India will hold a seven-phase general election starting April 19, with the results to be declared on June 4. The Election Commission of India made the announcement in a news conference in New Delhi on Saturday. Nearly 970 million people are eligible to vote, according to the poll panel’s data, making the election the largest [&#8230;]

India to hold seven-phase general election from April 19

India will hold a seven-phase general election starting April 19, with the results to be declared on June 4.
The Election Commission of India made the announcement in a news conference in New Delhi on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third straight term in the vote.
A victory would make Modi, 73, only the second prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s independence hero and its first prime minister, to win a third straight term.
The prime minister has been flying around the country almost every day, inaugurating new projects, making announcements, taking part in religious events and addressing public and private meetings.