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Contents
1 Background
1.1 Electoral system
2 Election schedule
3 Campaign
4 Issues
4.1 Alleged undermining of democratic institutions and processes
4.2 Citizenship amendment bill
4.3 Unemployment
5 Pre-Poll Alliances
5.1 National Democratic Alliance
5.2 United Progressive Alliance
5.3 Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance)
5.4 Left Front
5.5 Federal Front
6 Non-alliance
6.1 Other parties
6.2 Independent politicians
7 Opinion polling
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
Background
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Electoral system
The 543 elected MPs will be elected from single-member constituencies using first-
past-the-post voting. The President of India nominates an additional two members
from the Anglo-Indian community if he believes the community is under-represented.
[7]
Earlier there were speculations that the Modi Government might advance the 2019
general election to counter the anti-incumbency factor, however learning from its
past blunder of preponing election made by Vajpayee Government it decided to go
into election as per the normal schedule[9] which was announced by Election
Commission of India (ECI) on 10 March 2019, after which Model Code of Conduct was
applied with immediate effect.[10]
Election schedule
The election is scheduled to be held in 7 phases. The date of counting is 23 May.
In Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal election will be held in 7 phases
(maximum). The polling for Anantanag Lok Sabha constituency in the state of Jammu
and Kashmir will be held in 3 phases, the first of its kind.
On the same day, both Mayawati (president of the Bahujan Samaj Party) and Akhilesh
Yadav (president of the Samajwadi Party) announced an alliance to contest 76 seats
out of the 80 in Uttar Pradesh and the alliance will not fight in Amethi and Rae
Bareli as they are represented by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. The alliance did
not include Congress, which Mayawati explained: "Including Congress in the alliance
will hurt SP-BSP prospects as Congress's votes do not get transferred." The
alliance was the second of its kind with a similar coalition formed 25 years ago in
1993.[14]
Among the interventions by the EC was a ban on the use of images of Pulwama
martyrs. Later, CEO Teeka Ram Meena put a ban on the use of issues related to the
Sabarimala temple during the poll campaign.
Issues
Alleged undermining of democratic institutions and processes
Opposition parties have claimed that the NDA government is destroying democratic
institutions and processes[16]. The judiciary[17], parliament, media, Reserve Bank
of India[18], Central Bureau of Investigation[19], Right to Information Act[20]
are claimed to have been undermined by the government. Opposition parties have
campaigned heavily on this issue.[21]
Unemployment
Main article: Unemployment in India
As of at least 7 February 2019, the NDA government denied the existence of any job
crisis.[29] Prime minister Narendra Modi claimed that jobs are not lacking but data
on jobs has been lacking.[30][31] Government has delayed releasing of the official
report on unemployment.[32] Two government officials, including the acting
chairperson of National Statistical Commission, resigned, protesting the
withholding of the Annual Survey on Employment and Unemployment for the year 2017–
18.[33] A leaked version of the report showed unemployment rate in India at a 45-
year high during 2017–2018.[34] The government has claimed that the report was not
final.[35]
Pre-Poll Alliances
Note : Data given below is just for certain states and not the entire country.
Other parties
Main article: Other parties
Party States/UTs contested Seats
Contested Won
YSR Congress Party Andhra Pradesh 25
Telugu Desam Party Andhra Pradesh 25
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh Maharashtra TBA
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam Puducherry 1 39
Tamil Nadu 38
Makkal Needhi Maiam Puducherry 1 40
Tamil Nadu 39
Biju Janata Dal Odisha 21
Telangana Rashtra Samithi Telangana 16
Social Democratic Party of India Tamil Nadu 1
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Maharashtra TBA TBA
Telangana 1
Naam Tamilar Katchi Puducherry 1 40
Tamil Nadu 39
Aam Aadmi Party Delhi 7 TBA
Haryana TBA
Punjab TBA
Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) Uttar Pradesh 79
Other parties TBA TBA
Independent politicians
Main article: Independent politicians
Party States/UTs contested Seats
Contested Won
None Andhra Pradesh TBA TBA
Arunachal Pradesh TBA
Assam TBA
Bihar TBA
Chhattisgarh TBA
Goa TBA
Gujarat TBA
Haryana TBA
Himachal Pradesh TBA
Jammu and Kashmir TBA
Jharkhand TBA
Karnataka TBA
Kerala TBA
Madhya Pradesh TBA
Maharashtra TBA
Manipur TBA
Meghalaya TBA
Mizoram TBA
Nagaland TBA
Odisha TBA
Punjab TBA
Rajasthan TBA
Sikkim TBA
Tamil Nadu TBA
Telangana TBA
Tripura TBA
Uttar Pradesh TBA
Uttarakhand TBA
West Bengal TBA
Andaman and Nicobar Islands TBA
Chandigarh TBA
Dadra and Nagar Haveli TBA
Daman and Diu TBA
Delhi TBA
Lakshadweep TBA
Puducherry TBA
Independent politicians TBA TBA
Opinion polling
Main article: Opinion polling for the 2019 Indian general election
Various organisations have carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intentions
in India. Results of such polls are displayed in this list. The date range for
these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held in April and May
2014, to the present day.
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