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,
running this manic election. this mammoth election. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer will confront each other in their first televised debate of the general election tonight. the israeli defence forces confirm the deaths of four more hostages in gaza. and what if the best athletes of the main tournaments could compete against each other? stay with us, because we ll talk later about the ultimate championship. hello, i m sally bundock. vote counting is under way in india, after the country s mammoth elections, which concluded on saturday. ballot boxes and electronic voting machines are being opened at the heavily guarded polling centres. results should come