Voters in India's desert state of Rajasthan made the commute to polling stations on camelbacks, while election panels conducted door-to-door polls for elderly people in the neighbouring Gujarat state during the second phase of nationwide general elections on Friday (April 26).
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00:00 Voters in India's desert state of Rajasthan made the commute to polling stations on camelbacks,
00:07 while election panels conducted door-to-door polls for elderly people in the neighboring
00:13 Gujarat state during the second phase of nationwide general elections on Friday.
00:19 After 70 years of multiple political parties' rule in northwestern Rajasthan, some said
00:24 they voted for a young independent political candidate, Ravindra Singh Bhatti. A snapshot
00:30 of India's diverse population was seen queuing outside polling stations and walking to cast
00:36 their votes in Kochi, Burma and Ahmedabad. In Gujarat, elderly voters could cast their
00:42 votes from the comfort of home, with polling teams conducting door-to-door voting to ensure
00:48 maximum voter participation in the elections. The vote pits Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata
00:54 Party against an alliance of two dozen opposition parties, which is challenging him with promises
01:01 of increased affirmative action, more handouts and what they say is the need to save democratic
01:06 institutions from Modi's dictatorial rule.
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