According to the English calendar, at the beginning of the New Year starting on January 1, Saturn, the planet significant for the general public, is transiting in the zodiac sign Aquarius which is the sign of religion and spirituality. Saturn will remain in the sign Aquarius throughout this year which is his ‘Moola Trikona’ sign. Aquarius (Khumbha) is considered to be the zodiac sign related to the temple (Devalaya) , charitable activities and welfarism . After the grand celebration of the much awaited Ram Mandir Pranapratishtha ceremony on 22nd January, at the time of Saturn’s transit in Aquarius, political activities will also intensify, because this is the year of general elections in India. If seen from the perspective of Independent India foundation chart , which is of Taurus ascendant rising, the Vimshottari Dasha of feminine the Moon and the Anter Dasha of the other female planet Venus is from July 2023 to March 2025. Due to the effect of Saturn’s transit in Aquarius, the matters related with religion and Issues related to ‘women’ are likely to dominate the general elections of 2024.
Chart 1. Foundation Horoscope of India
In the upcoming union budget on the 1st of February, the central government is likely to introduce various freebies for farmers and women folks in the country as per the Vimshottari Dasha of Moon-Venus and transit Saturn in Aquarius. Since Saturn is the planet responsible for jobs, then unemployment will also become a big issue in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Let us see from the point of view of astrology for which of the big leaders the year 2024 can bring great success and for whom it can face disappointment.
Chart 2. Horoscope of Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal, born on 16 August 1968 at 7.30 am in Bhiwani district of Haryana, has the horoscope of Leo ascendant in which the Antar dasha of Rahu in the Maha dasha of the 5th lord Jupiter is running from November 2021 to March 2024. Jupiter as the 5th lord is strongly placed in the ascendant along with 10th lord Venus and 2nd lord Mercury in a good yoga. But Antar Dasha lord Rahu is sitting in the eighth house from the ascendant and in the twelfth house of losses from the Moon which is in Aries in the 9th house. Arvind Kejariwal has been in trouble since his close associates Satyendar Jain, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh went to jail in corruption cases in the last one and half year. Kejriwal is also under heavy pressure from the Central investigative agencies in the matter of liquor excise policy corruption cases . In his birth chart, Mars and Sun, both sitting in the 12th house of losses, are creating the possibility of imprisonment as they are also in the Sarpa Dreshkana. As per Brihat Yavana Jataka Mars in the 12th house forms ‘Bandhan Yoga’.
Saturn’s Mahadasha will start from March 29, 2024, which is in Aries in its sign of debilitation and indicate a decline in the performance of his party in the Lok Sabha elections. Saturn is in an inauspicious position in Vish Yoga with the 12th Moon in the 9th house of luck can case some major hindrances and troubles from court cases during year 2024 for Arvind Kejariwal.
Chart 3. Horoscope of Akhikesh Yadav
The available horoscope of former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is different from his official birth details. Born on 24 October 1972 in Etawah in the morning time at 06:30 a.m., Akhilesh Yadav’s horoscope is of Libra ascendant and his Moon sign is Aries. Despite performing well in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, he collected 38% votes but missed out on becoming the Chief Minister. Presently, the Vimshottari dasha of Jupiter and the Anter Dasha of the Sun is running in his Libra ascendant horoscope till June 7, 2024. Jupiter is in conjunction with Rahu in the 3rd house and get the aspect of 2nd and 7th lord Mars which is ‘Maraka’ planet for the Libra lagna chart of Akhilesh Yadav. But Jupiter is exalted in the Navamsha so it give some hope also.
The Anter Dasha lord the Sun is 11th lord which is placed in the ascendant along with 9th lord Mercury in a good ‘Dhana Yoga’ is giving assurance of some satisfactory performance in the Lok Sabha elections. Akhilesh Yadav will not be able to come to power at the Center but will be able to register a satisfactory performance during the up coming Lok Sabha elections for his Samajwadi Party which is struggling at present.
Chart 4. Horoscope of Yogi Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath was born on June 5, 1972 at 10:54 am in Pauri district of Uttarakhand. His birth ascendant is Leo and the Moon sign is Aquarius. The aspect of Saturn falling from the tenth house (Karma Sthan) on the Moon, which is in Kemadruma Yoga in the 7th house, is a yoga for renunciation which made him a monk (Sanyasi) at a very young age. Yogi Adityanath, who is in the vimshottari dasha of Ketu and Anter Dasha of Mercury, has the responsibility to manage the inauguration ceremony of Ram temple in the beginning of this year and later in the middle of the year, the huge task of making his party successful in 80 Lok Sabha seats of the state. It is a big responsibility on his shoulder at the time when transiting Saturn is hovering over his natal Moon in Aquarius sign.
