Election Commission to Hold Press Conference Ahead of Counting

The day before the mega counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections on June 4, the Election Commission of India is set to hold a press conference on Monday in Delhi at 12:30 PM.

"Press Conference by Election Commission of India on General Elections 2024," read the media invite from the poll body.

This event might mark the first time in the country's electoral history that the Election Commission has convened a press conference at the conclusion of polls.

On Sunday, the Election Commission sought factual information and details from Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh regarding his public statement alleging that Union Home Minister Amit Shah made calls to 150 District Magistrates just days before the scheduled vote counting on June 4. The poll body has asked Jairam Ramesh to respond by the evening of June 2, 2024, for further necessary action.

The voting for the marathon seven-phase polling process for the Lok Sabha elections, which began on April 19, concluded on Saturday, June 1.

Exit polls have predicted that the ruling BJP-led NDA is poised to improve its performance over its 2019 record, when it won 352 seats. Two polls have even predicted the BJP will increase its numbers from the 303 seats it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

If the exit poll predictions hold true and the BJP returns to power on June 4 when the votes are counted, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the only PM after Jawaharlal Nehru to win three successive terms in Lok Sabha elections.