Number Theory: What is at stake in today's voting?

After Friday’s polling, the casting of votes will have concluded in almost one-fifth of India’s 543 PCs.

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections kick off on April 19 with the first and largest among the seven phases of polling across 102 parliamentary constituencies (PCs) in 17 states and four Union territories (UTs). Here is what the contest entails.

Election officials set up a polling booth at a school in Tamil Nadu.(Reuters)