The Maha Dasha lord Ketu is in the twelfth house in his horoscope and it is being aspected by Saturn in both Rashi and Navamsha chart, which is an astrological indication of some discord with the top leadership of the party. But due to the favorable condition of the Anter Dasha lord Mercury sitting in the tenth house, Yogi Adityanath will be able to deliver his responsibilities under difficult situations.
Chart 5. Horoscope of Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi was born on 19 June 1970 at 2:28 pm in Delhi at the time of Libra ascendant rising. In his ascendant and Navamsha horoscope, retrograde Jupiter is placed which is Vargottama. The Maha Dasha of Rahu placed in the 5th house from Janma lagna and 3rd house from Chandra lagna is running at present. Currently, the Antardasha of Jupiter in the Mahadasha of Rahu is running from 26th December 2021 to 21st May 2024. Rahul Gandhi has got the benefit of Bharat Jodo Yatra in the Vimshottari dasha of Rahu and Anter Dasha of Jupiter but his gains were limited only in South Indian states like Karnataka and Telangana.
He got victory in the assembly elections of the southern states but the defeat in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh has once again raised questions on his political efficiency as the leader of grand old party. The Anter Dasha of Vargottam Jupiter is going on in the Maha dasha of Rahu sitting in the fifth house. Rahu and its depositor Saturn both are under the aspect of 3rd and 6th lord Jupiter which shows great efforts but less achievements. Due to his hard work, he will get more votes in the Lok Sabha elections than last time, but due to the weakness in the organization, he will not be able to make Congress win the elections. In the upcoming Saturn Anter Dasha, in the major period of Rahu, he will have to sit in the opposition but with some more strength this time and with more aggression as Saturn is in the Rashi and Navamsha of Mars indicates.
Chart 6. Horoscope of Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Modi was born on 17 September 1950 at noon in Vadnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat. His birth chart is of Scorpio ascendant in which ‘Lakshmi Yoga’ of Moon and Mars is being formed. He has been in power for the last two decades, first in Gujarat and then in Delhi. The conjunction of Atamakaraka Saturn and Amatayakaraka Venus is a major Raja Yoga at the 10th house from Janma lagna. Karakamsha lagna is Sagittarius from where these two planets are in the 9th house of luck.
The chart 7 given here is of current chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy who is the son of late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy the former chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh. Jaganmohan Reddy was born on 21 December 1972, 01:30 a.m. at Pulivendla, Andhra Pradesh. He had become the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh in May 2019 during the onset of his Mercury maha dasha which in his Virgo lagna horoscope is making a very good Raja Yoga in conjunction with 9th lord Venus. This yoga of Mercury and Venus is getting stronger due to their mutual aspect with 5th lord Saturn which is placed in the 9th house of luck. Now during Mercury-Venus-Jupiter period in Vimshottari (March 2024 to July 2024) his party is likely to perform well during the upcoming Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. He can get reelected as the chief minister of the state for the second time. The Pratyanter Dasha lord Jupiter is in good Gaja Kesari yoga in birth chart and is strongly placed in his Navamsha chart.
Chart 8. Horoscope of Naveen Patnaik
The chart 8 given here is of the current Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. In the 147 members state legislative assembly elections the ruling Biju Janata Dal of Naveen Patnaik has 114 seats. Naveen Patnaik born on 16 October 1946 at 01:00 a.m. at Cuttack, Odisha is the chief minister of the state since year 2000. He is one of the longest serving chief minister of any state in India after Manik Sarkar (Tripura) and Jyoti Basu (West Bengal). In his Cancer lagna horoscope the 4th lord Mars and the 5th lord Venus are in very good Rashi Parivartan Raja Yoga. The placement of 9th lord Jupiter in the 4th house is fortifying this major Raja Yoga in his chart. The lagna lord the Moon is in the 12th house but it get the aspect of 9th lord Jupiter which is another good Raja Yoga. The Maha Dasha of Venus will start on the 4th of April 2024 which appears to be favorable for him as Venus is strongly placed in the 5th house of minister’s post. The Venus-Venus period in Vimshottari can give his party good success in both Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. He will get re-elected as the chief minister of the state again. But since Venus is in the 6th house from his natal Moon and in Navamsha Venus is in the 8th house so health problems may force him to declare his political successor in next couple of years.
