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India Voter-Roll Protests Widen as Farmers Set to Join In

Bloomberg Markets23 October 2026, 03:05 UTCIndia

Indian farmers who helped force Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a rare policy retreat four years ago are set to join nationwide protests against a contentious overhaul of voter rolls on Friday, widening a movement challenging the country’s Election Commission.

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