Published: March 28, 2019
On 11 April, 900 million Indians will start six weeks of voting. Key to the election’s legitimacy is a special ink made by a small company in Mysore
It is the classic picture flashed across the world during every Indian general election – smiling voters coming out of a polling booth, holding up a finger daubed with blue ink, flaunting it as a badge of honour for having voted in the world’s largest democratic exercise.
Voting in this year’s general election kicks off on 11 April and, because of the size of the country, will last for six weeks to ensure that some 900 million Indians get the chance to cast their vote. The Election Commission has been girding its loins for some weeks now in preparation for the mammoth logistical exercise.
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