India election 2024 live news: Modi seeks re-election in Lok Sabha vote

Voters are casting ballots in the first of the seven phases of India’s mammoth general elections.
The polls are primarily pitting the National Democratic Alliance led by two-time Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, spearheaded by the main opposition party, Indian National Congress.