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India votes in Phase 2 of mammoth election as Modi raises campaign pitch

A woman votes at a polling station during the second phase of the general election in Barmer, Rajasthan [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]

India has voted in the second phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his challengers raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.

Almost one billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general election that began on April 19 and concludes on June 1, with votes set to be counted on June 4.

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