The state election commission said there was a plot to "vitiate the poll process" in Rajarajeshwari Nagar district of the state capital Bangalore. Tens of thousands of security personnel were deployed across the state of 65 million people for voting. I would particularly like to call upon young voters to vote and enrich this festival of democracy with their participation," the prime minister said on Twitter. But Modi's party needs a breakthrough in southern India. The prime minister has faced allegations of bias towards the northern regions where his Hindu nationalist BJP is dominant.

Source: Bangkok Post May 12, 2018 10:52 UTC