INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India will hold a seven-phase general election starting on April 19, with the results to be declared on June 4.The Election Commission of
Narendra Modi, seeking a third straight term in the vote, has set a target of 370 seats for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and 400-plus
most ever for the Hindu nationalist party that was formed in 1980.Modi will be challenged by an alliance of two dozen opposition parties,
called INDIA or the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, led by the Indian National Congress.The alliance formed last year has,
however, been struggling to stay united and share seats amicably to be able to put up a one-to-one fight against the BJP.A victory would
straight term.Modi and his BJP have been in campaign mode for months before the dates for the vote were announced.The prime minister has
been flying around the country almost every day, inaugurating new projects, making announcements, taking part in religious events and
addressing public and private meetings.The first phase of the parliamentary election will be held on April 19, second on April 2ssing rd sn
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