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What you need to know
- Regiona elections are underway in Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry
- Bangladesh’s foreign minister has asked India to extradite fugitive and former PM Sheikh Hasina
Here’s a roundup of news headlines from India on Thursday, April 9:
Voting underway in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry
Two states and one union territory have gone to polls, kicking off the Assembly election season in India. Voting in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry begun at 7 a.m. local time (01:30 GMT) and will go on till 5 p.m. (11:30 GMT).
Two other opposition-ruled states, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, will vote later this month. The results for all five regions are expected May 4.
The high stakes elections will see Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fight regional parties for power. The BJP has never won an election in Kerala.
The polls come while the public is concerned about rising energy costs and tighter cooking gas supplies due to the war in the Middle East.
Modi took to social media on Thursday, urging voters — especially women and youth — to step out to fulfil their democratic duty.
Here’s what you need to know:
Assam
- 25 Million voters will elect a 126-member assembly
- BJP eyeing third term in power
- Contest between Ruling BJP and India’s largest national opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC)
- First state election since 2023 when BJP held a controversial exercise redrawing constituency lines, which critics allege manipulated minority votes to suit the BJP
Kerala
- 27 million voters of the southern state will elect a 140-member state assembly
- Stage set for a three-way contest between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) alliance, a BJP-led alliance and a Congress-led alliance
- Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India
Puducherry
- Coastal union territory in southern India
- About 944,000 voters will vote for 30 seats in the union territory’s assembly
- Currently ruled by a BJP-backed alliance
Welcome to our coverage
Good morning! and welcome to DW’s India blog.
This is Mahima Kapoor from the New Delhi Bureau and I will bring to you the day’s biggest headlines and talking points from the country.
Parts of India, including the national capital, continue to see showers and thunderstorms due to a western disturbance rarely seen in the month of April. The atmospheric phenomenon has forced discussions of climate change all over the country.
Speaking of weather, it’s election season in India as voters in two states and a union territory head to polls in high-stakes elections, which could see Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s ruling BJP party extend ist power, both in terms of time and constituencies.
On the global front, Indians remain glued to their television sets as the fragile temporary ceasefire between the US,Israel and Iran seems to be coming undone. The war in the Middle East has significantly impacted Indian investments, businesses and critical supplies like cooking gas.
Stick with us as we break down the day’s news for you.
- Regiona elections are underway in Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry
- Bangladesh’s foreign minister has asked India to extradite fugitive and former PM Sheikh Hasina
Here’s a roundup of news headlines from India on Thursday, April 9:
Here’s a roundup of news headlines from India on Thursday, April 9:
Two states and one union territory have gone to polls, kicking off the Assembly election season in India. Voting in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry begun at 7 a.m. local time (01:30 GMT) and will go on till 5 p.m. (11:30 GMT).
Two other opposition-ruled states, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, will vote later this month. The results for all five regions are expected May 4.
The high stakes elections will see Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fight regional parties for power. The BJP has never won an election in Kerala.
The polls come while the public is concerned about rising energy costs and tighter cooking gas supplies due to the war in the Middle East.
Modi took to social media on Thursday, urging voters — especially women and youth — to step out to fulfil their democratic duty.
Here’s what you need to know:
Assam
- 25 Million voters will elect a 126-member assembly
- BJP eyeing third term in power
- Contest between Ruling BJP and India’s largest national opposition party, the Indian National Congress (INC)
- First state election since 2023 when BJP held a controversial exercise redrawing constituency lines, which critics allege manipulated minority votes to suit the BJP
Kerala
- 27 million voters of the southern state will elect a 140-member state assembly
- Stage set for a three-way contest between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) alliance, a BJP-led alliance and a Congress-led alliance
- Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India
Puducherry
- Coastal union territory in southern India
- About 944,000 voters will vote for 30 seats in the union territory’s assembly
- Currently ruled by a BJP-backed alliance
Two states and one union territory have gone to polls, kicking off the Assembly election season in India. Voting in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry begun at 7 a.m. local time (01:30 GMT) and will go on till 5 p.m. (11:30 GMT).
Two other opposition-ruled states, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, will vote later this month. The results for all five regions are expected May 4.
The high stakes elections will see Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fight regional parties for power. The BJP has never won an election in Kerala.
The polls come while the public is concerned about rising energy costs and tighter cooking gas supplies due to the war in the Middle East.
Modi took to social media on Thursday, urging voters — especially women and youth — to step out to fulfil their democratic duty.
Here’s what you need to know:
Assam
Kerala
Puducherry
Good morning! and welcome to DW’s India blog.
This is Mahima Kapoor from the New Delhi Bureau and I will bring to you the day’s biggest headlines and talking points from the country.
Parts of India, including the national capital, continue to see showers and thunderstorms due to a western disturbance rarely seen in the month of April. The atmospheric phenomenon has forced discussions of climate change all over the country.
Speaking of weather, it’s election season in India as voters in two states and a union territory head to polls in high-stakes elections, which could see Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s ruling BJP party extend ist power, both in terms of time and constituencies.
On the global front, Indians remain glued to their television sets as the fragile temporary ceasefire between the US,Israel and Iran seems to be coming undone. The war in the Middle East has significantly impacted Indian investments, businesses and critical supplies like cooking gas.
Stick with us as we break down the day’s news for you.
Good morning! and welcome to DW’s India blog.
This is Mahima Kapoor from the New Delhi Bureau and I will bring to you the day’s biggest headlines and talking points from the country.
Parts of India, including the national capital, continue to see showers and thunderstorms due to a western disturbance rarely seen in the month of April. The atmospheric phenomenon has forced discussions of climate change all over the country.
Speaking of weather, it’s election season in India as voters in two states and a union territory head to polls in high-stakes elections, which could see Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s ruling BJP party extend ist power, both in terms of time and constituencies.
On the global front, Indians remain glued to their television sets as the fragile temporary ceasefire between the US,Israel and Iran seems to be coming undone. The war in the Middle East has significantly impacted Indian investments, businesses and critical supplies like cooking gas.
Stick with us as we break down the day’s news for you.
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