May 13, 2024
The fourth phase of voting begins as sectarian rifts deepen
117 million voters will go to the polls for 96 seats in 10 states and territories A man shows his inked finger after voting at a polling station, during the fourth phase of the general election on May 13, 2024. — Reuters HYDERABAD/BHUBANESWAR: Millions of Indians are turning out for the fourth phase of the country’s elections that began on Monday, as religious and economic divisions deepen amid heightened rhetoric. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking a rare third consecutive term, voting in the world’s most populous nation began on April 19,


