Voting begins in India's West Bengal state after a national voter list purge
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An elderly voter poses for a photograph after casting her vote during the first phase of polling in Nandigram, in West Bengal state, India, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Bhaskar Mallick)A security person assists voters standing in a queue at a polling booth during the first phase of voting in West Bengal state elections in Nandigram, India, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Bhaskar Mallick)Posters with Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee are fixed on back of auto-rickshaws ahead of the West Bengal state Legislative Assembly elections, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)Police personnels check a car as part of security measures ahead of the West Bengal state Legislative Assembly elections, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, shout slogans during a campaign rally for their candidate ahead of the West Bengal state Legislative Assembly elections, in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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An elderly voter poses for a photograph after casting her vote during the first phase of polling in Nandigram, in West Bengal state, India, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Bhaskar Mallick)