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Headline : Election kicks off in India with 900 million eligible voters

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters in Hyderabad, India in March. Credit: Mahesh Kumar/AP Photo

With 968 million registered voters set to cast their ballots over the course of 47 days, India, the worldโ€™s most populous nation, commenced what is being heralded as the worldโ€™s biggest election by Western media.

Voting in Indiaโ€™s six-week election commenced on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Hindu nationalist party expected to secure a clear victory.

As India is a democracy, every eligible voter in the countryโ€™s 28 states and eight union territories will have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote.

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