Elections. Eligible to vote in these elections. Elections. This is where we start to form elections. This is where we start to form our elections. This is where we start to form our political l start to form our political opinions. We can actually work for the first time and see how it is going to unfold. It is going to unfold. What view is the it is going to unfold. What view is the most it is going to unfold. Whatl view is the most important it is going to unfold. What. View is the most important in election issue. View is the most important in election issue. Election issue. There is some kind election issue. There is some kind of election issue. There is some kind of detector election issue. There is| some kind of Detector Ship election issue. There is some kind of Detector Ship that is coming some kind of Detector Ship that is coming around in the country is coming around in the country. That cannot be done. Look country. That cannot be done. Look at country. That cannot be done. Look at these empty beds. This entire building was meant to be a Trauma Centre but the operating theatre, locked. India cosmic healthcare was stretched to the limits. We ask how important healthcare is in this election. Irate how important healthcare is in this election. This election. We will keep all of this in mind this election. We will keep all of this in mind when this election. We will keep all of this in mind when we this election. We will keep all of this in mind when we are i of this in mind when we are voting. Whichever Political Party works on this will get our vote. 28 party works on this will get our vote party works on this will get our vote. 28 Million People rel on our vote. 28 Million People rely on fishing our vote. 28 Million People rely on fishing but our vote. 28 Million People rely on fishing but catches | our vote. 28 Million People i rely on fishing but catches are dwindling. Rely on fishing but catches are dwindling rely on fishing but catches are dwindlinu. ,. ,. , dwindling. Lots of promises are made during dwindling. Lots of promises are made during elections dwindling. Lots of promises are made during elections but made during elections but no one ensures our daily me daily needs are met. I noone ensures our daily me daily needs are met. Daily needs are met. I have one daily needs are met. I have gone for daily needs are met. I have gone for a daily needs are met. I have gone for a walk daily needs are met. I have gone for a walk in daily needs are met. I have gone for a walk in my daily needs are met. I have gone for a walk in my hoteli daily needs are met. I have gone for a walk in my hotel and come with me, i have seen a really amazing thing. This entire enclosure is completely dedicated to women. I thought what better place to ask women what better place to ask women what issues matter to them in this election. This election. People have so many demands this election. People have so many demands from this election. People have so many demands from the many demands from the government but do they fulfil those . They dont. They only care about the rich, not the pooh care about the rich, not the poor. Progress must be made for everyone. Poor. Progress must be made for eve one. ,. Poor. Progress must be made for everyone everyone. Even today society tells us what everyone. Even today society tells us what to everyone. Even today society tells us what to wear. Everyone. Even today society tells us what to wear. That i everyone. Even today society l tells us what to wear. That net attitude tells us what to wear. That net attitude needs to change. Welcome to this is india. Im Samira Hussain and i am talking elections. Im in the Southern State of kerala, famous for its network of lakes and lagoons. It has one of the best Healthcare Systems in the country and one of the highest literacy rates. It is from this Picturesque Seaside state that we kick off our election coverage. Take a look at this. Some 960 million voters are eligible to cast their ballot which takes place in Seven Phasesin which takes place in seven phases in just over six weeks. That is the population of the us, russia, japan, brazil, france and britain and since we are still a bit short, lets throw belgium into the mix. Nearly 1. 5 million Polling Booths have been set up across the country. 15 million polling officials and Security Staff will be needed to run them. 5. 5 million electronic Voting Machines will be used to elect the sa . mps. Machines will be used to elect the 5a3 mps. Results will be announced on the fourth of june. In announced on the fourth of june. ,. Announced on the fourth of june. ,. , announced on the fourth of june. , �. , june. In case you havent had enou h june. In case you havent had enough of june. In case you havent had enough of numbers, june. In case you havent had enough of numbers, check. June. In case you havent had i enough of numbers, check this one out. ~. ,. Enough of numbers, check this one out. A,. , 1k enough of numbers, check this one out. A,. , j~. , one out. More than 18 million new firsttime one out. More than 18 million new firsttime voters one out. More than 18 million new firsttime voters are new first time voters are heading to the polls, so, what other issues that to them . What are the issues. This is really delicious. Are you talking with your friends about the election and what are you guys talking about . Its, you guys talking about . Decrease in the Constitutional Rights of indian people. The main thing rights of indian people. The main thing facing rights of indian people. The main thing facing this election is confusion. This is my first vote is confusion. This is my first vote so is confusion. This is my first vote so i is confusion. This is my first vote so i dont want to waste that vote so i dont want to waste that by vote so i dont want