India's national election to start April 19, with Narendra Modi favoured to win
India on Saturday announced its six-week-long general election will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the country of 1.4 billion people.
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![Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar (C) speaks during a press conference in New Delhi on March 16, 2024. India's election commission announced on March 16 that national polls would begin on April 19, with Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly favoured to win a third term in the world's largest democracy. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images) Members of India's election commission sit in a row in front of a sign announcing the country's national election.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7146175.1710591367!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2082102289.jpg)
India on Saturday announced its six-week-long general election will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the country of 1.4 billion people.