India election 2024 phase 1: Who votes and what’s at stake?
EXPLAINER A total of 102 constituencies in 21 states will vote on April 19 for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The first of seven phases of the Indian national election is set to kick off on April 19. These elections are for the 543 seats of the Lok Sabha, India’s lower house Read More
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‘Not an ordinary election’: PM Modi sends personalised letters to NDA candidates ahead of first phase of Lok Sabha polls
Families across India, especially the senior members, would remember the difficulties they had gone through in the five decades of the Congress’ rule, PM Modi said.