India goes to polls: The election timeline in one single chart

[caption id="attachment_81659" align="alignleft" width="860"] The elections are being held in nine phases between 7 April and 12 May. Exit polls will start on 12 May with the final results announced on 16 May. The term of the current Lok Sabha comes to an end on 31 May 2014, which gives the

parties around two weeks to negotiate post-election alliances (if necessary) to form the new government. ( Source: Nomura)[/caption]