Voice of Asia Epaper April 5, 2019

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India's Modi takes election fight to battleground state India's general elections will run from April 11 to May 19 in the largest democratic exercise of its kind ever held.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters during a campaign rally in Siliguri on April 3, 2019. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)

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Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and GJMM (Bimal Gurung wing) cheer at a campaign rally held by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the national elections in Siliguri on April 3, 2019. (Image Credit: AFP)

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OLKATA, India | AFP | Wednesday 4/3/2019 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi staged a massive rally in India's east on Wednesday, stepping up the battle with a local rival who could frustrate his party's return to power. Modi addressed tens of thousands of supporters in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, as its leader Mamata Banerjee, a powerful Modi enemy, campaigned against the prime minister elsewhere in the state. Voting in India's massive election --

the biggest in history, with 900 million eligible voters -- begins in a week and West Bengal is a key battleground for Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ruling party has campaigned hard against Banerjee, fearing she could lead a possible alliance of India's disparate regional parties against the BJP and dent its re-election prospects. "I haven't seen a massive turnout like this before in West Bengal. I bow to your love and affection," Modi told a sea of supporters in Kolkata.

"Your vote will help us reach new heights of development in 2019. The BJP will overthrow (Banerjee's) misrule in the state." The fiery West Bengal leader took on the prime minister at a counter-rally, declaring: "I am not Modi. I don't tell lies." Her profile has grown considerably since her party took most of the state's 42 parliamentary seats in 2014, and

Children played “Gokul” or “Go-Cool” Krishna games during the celebrations. (Photo by Rajesh Thatte)

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