国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Indian PM Modi seeks 2nd term but faces fierce competition
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="DELHI">DELHI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 11-- <span word="India">India</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> 39 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 23.</p><p><span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> 545 <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="constituencies">constituencies</span>, 543 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 19. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="nominations">nominations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Anglo">Anglo</span>-<span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 900 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="over">over</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>.</p><p><span word="MODI">MODI</span> <span word="SEEKS">SEEKS</span> <span word="SECOND">SECOND</span> <span word="TERM">TERM</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Bharatiya">Bharatiya</span> <span word="Janata">Janata</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="BJP">BJP</span>) <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> 282 <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Narendra">Narendra</span> <span word="Modi">Modi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Modi">Modi</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>," "<span word="Clean">Clean</span> <span word="India">India</span>," <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="India">India</span>," <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="globally">globally</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>" <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="Modi">Modi</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> (<span word="FDIs">FDIs</span>). <span word="Through">Through</span> "<span word="Clean">Clean</span> <span word="India">India</span>" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="open">open</span>-<span word="defecation">defecation</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="And">And</span> "<span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="India">India</span>" <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="innovations">innovations</span> <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="digitally">digitally</span> <span word="empowered">empowered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bihar">Bihar</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="Modi">Modi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="some">some</span> "<span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="developmental">developmental</span> <span word="works">works</span>" <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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