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The poll is the first in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a strict virus lockdown in late March that led to millions of poor migrant workers, many from Bihar, losing their jobs with some having to walk for days or weeks back home. The state, one of India's poorest, has been ruled by an alliance of Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Janta Dal United party for over a decade. But opinion polls indicate disquiet with the incumbent regime. The state, one of India's poorest, has been ruled by an alliance of Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and the regional Janta Dal United party for over a decade. IMAGES
Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES
Polling stations open across Rwanda for presidential and parliamentary elections with the African nation's leader Paul Kagame set to cruise to victory and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Nine million Rwandans will cast their ballots across 2,433 polling stations. IMAGES
People in Spain's capital cast their votes for the European Union Parliament elections. IMAGES
Dutch voters kick off a four-day election marathon across the 27 nations of the European Union as polls open. IMAGES
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