Elections in the World’s Largest Democracy Are Being Boycotted in One Embattled Province

Summary: As hundreds of millions of Indians take part in the largest democratic election in the world, residents of the northern province of Kashmir are engaging in what appears to be a historic boycott of the vote. The current Indian prime ministerial election, which runs over the course of a month, pits the incumbent Narendra Modi of theHindunationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, against Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress.