Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters gather to follow BJP National President Amit Shah during his roadshow on April 6, 2019 in Ahmedabad. India is holding a general election that will last nearly six weeks starting April 11, when hundreds of millions of voters will cast ballots in the world's biggest democracy.
India's general election began April 11. The world's largest democratic exercise will take place in multiple phases over the next several weeks . Nine hundred million eligible voters will choose 543 members of the Lok Sabha, parliament's lower house. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seeking another term after its 2014 victory broke a quarter-century spell of coalition governments in India . Now, the party faces a resurgent, if disparate, opposition led by the Indian National Congress that seeks to dislodge Modi. Multiple dynamics are in play in Indian politics, including factors as ancient as the caste system and as modern as social media. As the elections unfold, here are some key questions to consider: Can Modi Sweep Uttar Pradesh? Uttar Pradesh is the prize in India's elections.
