party members from the bjp will end “p party members from the bjp will end up back there in parliament. today we saw the first of seven phases of voting, as you rightly pointed out it is going to go over six weeks, and there were 21 states that were voting in this round. that is a total of about 166 million eligible voters. that is the combined population of the uk and france and then some. and that is just one phase of voting, so you can imagine just what kind of an immense task it is to get the pulse of the people and to get everyone to cast their ballots. , . . , and to get everyone to cast their ballots. h. , ., ., ., , ballots. the scale is extraordinary. we have had ballots. the scale is extraordinary. we have had two ballots. the scale is extraordinary. we have had two terms ballots. the scale is extraordinary. we have had two terms of- ballots. the scale is extraordinary. | we have had two terms of narendra modi, what are the poll saying about the potential of a third t
a third successive term. for more on this, i spoke to south asia correspondent samira hussain who s in delhi, and arunoday mukharji, who s following the election from chennai. just today, there are 166 million eligible voters. that is the combined populations of france and the uk, and then some. so i think thatjust gives you the sense of the scale. and what they ve done is, they have, all, there is voting taking place, in 21 different states across the country. and part of the reason what makes voting here such a big, monumental task is not only the size of the population, but it s also the size of the country, and the diversity within the country, and because, according to indian law, you cannot be more than two kilometres away from a polling booth. so, you are a situation in which you have electoral officials that are travelling five hours, sometimes on animals, to be able to take a voting machine
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also cast their ballots, but they ll have to return to india in person to do so. although voting starts today, it will take place in seven phases over the next six weeks, with the result announced on the 4th ofjune. india s prime minister narendra modi is aiming for a rare third consecutive term in power. samira hussain reports from delhi. 166 million eligible voters, in this first of seven phases, more than the combined populations of the uk and france. some of the issues that matter to voters the economy. india has the highest population and highest unemployment rate amongst them as well. highest unemployment rate amongst them as well- them as well. nowadays education is very costly. them as well. nowadays education is very costly. so them as well. nowadays education is very costly. so i them as well. nowadays education is very costly, so i want them as well. nowadays education is very costly, so i want them - them as well. nowadays education is very costly, so i want them