"India's 2024 Election: Modi's Bid for Third Term in World's Largest Democratic Exercise"

India's election commission has announced that the country's elections will take place in seven phases over more than six weeks, with results expected on June 4. The elections will decide the future for 1.4 billion Indians, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the center of the campaign. Critics argue that Modi's leadership has eroded India's secular democratic foundations, but his popularity remains high. The elections face challenges including violence, misinformation, and bribery, and a recent scandal over electoral bonds has added a new dimension to the competition.