As previously reported, the parliamentary elections in India, which began on April 19 and will end on June 1, will be the longest political event in the world, the Doone news agency reports.

India is a parliamentary democracy and the most populous country in the world. The current term of office of the 543-seat lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, expires on June 16. By this time, a new composition of the Lok Sabha should be formed and the name of the Prime Minister who will lead the government for the next five years should be announced.

Voting in 28 states and 8 union territories is taking place in stages, and the counting of votes is expected to end on June 4. About 968 million voters will take part in the elections.

Members of the delegation of the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan took part in events organized by the Election Commission of India in Delhi. After that, representatives of our country visited several polling stations in Uttar Pradesh, got acquainted with the conditions created for voters to exercise their constitutional rights and advanced technologies introduced into the voting process.