Voters in India go to the polls by camel in new phase of voting

Voters in India's desert state of Rajasthan made the journey to polling stations on camels, while election panels carried out door-to-door surveys of elderly people in the neighboring state of Gujarat during the second phase of the national general elections on Friday ( 26).

After seventy years of dominance by various political parties in northwestern Rajasthan, some said they voted for a young, independent political candidate: Ravindra Singh Bhati.

A portrait of India's diverse population was seen queuing up outside polling stations and walking to cast their votes in Kochi, Barmer and Ahmedabad.

In Gujarat, senior citizens were able to vote from the comfort of home, with election teams carrying out door-to-door voting to ensure maximum participation from the population.

The vote pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against an alliance of more than 20 opposition parties that are challenging it with promises of increased affirmative action, more social benefits and what they say is the need for save democratic institutions from Modi's dictatorial government.

Modi is aiming to win 370 of parliament's 543 seats, an increase from 303 in 2019, hoping for a two-thirds majority that some analysts and opposition members fear could allow his party to implement far-reaching constitutional changes.

Source: CNN Brasil

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