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AP News (5 February 2025)

India's capital province of Delhi began voting on Wednesday (Feb 5) in local elections with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vying to dislodge one of his chief opponents.

Delhi, a sprawling megacity home to more than 30 million people, has been governed for most of the past decade by charismatic Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Kejriwal rode to power as an anti-corruption crusader a decade ago, and his profile has bestowed upon him the mantle of being one of the chief rivals to Modi.

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