World's Largest Democratic Election Concludes In India

NEW DELHI, INDIA - JUNE 04: Rahul Gandhi, senior leader of the Indian National Congress party, addresses media during India's election result announcement on June 04, 2024 in New Delhi, India. India's 2024 general election, the world's largest democratic exercise, with over 969 million registered voters, came to an end after being held in seven separate phases, covering the entire country from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean, with an estimated 15 million polling staff and security personnel. The election cost $14.4 billion, making it the world's most expensive. The election has been a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has traded on its Hindu-majoritarian credentials in an effort to win a bigger share of the national vote. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)