India’s Assam and Kerala states hold legislative assembly elections
Al Jazeera·3h ago·Neutral
What Happened
India conducted voting Thursday in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry, with 174 million voters electing over 290 legislators. West Bengal and Tamil Nadu vote later this month, with all results due May 4. Elections test voter support for PM Modi's BJP. The BJP-led alliance is expected to retain Assam. Kerala's opposition parties favor non-BJP alliances. West Bengal's contentious race involves allegations of voter roll irregularities targeting Muslim voters.
Key Entities
IndiaAssamKeralaPuducherryWest BengalTamil NaduBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)PM Narendra ModiTrinamool CongressIndian National CongressElection Commission of India