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India Election

Nearly 500 million people are voting in national elections in India this month. And the Bhartiya Janata party may have a good chance of victory. But, the BJP is a Hindu nationalist party and many of India's Muslim's are anxious about the party's appeal for a 'uniform national heritage.' NPR's Chitra Ragan reports.

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