in later on tuesday. the indian election commission says a record 6a2 million people voted. exit polls have predicted a victory for prime minister narendra modi s bjp party, ensuring a third consecutive term for mr modi. cruising into this election, prime minister narendra modi. shouting. fuelled by adulation and a hindu centric ideology. his main opponent, rahul gandhi heir of a political dynasty, leader of indian national congress. before the elections kicked off, their bank accounts were frozen by the government. this is not freezing of the congress party s bank accounts. this is the freezing of indian democracy. congress built a coalition with dozens of other political parties to counter mr modi. they say the prime minister used intimidation to prevent a fair campaign. politicians were raided, chief ministers jailed. initially, the modi campaign was all about promoting his accomplishments, but quickly turned to islamophobic messaging. here, mr modi telling supporters,
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