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India vote a chance for Kashmiris to signal opposition to Modi

PM Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not field any candidates in Kashmir. [AFP]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign speeches claim his quelling of an insurgency in Kashmir as one of his greatest achievements, but many in the disputed region see India's election as a chance to signal their disagreement.

Widely expected to win the biggest poll in history, Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not field any candidates in Kashmir for the first time in nearly three decades. Experts say they would have been roundly defeated if they had.

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