Millions vote in India's grueling election with Prime Minister Modi's party likely to win a 3rd term
Millions of Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election in the searing summer heat
By Ashok Sharma
Published - May 24, 2024, 11:30 PM ET
Last Updated - May 27, 2024, 12:26 AM EDT
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians are voting Saturday in the next-to-last round of a grueling national election with a combined opposition trying to rattle Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign for a third-consecutive term for himself and his Hindu nationalist party.
Many people lined polling stations before the start of voting at 7 a.m. to avoid the blazing sun later in the day at the peak of Indian summer.
Saturday’s voting in 58 constituencies, including seven in New Delhi, will complete polling for 89.5% of 543 seats in the lower house of Parliament.
The voting for the remaining 57 seats on June 1 will wrap up a six-week election. The votes will be counted on June 4.
