Travelling in India during the general elections could be a challenge. At the same time it can be educational. We get to learn about the various political parties, their ideologies, the promises. Here is why this is the largest in the world:
- Overall about 900million eligible voters
- 2300 plus registered political parties
- 8000 plus candidates
- 1 million polling booths manned by
- 11 million election officials
- 2.3 million electronic voting machines
- Election spans 29 states and 7 federal territories
- spread over 39 days in 7 phases - phase 3 just concluded on 23/April
click here to see some visuals of election rallies.
