In his Mann ki Baat address on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged first-time voters to exercise their right in record numbers, with the Lok Sabha elections taking place later this year. PM Modi acknowledged the importance of youth in content creation, whether for tourism, social causes, or public participation.
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What did PM Modi say?
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged young and first-time voters to turn out in record numbers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Addressing the nation on Sunday during his Mann Ki Baat programme, the Prime Minister also urged prominent figures from various industries to inspire first-time voters in the country. Modi ji urged first-time voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers in the upcoming elections. He also reached out to the nation’s influencers, including those in sports, the film industry, literature, other professionals, and Instagram and YouTube influencers. He encouraged people to actively participate in the campaign and inspired first-time voters.
Modi ji’s Mann Ki Baat
PM Modi stated that Mann ki Baat will not be aired for the next three months in view of the incoming Lok Sabha elections. He further stated that even though Mann Ki Baat will not be there, the achievements of the country shall not see a halt.
Voters representation in India
In India, voter representation is established through a constitutional framework that supports the parliamentary system. Articles 325 and 326 of the Constitution address the representation of states and union territories in Parliament and legislative assemblies, as well as the delineation of constituencies. The Election Commission of India, an independent constitutional authority, is in charge of ensuring that free and fair elections are held at both the national and state levels. Universal adult suffrage is a fundamental principle that ensures equal voting rights for all citizens aged 18 and up.
The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha make up the Parliament, which is elected directly and represents the people using the first-past-the-post voting system. This structure is mirrored by state legislative assemblies. The Constitution also requires the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes to ensure adequate representation. Constituency delimitation is done on a regular basis to ensure that seats are distributed evenly in response to population changes.
Political parties play an important role in elections, with candidates running to represent the electorate’s diverse interests. In essence, India’s electoral system aims to uphold democratic principles by allowing citizens to actively participate in the election of their representatives at various levels of government.
BJP and 2024 elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to announce candidates for “weak seats” in Uttar Pradesh before the Election Commission of India (ECI) announces the dates of the upcoming elections.
Top BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party president J P Nadda, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, met to discuss the seats where the party may struggle to gain electoral support, India Today TV reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, as well as other state core committee leaders, attended the meeting. The development comes just days after INDIA’s alliance parties, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, reached an agreement on seat sharing in the most populous state.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 62 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won 10, the
Samajwadi Party (SP) won nine, and the Congress received only five.
BJP is all set to contest the 2024 elections, and PM Modi is expected to have the Ram Mandir as one of their main motto for the election campaigns.
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