Indian PM Modi votes as election heats up

By Agence France-Presse

May 08, 2024 12:28 am

AHMEDABAD, India: Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his ballot on Tuesday in India's ongoing general election after giving several inflammatory campaign speeches that some say target minority Muslims.

Turnout so far has dropped significantly compared with the last national poll in 2019, with analysts blaming widespread expectations that Modi would easily win a third term and hotter-than-average temperatures heading into the summer.

POLL PARTICIPANT India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi raises his ink-marked finger after casting his ballot at a polling booth at the Ranip neighborhood of the city of Ahmedabad, western Gujarat state, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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