India: Will the outcome of the world's biggest election increase intolerance? | DW News

The world's largest democratic election has kicked off as people in India head to the polls.

Voting for the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, will continue until June 1st. Nearly a billion eligible voters up and down the country are casting their ballots in seven phases. The voting is staggered to give election officials and security personnel time to move around the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third term in office. Polls suggest he and his Hindu-nationalist BJP are on course to win another landslide. Adored by his supporters, some Indians say his policies have bred intolerance and are threatening India's secular roots.

Chapters: 0:00 Background on the election 3:57 Chietigj Bajpee, South Asia senior research fellow, Chatham House 9:18 Further in-depth report as voting begins 13:44 Maya Mirchandani, Ashoka University 18:13 Charu Kartikeya, DW Correspondent 23:06 Sandra Petersmann, DW Delhi bureau chief

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