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Everything you need to know about India’s 2024 general elections as Modi seeks third term

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India is gearing up for the world's biggest general election in which nearly a billion people will cast their votes over six weeks this summer to elect a prime minister and members of parliament.

Registered Indians would cast their votes in seven phases from 19 April to 1 June, the Election Commission of India announced on Saturday.

The 44-day-long electoral process, the second longest in independent India's history, would conclude with counting of the votes on 4 June.

Incumbent prime minister is seeking a straight third term in office and from an alliance of opposition parties led by the Indian National Congress.

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