Hannah Ellis-Petersen

· 9-min read In this article: Narendra Modi As the distant rumble of a helicopter drew closer, cheers erupted from the gathered crowds in anticipation.

India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of hate speech during a campaign rally where he called Muslims “infiltrators” who had “many children” and claimed they would take people's hard-earned money.

Making a breakthrough in Tamil Nadu and Kerala is crucial to the BJP’s ambitions to gain an even larger parliamentary majority – but it won’t be easy

Under Tamil Nadu's scorching midday sun, K Annamalai waved at the crowd gathered around his campaign bus.

Reged Ahmad speaks to south Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen about the logistical challenges of the mammoth election and why Narendra Modi is popular yet divisive

Supreme court judges order Arvind Kejriwal’s release until 1 June and question timing of his arrest on corruption charges

When the people of Gujarat cast their votes last week in India's six-week-long election, there was one constituency in the state that stood silent.

Opposition say ruling party undermining democracy by using police to harass candidates into not contesting in elections

Arrests in killing of Canadian Sikh activist offer glimpse of the nexus of underworld crime and alleged Indian hit squads

While the number of Indian billionaires soars, growing unemployment has become a big problem for the BJP as it campaigns for a third term