The Congress accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi of spreading misinformation during the Lok Sabha polls, challenging him to identify where the party s manifesto mentions "redistribution of wealth." Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh condemns Modi s tactics, claiming the BJP is diverting attention from key issues like unemployment and price rise.
Nearly one in four Indians said in a pre-poll survey that price rise would be the most important issue while voting this time. The government has claimed success against inflation, but it sure is nervous, as recent price cuts suggest.
a button, and that is how their vote is registered. some of these people have actually cast their vote, and i m just going to show you what happens after that. be if you look at that, she has just cast her vote, and if you look at that the ink with which your finger is marked to ensure, that is a sign that you have voted. this is of 102 constituencies voting today. this is one of them. there are 160 million people voting today overall in this election, there are nearly 970 million people who are eligible to cast their vote. the prime minister and his party are seeking a third term in power. dozens of opposition parties have banded together to take him on. we ve been asking people what the key issues are, what is on their mind as they go in there to cast their vote. they have been talking about price rise, they been