India wraps up marathon election amid heat wave

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 02, 2024 12:42 am

VARANASI, India — Indians flocked to the polls under scorching heat in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi on Saturday as a marathon national election reached its final day, six weeks after voting first began.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to win a third term in office when results are announced next Tuesday, in large part due to his cultivated image as an aggressive champion of India's majority faith.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST Indians line up to cast their votes at a polling station during the seventh and final phase of voting in their country’s general election, in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, on June 1, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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