The second most important polling day in India’s multi-phased national elections is taking place with 117 seats in 12 states and territories being decided on Thursday (April 24). <br /><br />Spread over five weeks, the 814 million eligible voters are choosing representatives for the country’s 543-seat lower house of parliament.<br /><br />Opposition leader Narendra Modi of the business-friendly Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely expected to become the next prime minister, however it’s unclear whether they’ll manage to win a majority.<br /><br />The ruling Congress party led by Rahul Gandhi has been struggling to gain support from voters after a decade in power because of the country’s economic slowdown, high inflation and several corruption scandals.<br /><br />Results from the 935,000 polling stations are expected on May 16.
