Politicians are already in campaign mode for what is the world’s largest exercise in democracy, with about 875 million people eligible to cast a vote.
Indians will be voting for the 545-seat lower house of parliament — called the Lok Sabha — and polling will unfold over seven phases around the country ending on May 19.
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All the votes — from the country’s 29 states and seven union territories — will be counted on May 23, the commission said at a press conference in New Delhi.
Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are seeking re-election after a landslide victory in 2014, winning 282 seats — the largest majority by a single party in 30 years.
Source: India election to start on April 11 as Modi seeks second term
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