With nearly 70 percent of the 900 million eligible voters turning out to the ballot box, India’s 2019 general election was the single largest exercise of democracy in history. The undertaking was so massive that more than 11 million polling officials and security forces had to be employed. The end result — populist Prime Minister Narendra Modi won his reelection bid in a landslide victory for his party. Having taken a clear majority in the Lok Sabha, the controversial statesman holds all the cards as he heads into his second term.