to waste that by giving it. Vote so i dont want to waste that by giving it. That by giving it. Everyone is working that by giving it. Everyone is working for that by giving it. Everyone is working for their that by giving it. Everyone is working for their own is working for their own benefit is working for their own benefit is working for their own benefit. ~. ,. , benefit. What is something you want to see benefit. What is something you want to see changed benefit. What is something you want to see changed in benefit. What is something you want to see changed in your. Want to see changed in your country . I want to see changed in your country . Country . I think in india we have very country . I think in india we have very double country . I think in india we have very double standard | have very double standard distribution. One side you see there are very good cities and rich people and driving in their fancy cars and in the same fancy city while were at the Traffic Signal we see poor kids coming. The Traffic Signal we see poor kids coming the Traffic Signal we see poor kids coming. Due to the lack of financial structure,. Kids coming. Due to the lack of financial structure,. Voting i financial structure,. Voting is a constitutional financial structure,. Voting is a constitutional right financial structure,. Voting is a constitutional right for l is a constitutional right for me is a constitutional right for me i is a constitutional right for me i dont is a constitutional right for me. I dont want is a constitutional right for me. I dont want to is a constitutional right for me. I dont want to race. Is a constitutional right fori me. I dont want to race waste me. I dont want to race waste that me. I dont want to race waste that right. Me. I dont want to race waste that right. Me. I dont want to race waste that right. And feeling these days waste that right. And feeling these days we waste that right. And feeling these days we start waste that right. And feeling these days we start to waste that right. And feeling these days we start to form | waste that right. And feeling i these days we start to form our political opinions. We can actually vote for the first time right now and see how it is going to unfold so that is very exciting. What view is the most important election issue. Election issue. India lacks infrastructure election issue. India lacks infrastructure on election issue. India lacks infrastructure on a election issue. India lacks infrastructure on a huge l infrastructure on a huge ground. There have been times that i was sexually harassed the government should provide Public Transport where women can feel safe. Public transport where women can feel safe. The government can feel safe. The government can provide can feel safe. The government can provide support can feel safe. The government can provide support for can feel safe. The government| can provide support for women and students, i think also the healthcare sector need more attention. It is very, very bad in our attention. It is very, very bad in our country. Attention. It is very, very bad in our country. The maor flaw we saw was in i in our country. The maor flaw we saw was in a h in our country. The major flaw we saw was in a medical we saw was in a medical healthcare we saw was in a medical. Healthcare infrastructure. I would healthcare infrastructure. I would actually healthcare infrastructure. I would actually expect healthcare infrastructure. I would actually expect whichever party would actually expect whichever partv gets would actually expect whichever party gets elected would actually expect whichever party gets elected to party gets elected to particularly party gets elected to particularly think party gets elected toj particularly think and party gets elected to particularly think and work on that particularly think and work on that sector~ particularly think and work on that sector. If particularly think and work on that sector. Particularly think and work on that sector. If you go to small villaues that sector. If you go to small villages and that sector. If you go to small villages and people that sector. If you go to small villages and people have that sector. If you go to small villages and people have to i villages and people have to travel a lot to get better treatment and cluster government, hospitals are not so much developed. Government, hospitals are not so much developed. According to the population. So much developed. According to the population, the so much developed. According to the population, the health so much developed. According to the population, the health that i the population, the health that sector, the population, the health that sector, the infrastructure, the number sector, the infrastructure, the number of sector, the infrastructure, the number of people that are homeless in our country, the number homeless in our country, the number of homeless in our country, the number of people who dont eat at night number of people who dont eat at night when they go to sleep. It is at night when they go to sleep. It isjust at night when they go to sleep. It isjust a at night when they go to sleep. It isjust a lot more and i think it isjust a lot more and i think that should be addressed first think that should be addressed first. There is some kind of dictatorship that is going around dictatorship that is going around the country. Promotion ofjust around the country. Promotion ofiust one around the country. Promotion ofjust one religion so that should ofjust one religion so that should not be done. Ofjust one religion so that should not be done. Does anyone else feel like should not be done. Does anyone else feel like that . Should not be done. Does anyone else feel like that . Having should not be done. Does anyone else feel like that . Having a else feel like that . Having a clash between else feel like that . Having a clash between two else feel like that . Having a clash between two communities, it is going to be really messy. Political parties should not support Political Parties should not support any particular religion. We all have the right to profess our religion, our culture, to profess our religion, our culture, and we should not get influenced by anybody else. We Need Somebody who can spread peace Need Somebody who can spread peace and Need Somebody who can spread peace and make Need Somebody who can spread peace and make india Need Somebody who can spread peace and make india unite peace and make india unite again peace and make india unite aaain. Peace and make india unite aain. ,. , peace and make india unite aaain. ,. ,. , again. So who are they voting for . Leader again. So who are they voting for . Leader of again. So who are they voting for . Leader of the again. So who are they voting for . Leader of the ruling again. So who are they voting | for . Leader of the ruling party the bjp and arranger moody huy � s campaigning as a third as Prime Minister and then there is gandhi who has been leading the charge for the Indian National congress. The party in power for the bjp kicked national congress. The party in powerfor the bjp kicked them out. Interestingly, india was one of the first countries to have a female Prime Minister as early as the 1960s. Women make up early as the 1960s. Women make up nearly a half of all eligible voters and in the last Election Voter turnout among women was equal to that of men. They are an absolute power house and Political Parties, all of them, are actually actively trying to woo them. I spent the day with a group of women who take their civic duty devoted seriously and they have been pounding the pavement in the suburb to make sure women have their voices heard. On a mission to get everyone in the community, especially women, to cast their ballot. Cast their ballot. They are makin cast their ballot. They are making sure cast their ballot. They are making sure id cast their ballot. They are making sure id cards cast their ballot. They are making sure id cards are | cast their ballot. They are l making sure id cards are in hand and up to date. Brute making sure id cards are in hand and uptodate. We will go stand in the hand and uptodate. We will go stand in the queue hand and uptodate. We will go stand in the queue at hand and uptodate. We will go stand in the queue at 6am hand and uptodate. We will go stand in the queue at 6am and i stand in the queue at 6am and on our stand in the queue at 6am and on our way stand in the queue at 6am and on our way back from voting we will encourage others, too. That will encourage others, too. That is will encourage others, too. That is what you need to do. Vote that is what you need to do. Vote and that is what you need to do. Vote and others that is what you need to do. Vote and others vote, that is what you need to do. Vote and others vote, too. I that is what you need to do. I vote and others vote, too. For more than vote and others vote, too. For more than a vote and others vote, too. For more than a month vote and others vote, too. More than a month now vote and others vote, toofl more than a month now these women have been going door to door in their community, encouraging people to get out and vote in these elections and that is despite the intense heat. The country is in the middle of the heatwave right now, it is a2 celsius. The oppressive heat will not deter these women. Firm believers in their civic duty to vote. Firm believers in their civic du to vote. ~ , ~ duty to vote. Translation each boat is very duty to vote. Translation each boat is very important duty to vote. Translation each boat is very important for duty to vote. Translation each boat is very important for us boat is very important for us stop if one person doesnt vote then their voice will not be represented. That is why we take it upon ourselves to educate all women that voting is your duty, your responsibility as a citizen of india. We are doing this to get as many women out to vote as possible. As many women out to vote as ossible. As many women out to vote as possible possible. The Democratic Process possible. The Democratic Process is possible. The Democratic Process is a possible. The Democratic Process is a festive possible. The Democratic Process is a festive occasion, full of colour and a belief that every vote matters. India with its 1. 2 billion people is incredibly diverse and what motivates people to vote differs from state to state. In many countries, people are really concerned about their access to healthca re stop really concerned about their access to healthcare stop three years ago the covid pandemic pushed indias Healthcare System beyond capacity. Then the pandemic made healthcare apart of the political discourse but now in this first general election since the pandemic healthcare doesnt pandemic healthca re doesnt seem pandemic healthcare doesnt seem to be a big issue on the campaign trail. This story starts in bihar. One of the countrys poorest states. Chanting. More than 600 days of protesting and still no change. Blocking bass blocking traffic, still desperate to be heard. Even after the deadly pandemic, the state of healthcare in this part of rural bihar remains in a shambles. Part of rural bihar remains in a shambles. ~ , ~. , a shambles. Translation covid was so bad a shambles. Translation covid was so bad that a shambles. Translation covid was so bad that people a shambles. Translation covid was so bad that people were was so bad that people were dying like stray dogs. There were no facilities. Private doctors had fled stop we were told to take the patient home stop there was no treatment available. Stop there was no treatment available availa