India report : Fifth phase of polling starts, Indians in 49 constituencies to exercise their voting rights

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Indian polling officials receive Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) vending machines (an independent printing system connected to the electronic voting machines) before their journey to the polling stations for the fifth phase of the 2024 Parliamentary or General Elections in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, 19 May 2024. Source: EPA / RAJAT GUPTA/EPA/AAP Image

• The fifth phase of Indian election begins in 49 parliament constituencies
• The Supreme Court of India questions the Election Commission of India over the delay in uploading full polling data
• Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, attacks Bharatiya Janata Party following the detention of his aide, Bibhav Kumar, by the police

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