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People wait in a queue at a Pink Polling Station, where all the polling officials are women, to cast their vote during the first round of polling of India's national election

The contest features the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi facing off against the principal opposition, the Indian National Congress.

This election will unfold over a period of six weeks, concluding on June 1, followed by vote counting on June 4. The initial phase of voting on Friday covers 102 out of the total 543 constituencies.

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