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Grafik zeigt die Karte von Indien mit den Wahlterminen und wichtigsten Parteien.
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INDIEN

Indien hat die weltweit meisten Wähler

April 11, 2019 - May 19, 2019 - Indiens Parlamentswahlen sehen Premierminister Narendra Modis regierende BJP gegen eine Unzahl von Oppositionsparteien unter der Fahne des Indischen National Kongress antreten. Rund 900 Millionen Menschen werden ihre Stimme in knapp einer Million Wahllokalen innerhalb von fünf Wochen abgeben.

Modi rode to victory in 2014 on a message of economic prosperity, but given India's lackluster job creation in recent years, that will be a difficult sell in the next election.

The main opposition Indian National Congress Congress (INC), which late last year ousted the Bharatiya Janata Party from power in three largely rural states, is trying to band together with regional and caste-based parties to oust Modi.

Congress is led by Rahul Gandhi, fourth generation scion of the famous Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that ruled India for most of its post-independence history.

With 900 million eligible voters, India's election will be the largest the world has seen.

The lower house has 543 elected seats and any party or coalition needs a minimum of 272 MPs to form a government.

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PUBLISHED: 12/03/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty Images
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