Jaipur: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections today (Saturday). The voting process will span across 7 phases from April 19 to June 1 for all 543 seats nationwide, with the results slated for declaration on June 4. The implementation of the Moral Code of Conduct has been initiated across the country following the election announcement.
In Rajasthan, the Lok Sabha elections will be conducted in two phases for all 25 seats. The voting dates for the general elections in Rajasthan are set for April 19 and April 26. The state will witness polling on 12 Lok Sabha seats in the first phase and on 13 seats in the second phase. Voting for the first phase will take place on April 19, covering Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur, Jaipur Rural, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli – Dholpur, Dausa, and Nagaur. Subsequently, the second phase on April 26 will encompass Ajmer, Banswara, Barmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Jalore, Jhalawar-Baran, Jodhpur, Kota, Pali, Rajsamand, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, and Udaipur.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party faced significant losses nationwide, including in Rajasthan. Despite emerging victorious in the December 2018 assembly elections, Congress was defeated in all 25 parliamentary seats in Rajasthan. BJP secured 24 seats, while one seat was claimed by Hanuman Beniwal's Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, which allied with BJP. The outcome of the 2019 elections echoed the results of the 2014 general elections, where the BJP alliance swept all 25 seats in Rajasthan, sidelining the Congress.
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