NEW DELHI, India: Indian voters started casting their ballots today (Friday) as polls opened in a marathon six-week general election.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is strongly favoured to win a third term in office.
Media reported the election officials admitting voters at polling stations in operation between Friday and the final phase of voting on June 1.
Prime Minister Modi Friday called for a high turnout. Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is the clear favourite, according to political analysts.
He appealed to those casting ballots in the first phase “to exercise their franchise in record numbers”, especially young and first-time voters. “Every vote counts and every voice matters!” he said on X.
