In less than a month India will embark on the world’s biggest democratic election. There will be a record 968mn eligible voters. And, for reasons almost unique to India, they won’t be in a hurry.
The vote, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election to a third term, will be held in seven phases over more than six weeks, starting on April 19 and ending on June 1.
It is so long that by the time results are out on June 4, India will be deep in its pre-monsoon hot season, when temperatures regularly climb into the 40Cs. Mass rallies at that point are a hazardous proposition.
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