The journey to the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, which began on March 16, has reached its final stage. On March 16, the Election Commission announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections. 6 Phase Voting has been completed. Only the seventh and final phase of voting remains on June 1. The campaign for the seventh phase ended on Thursday. Along with this, the 75-day long Lok Sabha election campaign has also come to an end. Like the last two elections (2014 and 2019), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken charge of BJP’s election campaign this time too. During this time he held more than 200 rallies. 80 interviews given. Apart from PM, Home Minister Amit Shah also campaigned in most of the states. Let’s understand how was BJP’s election campaign in 2024 Lok Sabha elections:-
BJP’s confidence increased regarding Ram Mandir
BJP’s confidence peaked with the inauguration of the Ram temple in January. BJP made the boycott of the opposition an issue in the Pran Pratishtha program at the Ram temple. Later leaders of many other parties made this an issue and left their party to join the BJP. This helped the BJP to bring the Ram temple issue to the center stage across the country.
The campaign started with ‘Modi’s guarantee’
BJP started the election campaign with ‘Modi’s guarantee’. ‘Modi’s guarantee’ was also prominently mentioned in the party’s manifesto. All BJP leaders kept raising the issue of crossing NDA 400. Issues related to social security and poor welfare were mentioned in detail in the rallies.
Then the direction of the election campaign changed
After this BJP changed the direction of campaign. PM Modi made the Congress promise of wealth redistribution a big issue. Compare the Congress manifesto with that of the Muslim League. After this BJP’s election campaign became very aggressive.
The opposition raised the issue of reservation and constitution
Amidst PM Modi’s aggressive election campaign, opposition leaders have started saying that the BJP is talking about crossing 400 as it wants to change the constitution to end reservation for Dalit tribes.
By the time the campaign ends, primary issues become secondary. The low turnout in the initial phase also gave the BJP a warning. Because of this, the opposition parties started claiming that the NDA would not be able to achieve a majority. However, now the decision of the public is captured in the EVM. On June 4, we will know how much truth there is in whose claim.
A tremendous craze of supporters was seen in PM Modi’s meetings.
PM Modi created a new record
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created a new campaign record in this Lok Sabha election. PM Modi held 206 rallies, programs and road shows. He gave 80 interviews during this period. The PM’s campaign was at its peak in the scorching heat of May. This month PM held 96 rallies, programs and road shows. If compared to the previous Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi broke his own record. PM Modi held 142 rallies in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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Maximum focus of PM on 4 states
During the election campaign, PM Modi’s focus was on 4 states. These states are UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Most of his rallies were held in these states. Modi held 31 rallies in UP. He held 20 public meetings in Bihar. PM Modi addressed 19 rallies in Maharashtra. While 18 rallies of Modi were held in West Bengal. These states have 210 Lok Sabha seats i.e. about 50 percent of the seats.
Apart from Modi, campaigning of other top leaders of BJP
However, Home Minister Amit Shah held more rallies than PM Modi in this election. Shah held 221 rallies, road shows and other events. During this time he also gave 118 interviews.
-BJP President JP Nadda visited 23 states and 4 union territories from 2 April 2024 to 30 May 2024. During this time he campaigned on 125 seats. 134 meetings held.
– Defense Minister Rajnath Singh held 101 election events. Rajnath also did 94 rallies and 7 road shows.
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BJP’s hope in Lok Sabha elections
After the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election campaign, the BJP has started evaluating its performance. Based on the feedback received from across the country, BJP hopes that Modi government is going to form once again. According to BJP sources, the party is expecting a better performance in some states as compared to 2019. These states include Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. There are 244 Lok Sabha seats in these states.
Maharashtra and Bihar may suffer losses
There is an assessment that BJP’s allies may suffer in some states. Among these states, Maharashtra and Bihar are being prominently named. While some seats of BJP in Rajasthan and Karnataka may be less as compared to 2019.
A challenge can also be found in Karnataka
Last time BJP won 25 out of 28 seats in Karnataka. It also had the support of an independent MP, while the BJP contested 25 of Maharashtra’s 48 seats, of which it won 23 seats. Last time in Bihar, BJP and its allies won 39 out of 40 seats. Here BJP itself hopes to repeat its previous performance. At the same time, its leaders feel that allies may lose some seats.
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