Voters in India's Bihar state cast ballots in fourth phase of general election

(13 May 2024)
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Samastipur- Bihar, 13 May 2024
1. Men queue to vote
2. Voters checked by electoral staff
3. Women queue to have ID checked
4. Mid of women queueing
5. Wide of police and voters at polling station
STORYLINE:
General elections are being held across India from 19 April until 1 June 2024.

The complex process has seven phases, to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha parliament.

However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced criticism for silencing and arresting members of opposition parties - almost guaranteeing himself another term.

Modi had kicked off his campaign with a focus on economic progress, promising he would make India a developed nation by 2047.

But in recent weeks, he and the ruling BJP have doubled down heavily on their Hindu nationalism platform, with Modi employing some of his most divisive rhetoric in his decade in power.

While India’s economy is among the world’s fastest growing, many people face growing economic stress.

The opposition alliance hopes to tap into this discontent, seeking to galvanize voters on issues like high unemployment, inflation, corruption and low agricultural prices, which have driven two years of farmers’ protests.

Most polls predict a win for Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, which is up against a broad opposition alliance led by the Congress and powerful regional parties.

The staggered election will run until June 1 and votes will be counted on June 4.

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