India primed for 2014 Elections

Published March 27, 2014
India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in New Delhi, India. – Photo by AP
India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in New Delhi, India. – Photo by AP
Indian Congress Party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (Centre) and dressed in a traditional Anagami shirt greets supporters following an election campaign rally in Kohima, the capital of the north eastern state of Nagaland, on March 27, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Indian Congress Party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi (Centre) and dressed in a traditional Anagami shirt greets supporters following an election campaign rally in Kohima, the capital of the north eastern state of Nagaland, on March 27, 2014. – Photo by AFP
Supporters of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party shout slogans during an election rally addressed by the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, Wednesday. – Photo by AP
Supporters of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party shout slogans during an election rally addressed by the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India, Wednesday. – Photo by AP
A supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party raises high a mask of the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during an election rally in New Delhi, India.  – Photo by AP
A supporter of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party raises high a mask of the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during an election rally in New Delhi, India. – Photo by AP
Supporters of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gujarat's chief minister, wear masks depicting Modi before the start of a rally in New Delhi. – Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gujarat's chief minister, wear masks depicting Modi before the start of a rally in New Delhi. – Photo by Reuters
Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi (Centre), prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gujarat's chief minister, waves as his other party leaders watch during a rally in New Delhi. – Photo by Reuters
Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi (Centre), prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gujarat's chief minister, waves as his other party leaders watch during a rally in New Delhi. – Photo by Reuters

India, the world's biggest democracy, announced the start of national elections on April 7 that are expected to bring Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi to power on a platform of economic revival.

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