The 16th Lok Sabha elections were held from April to May 2014 over nine phases, making it the longest election in India's history. Over 814 million people voted to elect members of parliament. The results on May 16th saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi win a majority, bringing an end to the Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance's rule. The elections were considered a mandate for change and anti-incumbency against the previous government. Narendra Modi became the new Prime Minister of India.
2. • The 16TH LOK SABHA ELECTIONS was held in nine
phases, the longest election in the country's
history, from 7 April to 12 May 2014.
• Voting took place in all 543 parliamentary
constituencies of India to elect Members of
Parliament in the
Lok Sabha.
• The result of this election
was declared on
16 May 2014.
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6. • India’s oldest political party
since 1885.
Present Chairperson- SONIA GANDHI
Prime-ministerial candidate-RAHUL GANDHI
• Notable leaders includes
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi,
Jawaharlal Nehru,
Manmohan Singh
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7. • The other major political party in India today
founded in dec 1980.
Present Chairperson- RAJNATH SINGH
Prime-ministerial candidate- NARENDRA MODI
• Notable leaders includes
Atal Bihari Vajpayee,
L. K. Advani etc.
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8. • Founded on November, 2012.
• The AAM ADMI PARTY led by MR. ARVIND
KEJRIWAL contested the elections for about
278 seats.
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9. Election Commission expected
to spent $5 billion in the election
which is the world's second highest
after the $7 billion spent
on the 2012 U.S. elections.
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10. This time, about 814
million people were eligible
to vote, a number larger than
the population of Europe, making this the
biggest election the world has ever seen.
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11. 100% Voting option..now open
• In the elections , people don’t participate
saying that there is no suitable candidate for
whom they can vote. The “NONE OF THE
ABOVE” buttons in EVMs have given the
opportunity to these people , not to just enjoy
the holiday on voting day, but to understand
their responsibility ....
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13. The Choice:
• Looking dispassionately, the country needs a
change very badly. Going by past record of
political parties, once voted to power they are
usually back to their old ways irrespective of their
promises or experiences. An individual may be a
better option
• It is for the people to make their choice of the
leader based on the demonstrated performance
and experience of the available candidates within
the existing system
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14. • India has any number of honest individuals
with great leadership qualities capable of
steering the country to its glory which it
rightly deserves. But in our system there are
no way such talents and capabilities can be
put to use at the national level
• It is time social workers, organizations and
prominent people like Anna Hazare go down
to villages and educate the people so that
voters’ power is utilized for the benefit of the
people and the country
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25. Conclusion:
• The country could no longer tolerated corrupt
politicians with criminal background designing laws for
us.
• The old and the tired legislators had to give way for the
young and those of the present generation.
• Routine standard responses to grave situations and
issues of national importance no longer impressed
people. The country has been deceived enough by
feeding on divisive stories and issues such as
secularism, fascist forces, religion, caste, language etc
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26. • We have made the use of the these general
elections to bring about the much needed
transformation, India no longer runs the risk
of becoming a failed state under a fake
democracy.
• The answer is change, new faces and a PM of
peoples’ choice- Mr NARENDRA
DAMODARDAS MODI.
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