Indians began voting in the world´s biggest election which is set to sweep the Hindu nationalist opposition to power at a time of low growth, anger about corruption and warnings about religious unrest. India’s 814-million-strong electorate are forecast to inflict a heavy defeat on the ruling Congress party, in power for 10 years and led by India´s famous Gandhi dynasty.
Voting began at 7:00am (0130 GMT) in six constituencies of the northeast. The nine-phase parliamentary election ends on May 12 and the results should be announced four days later.