An Indian army soldier stands guard as people go to the polls in Kashmir.Tensions across the region spiked after a February 14 car bomb attack on Indian forces in south Kashmir.
Next came an aerial skirmish between the two sides, and then the capture of an Indian pilot by Pakistan. In the south, Andhra Pradesh, which accounts for 25 seats, and Telangana, 17 seats, also wrap up voting in the first phase. Polling is spread across seven dates between April 11 and May 19, with different parts of the country voting at different times.
Lakshadweep, an archipelago located off the southwestern coast of India, is the country’s smallest in terms of electorate, with 54,266 people registered to vote in the 2019 polls. A total of 49 polling stations have been set up.
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& it’s gonna be only Modi