A visitor checks the publicity materials such as stickers, T-shirts, mugs and masks of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate and Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, Narendra Modi in a showroom, in Bangalore. Jagadeesh NV / EPA
Indian bottle artist Basavaraju Somaraje Gowda, electrician by profession, poses with a framed 8x12 inches photograph which consists of different political party symbols, has he urge people to ‘ Please Cast your Vote’ for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Bangalore. Jagadeesh NV / EPA
Jammu and Kashmir police men take rest in front of election campaign banner of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Udhampur, 65 KM from Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir. Jaipal Singh / EPA
An Indian worker stands in between lengths of cloth with the party symbol of India’s ruling Congress party to be used as election paraphernalia in Ahmadabad. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo
India Trinamool Congress party activists wear masks of Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee during an campaign for their candidate Subrata Bakshi in Calcutta. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
Vehicles pass by a billboard which says ‘Can India be Change — You Vote, You Decide’ meant to generate participation for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Bangalore. Jagadeesh NV / EPA

Inside India: Election Special, Promoting the Vote

Robert Mickelson

April 17, 2014