The world’s biggest election took place in heat so severe it claimed the lives of several poll workers.
Nearly one billion people were eligible to vote in the election that returned Narendra Modi to power in India, but many will have risked their health in doing so. India has just suffered the harshest heatwave of its history. For voters in the 64 countries with elections this year (comprising half of adults globally), the climate crisis is likely to loom large.
But, when all ballots are counted, will all that voting have made a difference?
