With a total of 897,811,627 eligible voters on the list, India's 2019 election is the largest in world history. An alcohol ban is also in phases, brought in to voting regions to prevent political parties from using booze to bribe voters. More than two million electronic voting machines are required to accommodate large numbers of voters in a total of one million polling stations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been referring to himself as the watchman, as in, someone who is looking out for voters' well-being. A politician, educator and activist who goes by the name Atishi, centre, took part in a roving election campaign on an auto ricksaw in Delhi last Thursday.

Source: CBC News May 12, 2019 15:18 UTC