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00:00 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks out of the voting booth holding up a finger marked with indelible ink.
00:05 He's just voted in the election's third phase which includes his home state of Gujarat.
00:10 Cheered on by supporters, he urged people to vote despite the scorching temperatures.
00:15 "I once again tell the people to vote in large numbers today in Gujarat and wherever else election day is taking place.
00:23 Let us celebrate the festival of democracy."
00:26 Modi is among 172 million people eligible to vote this Tuesday.
00:31 People across 11 states have been called to the polls to fill 94 out of a total of
00:37 543 seats at the lower house of Parliament.
00:39 Back in the 2019 election, Modi's BJP won more than 70 of those seats.
00:45 It's been campaigning on India's fast-growing economy and a Hindu nationalist agenda.
00:50 "The current government is good, but the public needs to be provided with more jobs.
00:56 If people get employed, then they will be happy."
00:59 "Everyone should live in brotherhood and I ask our Prime Minister to stop pitching Hindus and Muslims against one another."
01:07 The latest round of polling comes as Modi and his allies have ramped up attacks on the Muslim community,
01:12 drawing accusations of hate speech.
01:15 Results will be announced on June 4th after the seventh phase of voting is complete.
01:19 Surveys suggest Modi's party will once again win a comfortable majority.