Voter turnout has been lower than previous elections, raising concern within the BJP.
Most analysts expect Mr Modi to be able to retain a majority in the 543-seat Parliament when votes are counted on June 4.
With no exit polls allowed until all the voting is completed on June 1, it is difficult to judge how well or poorly candidates are faring. But most analysts say Mr Modi should be able to retain a majority in the 543-seat Parliament when votes are counted on June 4. In the big, battleground state of Bihar, a BJP lawmaker has defected to the opposition Congress Party, saying the poor have been left behind in India’s world-beating economic growth.“The decline in voting has been a cause of concern in recent weeks, and we have been working to bring a shift in the numbers,” said Mr Rajiv Tuli, an official at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh , the Hindu group that is the ideological parent of the BJP.
In Haryana, some youngsters have criticised a government decision to cut back on recruitment to the military and switch to temporary commissions to control a bloated defence budget. Jobs are so scarce, residents say, that people are lining up for employment in Israel, which has turned to India to plug a labour shortage following the war in Gaza.
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