<p>879 million Indians head to the polls in the largest elections in history. Jen talks to <a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/experts/714">Milan Vaishnav</a>, host of <em><a href="http://grandtamasha.com">Grand Tamasha</a>,</em> about what's at stake in the 2019 Indian general election. To learn more, <a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/interactive/india-elects-2019">check out Milan's explanation of the Indian elections</a>, and listen to more election analysis on Milan's weekly podcast on Indian politics, <a href="http://grandtamasha.com">Grand Tamasha</a>.</p>

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