• Hindu saints stand in line to cast their votes at a polling station in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Reuters
    Hindu saints stand in line to cast their votes at a polling station in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Reuters
  • Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station during the seventh phase of India’s general election at Rasan Hedi village in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Ajay Verma / Reuters
    Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station during the seventh phase of India’s general election at Rasan Hedi village in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Ajay Verma / Reuters
  • Indian women line up at the same polling station before BJP leader Narendra Modi arrived to vote on April 30, 2014 in Ahmedabad, India. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images
    Indian women line up at the same polling station before BJP leader Narendra Modi arrived to vote on April 30, 2014 in Ahmedabad, India. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images
  • A Kashmiri man belonging to the nomadic Gujjar tribe, center, lines-up to cast his vote during the Indian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Wasun. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo
    A Kashmiri man belonging to the nomadic Gujjar tribe, center, lines-up to cast his vote during the Indian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Wasun. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo
  • An Indian voter rests in the queue prior to casting her ballot at a polling station near Attari village, about 35 kms from Amritsar. Narinder Nanu / AFP
    An Indian voter rests in the queue prior to casting her ballot at a polling station near Attari village, about 35 kms from Amritsar. Narinder Nanu / AFP
  • Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station at Howrah district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station at Howrah district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • Kashmiri voters stand in line to cast their votes at a polling station in Kangan, east of Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
    Kashmiri voters stand in line to cast their votes at a polling station in Kangan, east of Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
  • Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station during the seventh phase of India’s general election at Howrah district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station during the seventh phase of India’s general election at Howrah district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • Indian voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station in Singur, some 45 kms north of Kolkata. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Indian voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station in Singur, some 45 kms north of Kolkata. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • Indian women wait in a queue prior to casting their ballot at a polling station in Rae Bareli. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
    Indian women wait in a queue prior to casting their ballot at a polling station in Rae Bareli. Sanjay Kanojia / AFP
  • Indian voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station in Singur, some 45 kms north of Kolkata. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
    Indian voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station in Singur, some 45 kms north of Kolkata. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
  • Voters stand in line to cast their votes at a polling station during the seventh phase of India’s general election in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
    Voters stand in line to cast their votes at a polling station during the seventh phase of India’s general election in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Amit Dave / Reuters
  • Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station during the seventh phase of India’s general election at Howrah district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    Voters line up to cast their votes outside a polling station during the seventh phase of India’s general election at Howrah district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters

Inside India: Election Special, The Queues

Robert Mickelson

May 02, 2014

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A view of news and daily life on the Indian subcontinent for the week of May 2, 2014.

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