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People queue to vote as polls open in India's most populous state in a test of the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist agenda. Uttar Pradesh has struggled through India's economic downturn, and Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to prove it still holds sway in the bellwether state, home to more than 200 million people. IMAGES
Jammu (India), Nov 28 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Jaipal Singh).- Jammu and Kashmir hold the first phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections, the first since the former state was declared a union territory in 2019.FOOTAGE OF THE ELECTION DAY IN THE VILLAGE OF GARKHAL, NEAR THE BORDER BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN, ABOUT 30 KM FROM JAMMU.
The poll is the first in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a strict virus lockdown in late March that led to millions of poor migrant workers, many from Bihar, losing their jobs with some having to walk for days or weeks back home. The state, one of India's poorest, has been ruled by an alliance of Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Janta Dal United party for over a decade. But opinion polls indicate disquiet with the incumbent regime. The state, one of India's poorest, has been ruled by an alliance of Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Janta Dal United party for over a decade. IMAGES
Polls open for the last phase of India's massive election. The enormity of 1.3-billion-strong India and its electorate, and the security and logistical challenges, meant there had to be seven different voting days across 1.1 million polling stations starting on April 11. IMAGES
In India nearly 100 constituencies in 13 states go to the polls in the second round of the seven-phase election. IMAGES