Union Minister for Tribal Affairs and Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Arjun Munda, is the Bharatiya Janata Party s candidate from Khunti Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand in the ongoing elections. In an interview with THE WEEK, Munda exudes confidence about the BJP doing even better in these elections compared to 2019, when the party had won 12 out of the 14 seats in the state.
Nomura analysts say government may consider land, capital and judicial reforms and simplifying taxes. HSBC expects the BJP s to get 323 seats against 303 in 2019
During the first phase of polling, Lakshadweep registered the highest voter percentage at 84.1 percent, while Bihar recorded the lowest turnout at 49.26 percent. In the second phase of polling, Manipur had the highest voter turnout at 84.85 percent, while Uttar Pradesh recorded the lowest at 55.19 percent.