Vote counting begins on Thursday, and the election result will likely be known the same day. Total voter turnout in the national election was 64.9%, the election commission said, lower than 66.40% in the last national vote in 2014. Gandhi questioned the way the election was conducted by the autonomous Election Commission, saying the election schedule was manipulated to help Modi’s party. In Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, voters lined up outside polling stations early Sunday morning to avoid the scorching heat, with temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit). ADVERTISEMENTWhile the election, which began April 11, was largely peaceful, West Bengal, located in eastern India, was an exception.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2019 07:52 UTC