Generals in India: six weeks of votes in the most crowded elections in history

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Generals in India: six weeks of votes in the most crowded elections in history

Elections to the 543 seats of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, will last 44 days, until June 1, and the result announced three days later will decide the country's new prime minister, with the current mandate holder, ultranationalist Narendra Modi, as a prominent favourite to renew the post for a second time in the face of a fragmented opposition, according to Europe Press.Comment: 25% of the seats are reserved for the Da…