India to hold the world's biggest election starting April in over a month-long exercise
India will hold the world’s largest general elections starting in April, with nearly a billion people set to vote over more than a month.
India will hold the world’s largest general elections starting April this year with nearly a billion voters set to exercise their franchise.
The seven-stage election process will start from April 19 and last till June 1, 2024, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India. The country has about 970 million registered voters.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is projected to win more than the required 272 seats to form a government, according to several opinion polls.
Experts also forecast that the BJP is set to win a third straight term.
“Given the economic growth momentum in the domestic economy created by a Modi-led government and an increased image of India on a global stage, many are confident that Modi will win again,” Kranthi Bathini, equity strategist at WealthMills Securities, told CNBC.
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