World's Largest Democratic Election Concludes In India

NEW DELHI, INDIA - JUNE 4: Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hold a standing poster of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to celebrate the results of the Indian General Elections, on June 4, 2024, outside of the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, India. The 2024 general election in India, hailed as the world's largest democratic event, saw an unprecedented engagement of over 969 million registered voters. Spanning seven phases and covering the nation's diverse landscape from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean, it involved an estimated 15 million polling staff and security personnel. The election cost $14.4 billion, making it the world's most expensive. The election has been a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has traded on its Hindu-majoritarian credentials in an effort to win a bigger share of the national vote. (Footage by David Talukdar/Getty Images)