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The largest parliamentary elections in the world begin in India

On Friday, April 19, India will start the world's largest parliamentary elections that will be held in seven stages. About 968 million registered voters will take part in the vote.

The elections to the Lower House of Parliament of India will last from April 19 to June 1, and the counting will end on June 4. Voting will be held in all 28 states and 8 union territories of India, where more than 1 million polling stations will be deployed.

The term of office of the current composition of the lower house of Parliament ends on June 16, and the new composition of the House must be formed by that date. The members of the People's Chamber are elected by direct secret ballot, taking into account the majority system.

Voting in the first stage of the election will begin at 08:00 and end at 17:00 on Friday. During the first stage of voting in 21 states and the union territory, voters will elect 102 members of the future Parliament.

"Over the next five years, we will bring our country to the three largest economies of the world, start a final and decisive attack on poverty, open up new ways of growth ... Let's publish the next generation of reforms and introduce a number of decisions and actions aimed at supporting people," - wrote in fashion.

If he wins, fashion will become the second prime minister in the history of India, who will be elected three times in a row after the leader of the proclamation of independence Javaharlal Nehr.

The voters have to elect 543 deputies of the lower house - Lok Sabhi. To win one of the parties, she needs to get at least 50% of the seats (ie 272 or more), after which she will be able to form the government and hold her candidate for prime ministers. The results of the vote are expected to be published on June 4.

The main contender for the victory is the leading nationalist "Bharatia Gianat Party", headed by the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 73-year policy was first elected head of government in 2014, and in the 2019 elections, his party brought the majority in parliament from 282 to 303 seats.

The last election to the Lower House of Parliament of India took place in 2019, they were held in seven stages from April 11, and the vote count took place on May 23. As a result of those elections, the Victory was won for the second time in a row by the leading "Bharatia Gianat Party", and its leader Narndera was the chair of the country's prime minister.

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