AP, India :
Millions of people in nine states across India, including the newest state of Telangana, voted Wednesday in the latest phase of the country’s massive general election.
With 814 million eligible voters in India, the election is being held in phases over six weeks. Voters are choosing the 543 members of the lower house of Parliament, with results expected on May 16.
The voters Wednesday included Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial hopeful from the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Modi, the chief minister of western Gujarat state, sparked a controversy by taking a photo of his inked finger while holding a small lotus flower, his party’s symbol, as he emerged from casting his vote.
