As per the Panchang (almanac) Jupiter will remain in Taurus sign (Vrishabha Rashi) from 1st of May 2024 to 15th of May 2025. In between it will be in Atichari (Fast moving) motion and will reach at 27 degrees of Taurus very quickly on the 9th of October and then it become retrograde due to its distance from the Sun. It will not go back to Aries but will become direct only on the 4th of February 2025 in Taurus sign.
In the foundation horoscope of India (chart 1) the Jupiter is a functional malefic planet and its transit over the natal Rahu has been found to be very dangerous for the ruling government at the center on many occasions since independence. Jupiter was in Taurus during March 1965 to March 1966 which was very turbulent period for India then. India-Pakistan war happened in 1965 in September month in which India had upper hand when the ceasefire was declared. Later in January 1966 then Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri died in mysterious circumstances in Tashkent in Soviet Union (now Russia) during the time of diplomatic negotiations with Pakistan for a treaty after war. Jupiter was transiting in Taurus when this unfortunate event had occurred.
Chart 1. Foundation Horoscope of India
In March 1977 when general elections took placed after the emergency the transiting Jupiter was in Taurus sign. Indira Gandhi had lost in the historic elections and for the first time a non-congress government had come at the helm of the affairs. In 1989 when Jupiter was in Taurus then Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Andolan and Bofors scandal were the major cause of worries for then Rajiv Gandhi government which lost elections in subsequent months. In year 2001 when Jupiter was again in Taurus then a sting operation conducted by a news magazine ‘Tehelka’ filmed several corrupt defense officials and politicians of then NDA government including the BJP president Bangaru Laxman accepting bribes and discussing kickbacks.
Last time when Jupiter was transiting in Taurus from June 2012 to June 2013 the then ruling UPA government led by Congress party was struggling badly due to various anti-corruption protests in the country.
This time Jupiter will enter into the Taurus sign on the 1st of May 2024 and will remain here till 14th of May 2025. The transit of 8th and 11th lord Jupiter on the natal position of Rahu in the foundation horoscope of India can give trouble to the ruling central government due to expose of scandals, court cases of electoral misconduct and financial scams. There will also be a danger of a national mourning during May 2024 to March 2025 as during that time apart from the Jupiter transit on the natal Rahu in chart 1 the ‘Ashtam Shani Gochar’ is also having its sway. The transiting Saturn is in Aquarius at present which is the 8th house from the natal Moon in the foundation horoscope of India. Due to this ‘Ashtam Shani Gochar’ there will be a sense of fatigue and discontentment in many people, especially the youth, due to which voting percentage will be less as compare to the general elections in 2019.
Chart 2. Samudaya Ashtakavarga of India’s foundation horoscope
In the Samuday Ashtakavarga or Sarvashtama Varga of the foundation horoscope of India the Taurus sign has maximum 44 points. In Jupiter’s Bhinnashtaka Varga there are 6 points in Taurus sign which is good. So, Jupiter’s transit in the Taurus sign from the 1st of May 2024 to 15th of May 2025 is likely to bring lots of important development in the country including major political upheavals, court cases of electoral misconduct, corruption cases against the government and major scandals. Economic progress will continue in the country but stock markets may fall after the results of general elections on the 4th of June 2024.
At the time of last general elections in India in 2019 the transiting Saturn was in Sagittarius, a war sign, along with malefic Ketu in a close degree conjunction. On the 14th of February 2019 a terrorist attack took place in Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir , killing 40 CRPF personnel which created a war like situation between India-Pakistan then. Later on the 26th of February Indian fighter jets crossed the LOC (line of control) and dropped bombs at the terrorist camps in Balakot , in Pakistan, killing more than 300 terrorists.
The Pulwama terror attack and the Balakot air strikes turned the sentiments of the public towards the issue of national security at the time when transiting Saturn was in Sagittarius in 2019. It helped the ruling BJP to get a decisive mandate as opposition parties had made the mistake then of asking the proof of the Balakot air strikes from the government. This year during the general elections the transiting Saturn would be in Aquarius the sign of religion and welfarism. The ruling BJP government will try to project a ‘happy narrative’ after the inauguration of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya and will invoke the sentiments of the public on the matters of cultural nationalism. The ruling BJP government is also likely to bank on getting votes on their welfare schemes particularly related with women’s as in the foundation horoscope of the country (chart 1) the Vimshottari Dasha of the Moon and the Anter Dasha of Venus is running current.
Electoral Misconduct Cases will go to Supreme Court of India
But due to the effect of Jupiter’s transit from Taurus sign the ruling BJP government will not get full majority this time and they would require to get support of some of the important regional parties of South-India to form the government at the center. Jupiter’s transit over the natal Rahu also shows a very volatile, controversial and unethical election campaign by the major political parties of India which will bring a bad name for the democratic setup of the country. The major opposition parties have already moved to the Election Commission of India for a complaint against Prime Minister Modi’s alleged communal campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial on the redistribution of wealth has been challenged by the Congress Party at Election Commission office and public forms.
Now when the transiting Mars has entered into Pisces sign to make a dangerous conjunction with Rahu for the next 45 days, it is highly likely that bitterness between the BJP and Congress will flared-up more and senior leadership of both parties will touch the new low levels of political discourse. Eventually , the matter of PM Modi’s controversial ‘redistribution of wealth’ speech will be set aside by the Election Commission of India and the matter will be taken up at Supreme Court of India by the Congress party for alleged violation of the election code of conduct. The credibility of the current chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar will sink down low and he may also have to resign before completing his tenure in February 2025.
Planets and General Elections in India in 2024
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