India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase
Parties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter numbers
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Parties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter numbers
By Dhanya Skariachan and Nikunj Ohri BENGALURU/MATHURA, India (Reuters) – India held the second phase of the world’s biggest election on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals hurling accusations of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid flagging voter turnout. Almost one billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general…
India election sees turnout fall in second phase as Modi and Gandhi trade barbs