World’s longest election begins in India

Elections to determine the fate of 543 seats in the lower house of the Indian Parliament, known as “Lok Sabha”, began today Friday; An election in which nearly one billion voters participate in more than a month until June 1 and vote for the candidate and party of their choice.

According to the Sputnik news agency, the two main competitors in the general elections of the most populous country in the world are the “National Democratic Alliance” led by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party known as the “Bharatiya Janata Party” and a coalition of 26 The party known as the “All-inclusive National Development Coalition of India” is led by the main opposition party, the “Indian National Congress Party”.

969 million Indian voters are eligible to participate in this election, which will be held in seven phases. The first phase will be held between April 19-25 in 102 constituencies and 21 states. After this stage, 442 constituencies and 58 other states will participate in the next stages of the elections, which will end on June 1. Counting of election votes will also start on June 4th.

India’s prime minister is still hoping to win a third consecutive term in the general election, while opposition parties say Indians will lose many freedoms if he stays in power.

Recent polls show that Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies will win India’s parliamentary elections for the third time.

Source: ISNA