969 million Indian voters go to polls for general election

India, the world’s largest democracy, goes to the polls for general elections, which are set to be held for more than six weeks. The polls will be open until June 1st with results to be announced 3 days later. RT correspondent Runjhun Sharma reports from our studio in New Delhi, accompanied by Veena Sikri, former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, commenting on what Indian elections mean for the rest of the world