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Voting across India will take six weeks, stretching the already limited resources of opposition parties
Enforcement Directorate detains Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as part of money laundering probe
Narendra Modi’s BJP is hoping to win 370 seats when staggered voting begins on April 19
Santiago Martin’s company bought $165mn in electoral bonds between 2019 and 2024
Legislation widely seen as anti-Muslim put into practice by Narendra Modi’s ruling party ahead of expected general election
Congress scion is traversing the subcontinent to court voters left behind by prime minister’s Hindu nationalism
Electoral bonds could lead to ‘quid pro quo’ relationships between donors and politicians, top court says
Coalition seeking to unseat powerful prime minister hit by infighting, defections and arrests
New Delhi plans to raise infrastructure spending and trim fiscal deficit as it touts economic record
Prime minister dedicates long-sought shrine at religious flashpoint where mosque was razed
Prime minister bets on religious nationalism as he attends consecration at site of mosque torn down by zealots
A historic number of elections will take place this year, but autocracy is spreading and young people are rejecting the status quo
Opposition Congress hopes to make its case as credible challenger ahead of national polls next year
Without adequate precautions, next year’s elections could descend into chaos
Ruling Bharatiya Janata party exploits global spotlight to kick off campaign for regional and national polls
Rare show of unity aims to unseat prime minister in next year’s election
Indian prime minister’s ruling party loses control of Karnataka a year ahead of national poll
Opposition party trumpets unemployment and alleged corruption in Karnataka ahead of national elections next year
Decline of political freedoms under Narendra Modi is tragic for the country and the world
The defenestration of India’s most prominent opposition leader could backfire for the ruling BJP
The raids on the BBC are part of a troubling global picture for media rights
Opposition targets country’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party over crisis at conglomerate run by leader’s ally
BJP under pressure in prime minister’s home state over alleged corruption and rising prices
Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for investigation into disaster in his home state that killed 135 people
Former PM’s party denies wrongdoing in dispute over alleged foreign funding
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