Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (Apr 26) slammed the opposition for their condemnation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and said that the Supreme Court judgement on cross-verification of votes was a "tight slap" on the Congress-led opposition.

Modi slams Congress, says SC’s EVM ruling a ‘tight slap’ for oppn; Rahul Gandhi says PM is ‘nervous’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, as per Indian media reports, will likely be contesting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections from Amethi in northern state of Uttar Pradesh, besides Wayanad in the southern state of Kerala which goes to polls on Friday (Apr 26).

Rahul Gandhi vs Robert Vadra? Reports suggest RaGa will contest from Amethi even as posters promote Vadra

The world's largest election is currently underway in India. The nation with a population of over 1.4 billion people and close to 970 million voters has on Friday (Apr 19) started casting votes, with voters exercising their franchise in 102 constituencies of 21 states in the first phase.

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 | World’s biggest festival of democracy begins, voting starts in 21 states of India

With the first phase of the Parliamentary election commencing on April 19, in Jammu and Kashmir the first seat to go to polls is the Udhampur constituency. The Election Commission of India recently released voters' data and said that over 16,23,195 people registered as voters.

Udhampur constituency profile: Main fight between BJP’s Dr Jitendra Singh and Congress' Lal Singh

Iraqis were voting on Monday in the first provincial council elections in a decade, with the ruling Shi'ite Muslim alliance likely to extend its grip on power amid a boycott by populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, its main political rival.

Iraq holds first provincial elections in a decade

Iraq holds first provincial council elections in a decade

Join us for a detailed analysis of the Indian state assembly polls 2023. Which way is the wind blowing? Will the BJP-led NDA dominate? Or will the Congress emerge as a serious challenger? And how will it influence the opposition India alliance? WION brings you all that you need to know.

India state elections exit polls: Decoding the mood and the mandate

While the political battle plays out in Islamabad lawmakers of the provincial state of Punjab will be voting for the new chief minister later today following the resignation of Usman Buzdar.

Pakistan: Punjab assembly to elect new CM today

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