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Lok Sabha polls 2024: As per political analysts, three assembly elections could also take place alongside the Lok Sabha polls which will keep the political pot boiling
PremiumA big election victory of the Congress party in the recently concluded elections in Karnataka has jolted the rival BJP, but still, there are more polls in the pipeline before the 2024 general elections.
Congress has suffered two straight general election losses and seen more defeats than victories in state assembly polls since 2014. It has struggled to connect with voters while facing questions on whether it can unify a disparate number of regional parties into a coherent coalition to take on Modi next year.
Whereas losing Karnataka has vanished the governance of PM Modi-led BJP in southern India.
At present Congress is in power in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka. In three others – Bihar, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu – it is a part of the ruling alliance.
Whereas the BJP holds power in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
Now as per political analysts, three assembly elections could also take place alongside the Lok Sabha polls which will keep the political pot boiling.
After Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram would go to polls this year.
The northeastern states of Nagaland, Tripura, and Meghalaya were the first to have assembly polls in 2023.
The last part of 2023 would witness a series of assembly polls with terms of legislative assemblies of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana ending on different dates in December this year and January 2024.
While the term of the 40-member Mizoram assembly ends on December 17, the tenures of the Chhattisgarh and the Madhya Pradesh legislative assemblies conclude on January 3 and January 6, 2024, respectively.
The tenures of the Rajasthan and Telangana assemblies end on January 14 and January 16, 2024, respectively.
Polls in these five states being held together cannot be ruled out at this stage.
Besides the scheduled polls, assembly elections in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir can also not be ruled out this year.
Earlier, various reports mentioned that elections in Jammu and Kashmir may be held in the summer of 2023 after winter conditions subside, and the timing would depend on the security scenario.
After the conclusion of the 62-day-long Amarnath Yatra from July 1 to August 31, a possible window sometime in October this year could be available for polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
The terms of the legislative assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Odisha are ending on different dates in June next year.
Since Lok Sabha polls are usually held in April-May, there is a likelihood that assembly elections in the three states could be held simultaneously with the general elections in 2024.
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