Indians vote in fifth phase of election; violence in Kashmir

Voting is also taking place in strongholds of the main opposition Congress party in Uttar Pradesh. (Courtesy)

India’s northern heartland began voting on Monday in the fifth phase of a staggered general election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoping his record on national security will win him a second five-year term. India Polls

More than 87 million people across seven states are eligible to vote on Monday, including in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, where Muslim separatists have been fighting the security forces for decades.