UK General Election 2024: Voting is going to be held today for 650 seats of the House of Commons in Britain. This time a tough competition is expected between the Conservative and Labor parties in Britain. PM Rishi Sunak’s chair is at stake this time, because in the election surveys conducted before the voting, the Labor Party is seen getting an edge over the Conservative Party. This time Sunak is directly competing with Labor Party leader Keir Starmer. Starmer has been the former Director of Public Prosecutors in England. Starmer became the leader of the Labor Party in April 2020.
Voters of Indian origin play an important role in the UK general elections, so the ruling Conservative Party has fielded 30 people of Indian origin. On the other hand, the Labor Party has fielded 33 people of Indian origin. Voting will take place in the UK on Thursday, i.e. today, from 7 am to 10 pm local time. Counting of votes will begin as soon as the voting is over and the results will be out on the morning of July 5, after which it will be decided which party will form the government this time.
Rishi Sunak appears in public for the first time
This time elections in Britain were to be held in January 2025, because the term of the Conservative government will end on 17 December 2024. But PM Rishi Sunak announced voting on 4 July from his residence on 22 May. Sunak is facing voters for the first time as PM, while in the 2022 elections, the ruling Conservative Party did not clear the face of the PM before the elections. 44-year-old Rishi Sunak is the first person of Indian origin to become the Prime Minister of Britain. He took over as PM in October 2022.
In Britain, voting takes place in ballot boxes
In Britain, there is a House of Commons like the Lok Sabha in India. The Rajya Sabha is called the House of Lords. The third part is called the sovereign. Like the Lok Sabha in India, voting for the House of Commons takes place every five years in Britain. The majority figure for forming a government in Britain is 326. The party which has the support of 326 seats is invited by the King or Queen to form the government. In Britain, EVMs are not used like in India, instead voting takes place in ballot boxes.
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