MILLIONS of voters across 93 constituencies in India cast ballots today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi ramped up his polarising rhetoric against the country’s Muslim minority.

During incendiary speeches at recent campaign rallies, Mr Modi has referred to Muslims as “infiltrators” who “have too many children,” referring to a Hindu-nationalist trope that Muslims produce more children with the aim of outnumbering Hindus in India.

He has also accused the rival Indian National Congress party of scheming to “loot” wealth from the country's Hindus and redistribute it among Muslims, who comprise 14 per cent of India’s more than 1.4 billion people.