Millions of Indians begin to vote in six-week-long election
MILLIONS of Indians began voting today in the world’s largest election, which will last six weeks.
People began queuing outside polling stations hours before they opened for the election, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a rare third term in power.
Nearly 970 million voters — more than 10 per cent of the world’s population— will be selecting 543 members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, to serve for five years.
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