Sandhu along with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, newly appointed Election Commissioners Gianesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh, on Saturday (March 16) announced the much-awaited polling date for the 2024 parliamentary elections. The 18th Bihar Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 19. The result will be announced on June 4. The Election Commission has announced that voting will be held in 4 constituencies of Bihar in the first phase on April 19, followed by 5 constituencies in the second phase on April 26. In the third phase, voting will be held in 5 constituencies on May 7. In the fourth phase, voting will be held in 5 constituencies on May 13. The fifth phase will be held in 5 constituencies on May 20. On June 1, voting will be held in 8 constituencies in the seventh stage.
With Nitish Kumar holding another round and partnering with the BJP, the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be watched with great anticipation in Bihar. With 40 seats, Bihar is one of the most important states in the country and politically matters for both BJP and Congress.
Bihar Lok Sabha Election 2024 – BJP and NDA alliance
The Bihar Lok Sabha came into the limelight when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar decided to leave the Grand Alliance and form a new alliance with the BJP known as the NDA (National Democratic Alliance). Also, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party, Hindustani Awam Morcha, joined the NDA alliance.
The BJP is hoping to do better than its previous performance in the upcoming elections as it has formed a new alliance with the Nitish Kumar-led JDU. He will face a tough challenge from the RJD led by Tejashwi Yadav, son of former Bihar CM Lau Yadav, as well as the Congress.
In the last general election, BJP won 22 seats while JDU won 16 seats. Both the parties jointly contested the elections and after the election results BJP emerged as the senior partner. LJP, which is part of NDA, also won 6 seats. Congress, part of the grand coalition, won only 1 seat in the state. BJP secured maximum number of ballot papers with 23.58% vote share.
Bihar Lok Sabha Election 2024 Schedule
Step 1: Voting will be held on April 19
Aurangabad
he went
Nawada
jamui
Phase 2: Voting will be held on April 26.
Kishanganj
Katihar
Purnia
Bhagalpur
Dandy
Step 3: The election will be held on May 7
Janjarpur
Supple
Araria
Madepura
Share
Step 4: – Voting will be held on May 13
Darbhanga
Ujiarpur
Samastipur
Begusarai
to tell
Step 5: Voting will be held on May 20:
Sitamarhi
Madhubani
Muzaffarpur
Sarah
Hajipur
Step 6: Voting will be held on May 25
Valmiki Nagar
West Champaran
East Champaran
Shivar
Vashali
Step 7: Voting will be held on June 1.
Nalanda
Patna Sahib
Patna
jigsaw
Steam
Sasaram
Karakat
Jehanabad