State Scarred by Deadly Riots Holds Election
Tens of thousands of armed police protected voters but couldn’t quell all sectarian violence in India’s Gujarat state, where rioting this year claimed 1,000 lives, mostly Muslims killed by Hindus.
Two exit polls predicted that the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party would be returned to power in Gujarat, but with a smaller margin. The party is accused of fomenting the riots.
On Thursday, at least 36 people were hurt and shops were burned down in six villages in Mehsana district, 40 miles east of Ahmadabad, the main city.
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