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Modi's struggling rival Gandhi votes as India election resumes

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Rahul Gandhi. [AFP]

Key Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi voted Saturday as the country's six-week election resumed, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rivals accusing his government of unjustly targeting them in criminal probes.

Modi, 73, remains roundly popular after a decade in office and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely expected to win a third term next month after a poll hit by recurrent early summer heatwaves.

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