India Hosts Mammoth Democratic Exercise

India's six-week long general election scheduled for seven phases that kicked off on April 11 has seen the completion of two phases with the voting on April 26. The third phase of voting will be held on May 7 and poll results, according to the reports, are due on June 4, 2024. Needless to say, India’s national elections are a mammoth exercise in democracy and logistics that take long duration to complete and produce results. According to the Election Commission of India calculations, about 968 million people are eligible to vote in the polls – more than the populations of the United States, the European Union and Russia combined.