In the earlier Lok Sabha elections (referring to 2014 and 2019 possibly), national issues dominated, but this time, caste was the major factor, Pawar said.
Most brokerages still expect that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by PM Narendra Modi will comfortably form the central government for the third straight time.
With 27 confirmed deaths in four incidents of landslides, Mizoram was the worst affected. Locals said there had been a series of landslides and the death toll could go up.
