India Nears End of Major Vote

World | May 10, 2004, Monday // 00:00
India Nears End of Major Vote India has gone to the polls in the fifth and last leg of its marathon election with 215 million voters getting the final say on the Hindu nationalists' tightly fought bid for a new term in the biggest round of voting. Photo by AFP

Voting is reported to have started slowly in the final stage of India's marathon general elections. Officials say 10-15% of eligible voters cast ballots in the first two hours. Opinion polls point to a hung parliament, with the ruling coalition falling short of an outright majority in the 543-seat lower house. Over 200 million people can take part in this round of voting - the biggest so far. Counting is on Thursday, with results due the same day.

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