Indian elections: Things we have learnt so far

By MindStick

You can campaign to be PM as a 3D hologram

Huge constituencies The average constituency size is bigger than the entire population of Estonia (1.3m people).

Narendra Modi The candidate widely expected to become India's next prime minister actually entered politics

Personal laws India's laws governing matters such as marriage, divorce, maintenance, adoption and inheritance differ between each community

It's very difficult to predict the outcome Some view the election as a battle between the classes or point to the significance of regional identities

Six weeks of polling Although voters started going to the polls on 7 April, it will take six weeks and nine stages before the process is complete

Literary demand, More than a dozen respected Indian writers and artists refer to Modi’s controversial past.

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