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World’s biggest election kicks off in India where 814 million people are registered to vote

MUMBAI: Indians began voting Monday in the world's biggest election, which is set to sweep the Hindu nationalist opposition to power at a time of low growth, anger over corruption and warnings about religious unrest.

The 814-million-strong electorate is forecast to inflict a heavy defeat on the Congress party which has ruled for 10 years, and elect hardliner Narendra Modi from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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