India election

People from the Jat community wait in lines to cast their votes at a polling booth set up inside a shipping container during the third phase of India's general election, at Aaliya Bet Island in the western state of Gujarat, India, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave
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India elections: Over 61% polling recorded in third phase; Assam sees highest voter turnout

Assam led the phase 3 polling with a voter turnout of 75.30%, followed by West Bengal with 73.93%, and Chhattisgarh with 66.99%.

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BJP invites AL to observe nat'l polls situation in India

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World's biggest election sees politicians pitched against actors

Voters stand in queues to cast their votes during 2nd phase of voting for Lok Sabha polls, at Gashbari, Darrang district of Assam in India on Friday. Photo: ANI via Hindustan Times
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India elections: Nearly 61% voter turnout in phase 2

Voting in a heatwave. Photo: NurPhoto/Getty Images
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How can India hold elections when it's too hot to vote?

FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters during his roadshow, ahead of the general elections, in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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India's Modi calls rivals pro-Muslim as election campaign changes tack

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Modi's Muslim remarks spark political firestorm

Supporters of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wear masks of his face, as they attend an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, 31 March, 2024. REUTERS
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Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election

Voters line up outside a polling station to vote during the first phase of the general election in Kairana, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav address a press conference in Ghaziabad. Photo: Collected
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BJP won't cross the 150-seat mark, says Rahul Gandhi with Akhilesh Yadav by his side

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X blocks India election posts after takedown orders

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the Bharatiya Janata Party J. P. Nadda display copies of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) election manifesto for the general election, in New Delhi, India, April 14, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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Modi is making India’s polls all about himself

A supporter of Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition Congress party, waves a party flag in a public meeting during Rahul's 66-day long "Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra", or Unite India Justice March, in Jhalod town, Gujarat state, India, March 7, 2024. REUTERS
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India's national election will take place in phases over 44 days. Here's why it takes so long