Vote counting begins in biggest elections in the world, with one billion voters eligible to cast their ballots
Exit polls show Narendra Modi expected to win historic third term
“We have created a world record of 642 million proud Indian voters. This is a historic moment,” Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar told reporters on Monday.
Although the 2024 turnout is higher than the 612 million voters who cast their ballots in 2019, it is about one percentage point lower than the 67.4% turnoutin 2019.