Modi is seeking a rare, third straight term as prime minister.
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man casts his vote inside a polling station during the seventh and last phase of India's general election in Varanasi, India, June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh
Voters stand in line to cast their votes at a polling station during the seventh and last phase of the general election, in Firozpur district, Punjab, India, June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi The seven-phase vote, in which nearly a billion people were eligible to cast their ballots, began on April 19 and will end with polling in the last 57 seats - including in Modi's constituency in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi.
Modi is seeking a rare, third straight term as prime minister as his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party battles an opposition alliance of two dozen parties led by the Congress, and is widely expected to win a majority. Nearly two dozen election officials died of suspected heatstroke in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh ahead of the vote on May 31, authorities said.
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