Hindu holy city votes as India’s six-week election endsAFP, VARANASI, IndiaIndians yesterday flocked to the polls under scorching heat in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi as a marathon national election reached its final day, six weeks after voting first began. People line up outside a polling station during the seventh and final phase of voting in India’s general election in Varanasi yesterday. Photo: AFPIt is one of the final cities to vote in India’s grueling election and where support for Modi’s ever-closer alignment of religion and politics burns brightest. “I voted for growth and development of my country,” local resident Brijesh Taksali said outside a polling station. “Workshops here are closing down and the Modi government has been busy with the politics of temples and mosques,” the 44-year-old said.
