New Delhi, March 17 -- One of the worlds biggest elections exercises gets underway on April 09 in seven phases over a 40 day cycle ending June 01 this year with the results being declared for a new government to be sworn by by June 20, 2024.

Elections in India is an very elaborate exercise because of its geographical spreads and the limited availability of para military forces to maintain law and order and this will be the 18th Lok Sabha elections which throws up 97.8 crore registered voters. That does not mean all 97.8 crore vote. Nut the general pattern is that about 60% of the electorate solicits its franchise in any lok sabha elections.

The Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, a constitutional authority who is answerable only to...