watched.Political analysts believe lessons gained from the five assembly polls could give important pointers to all political parties on the electorate’s behaviour and help them make strategies accordingly.The BJP is unlikely to announce its chief ministerial candidate in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and instead ask for votes in the name of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress is currently the ruling party in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, while the BJP is the incumbent in Madhya Pradesh. These three states will feature a primarily two-sided contest between the BJP and the Congress. The Congress is trying to buck the trend in Rajasthan which traditionally votes against the party in power every five years. The BJP is facing anti-incumbency and a fatigue factor in Madhya Pradesh after having Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the chief minister for the past 15 years. In Telangana, the BRS is facing a resurgent Congress after being in power for two terms with K Chandrashekar Rao at the helm. Mizoram will witness a fight between the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), which seems to have replaced the Congress as the principal opposition in the state.
Election Commission announced the dates for assembly elections in five states — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram. The EC scheduled a press conference for this, addressed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel.Mizoram will vote on November 7, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, Rajasthan on November 23, and Telangana on November 30. The results for all 5 states will be on December 3. The results of the assembly elections are crucial as they may determine the voting pattern for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. This is the first major election to be held after the formation of the INDIA bloc. Though the INDIA alliance has been formed with the 2024 general election in mind, how the members tackle polls as allies will be keenly watched.Political analysts believe lessons gained from the five assembly polls could give important pointers to all political parties on the electorate’s behaviour and help them make strategies accordingly.The BJP is unlikely to announce its chief ministerial candidate in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and instead ask for votes in the name of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress is currently the ruling party in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, while the BJP is the incumbent in Madhya Pradesh. These three states will feature a primarily two-sided contest between the BJP and the Congress. The Congress is trying to buck the trend in Rajasthan which traditionally votes against the party in power every five years. The BJP is facing anti-incumbency and a fatigue factor in Madhya Pradesh after having Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the chief minister for the past 15 years. In Telangana, the BRS is facing a resurgent Congress after being in power for two terms with K Chandrashekar Rao at the helm. Mizoram will witness a fight between the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), which seems to have replaced the Congress as the principal opposition in the state.