In India elections are never fought in a straight line.
It s fought on many issues, at many levels, with multiple emotions and with a bit of good luck, too.
Sheela Bhatt reports from Rajasthan.
Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world s largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers.
At 5 pm, West Bengal registered the highest voter turnout of 77.57% while Uttar Pradesh registered a turnout of 57.54% and Maharashtra recorded 54.85%.
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