A Nation of 1.2 Billion Votes: Photos From India's Election

India's 814 million eligible voters began casting their ballots on Monday in the nation's general election, and will continue to do so on select days until the election's final day on May 12. This vote has the potential to strip power from Indian National Congress, the political party that has controlled India's most important house of parliament for 54 years.

Congress, as The Guardian reported, has seen its political clout wane leading up to this general election, and may lose control of its majority in the Lok Sabha, India's more powerful parliamentary house. Congress has controlled the house via a coalition with other parties since 2004, but corruption allegations and a struggling economy have given the rival Bharatiya Janata Party a chance to gain the upper hand. Read more...