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.

India's national election to start April 19, with Narendra Modi favoured to win
Members of India's election commission sit in a row in front of a sign announcing the country's national election.

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.