India heads to polls in their largest ever democratic exercise on Thursday.
The federal poll is largely being seen as a referendum on India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who won the 2014 elections with a thumping majority.
Hundreds of millions of Indians are eligible to vote in the elections which will be held in seven phases starting April 11th till May 19th.
The major contenders include the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP’s) Narendra Modi and Indian National Congress (INC’s) Rahul Gandhi.
Considering the complex power dynamics of regional parties in India’s certain states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, it remains to be seen what role will these regional parties or ‘Mahagathbandhan’ play in the federal polls.
Here’s a quick look at the biggest election in history:
Source: SBS Hindi
Source: SBS Hindi
Source: SBS Hindi
Source: SBS Hindi
Source: SBS Hindi
Source: SBS Hindi
What happened in the 2014 general elections?
India’s current Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the 2014 general election with a resounding majority, with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) winning 282 out of 543 contested seats - the strongest showing for any political party in three decades.
Mr Gandhi’s Congress Party only took 44 seats in 2014 – down from 206 in 2009.
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