Millions of voters cast ballots in the second phase of India's mammoth election, as sporadic violence flared in the east and in insurgency-wracked Jammu & Kashmir by chandsethu DevjyotGhoshal More on IndiaElections2019 live blog
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI - Millions of voters across swaths of southern India cast ballots early on Thursday in the second phase of a mammoth, staggered general election, as sporadic violence flared in the east and the insurgency-wracked state of Jammu and Kashmir.
More than 155 million people are eligible to vote in 95 constituencies in 12 states on Thursday, with results of the election to India’s 545-member parliament expected on May 23. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party have run an aggressive campaign, playing to their nationalist, Hindu-first base and attacking rivals they accuse of appeasing minorities.“Communal polarisation is the biggest issue for me,” said Rakesh Mehar, who voted in the technology hub of Bengaluru, which is the capital of Karnataka. “And the growing intolerance in the country is what worries me the most.”
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