India’s massive election faces heatwave challenge in penultimate phase
Next-to-last phase of voting with temperatures forecast to surge to 47° Celsius in the capital New Delhi
More than 111 million people in 58 constituencies across eight...
India votes in fifth phase of election including in city where PM opened controversial...
Millions of Indians across 49 constituencies began casting ballots on Monday as the country’s six-week-long election enters its final stages with voting also being held in northern Ayodhya city, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Out on bail, firebrand Indian politician poses fresh challenge for Modi
Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party is in power in the Delhi region and in the northern state of Punjab, which together account for just 20 seats in parliament, out of the...
India vote to resume with Kashmir poised to oppose Modi
Modi remains popular across much of India and his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely expected to win the poll when it concludes early next month
Modi critic joins India’s election campaign on bail
Top court allows Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to leave custody until June 1
His release is expected to give a boost to India’s opposition alliance in...
The third phase of general elections begins in India
Voting centers in twelve states of India opened this Tuesday for the third phase of the general elections, which started on April 19 and which have been marked so far by a...
Modi’s ‘Pakistan card’ sparks controversy in tense Indian elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stirred up controversy on Thursday by implicating the main opposition, the Indian National Congress (INC), as a “follower” of Muslim-majority Pakistan.
Modi alleged that...
India begins second phase of national elections with Modi’s BJP as front-runner
Millions of Indians began voting Friday in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics.
People...
As India’s election nears, some Bollywood films promote Modi politics by embracing Hindu nationalism
The movie trailer begins with an outline of the iconic glasses worn by Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped India win independence from the British colonialists in 1947. In the backdrop of a...
India’s multi-phase election will stretch over 44 days. Here’s why it takes so long
From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians — or over 10% of the global population — are eligible to vote in general elections. The mammoth exercise is the biggest anywhere in...