REUTERSPeople wait in lines to cast their votes at a polling station during the sixth phase of India’s general election in New Delhi, India, May 25, 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win a third straight term after voting ended on Saturday, exit polls showed. After paper ballots, votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are counted, which India has used since 2000, moving away from paper ballots for national and state elections. India follows the first-past-the-post system, under which a candidate with the highest number of votes wins, regardless of garnering a majority or not. EXIT POLLSMost exit polls on Saturday projected the NDA could win a two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament.

Source: bd News24 June 03, 2024 05:24 UTC