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India announces general elections to start April 7

By Nirmala George
Published March 5, 2014 4:48pm ET
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India announces general elections to start April 7
Anti-graft activist and leader of Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man Party, Arvind Kejriwal is surrounded by supporters after his arrival at the airport as he begins his four-day visit of Gujarat state ahead of the country’s national elections, in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. India said Wednesday it will begin national elections on April 7, kicking off a month-long contest in the largest democracy in the world. More than 810 million people are eligible to vote this year, an increase of 100 million from five years ago, according to the Election Commission. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) | Ajit Solanki

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Wednesday that it will hold national elections from April 7 to May 12, kicking off a vote that many observers see as the most important election in more than 30 years in the world’s largest democracy.

The run-up to the election has laid bare widespread disgust in India over corruption and disenchantment with the storied Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, which has dominated Indian politics since independence from Britain in 1947.

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