we three-year-old rahul gandhi promises a growth rate of eight percent in three years and programs to help the poor. >> we believe we cannot know the country while the collecting either business or neglecting the poor people. and the best party, the best ideologic -- ideology to do this, the congress party. >> the biggest election of the world's largest democracy will run for six meters -- six weeks. >> ukraine, to regional government buildings and a security service office has been seized by pro-russian protesters in three different cities in eastern ukraine. wantemonstrators say they a crimea-style referendum on whether or not to become part of russia. witnesses in one town said pro-russian activists are occupying regional offices there and they proclaimed the creation etsk separatist dont republic. >> in front of the regional government headquarters, pro-russian charged police lines. eventually, activists broke through, storming the building and raising the russian flag. tousing to use force dislodge demonstrators, police officers withdrew. earlier in the day, similar etsk,s took p

. >> it was rahul gandhi's great grandfather that led.e economy has slowed, it's no longer so clear congress and india's destiny are intertwined. the party has been tarnished by corruption and increasingly young population wants promises of jobs rather than handouts of subsidies congress has relied on. >> i think we are seeing the end of the congress party. >> the politics keeps the congress party surviving. it doesn't have -- there's no better handout. you're losing workers on the ground. then now you have dynasty succession by gandhi which doesn't have possibility to win election. >> the gandhi family has dominated politicpolitics. many predict that era is coming to an end. the party is hoping by putting rahul gandhi forward as the new younger face, that will save it from defeat. the party has survived dire predictions before. the congress party is starting to look like it's stuck in the past. bbc news delhi. >> reporter: tomorrow we'll be profiling the third force in this 2014 election of the common man party, the new force we're seein

ruling congress party have been plagued by corruption scandal and policy inertia, its candidate rahul gandhi failed to provide confidence. india's economy was growing at 10%. today it dropped to less than 5%. voters were concerned by high inflation, looking for reform, and that is what they were promised. >> but some servers are worried that the ellageous nationalism will marginalise hindus. >> hind use are a fractured society. if you have that vision that we are one, will be one, i will make you one, i will give you an identity, then you are making a big mistake, which is why mohamed morsi is dangerous. many indians are likely to vote for mohamed morsi, because of hindu nationalism. >> an indian court sentenced three men to death for the gang rape of a photo journalist. it's the first time an execution has been ordered in a case that didn't involve the death of the victim. it raised concerns about women's securities. the men are guilty of a separate gang rape committed several months earlier. >> now, a 9-month-old baby in pakistan has been charged with attempted murder after being accused o

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. >> the congress party campaign is being led by rahul gandhi, son of influential nehru gandhi political dynasty. prime minister manmohan singh is not running in the election, making gandhi the likeliest choice for premier if his party wins. the largest opposition force has put modi forward as its candidate for prime minister. he's known for spurring economic growth as chief minister of the western state of gujarat. recent polls suggest his party may make a strong showing in the election. voting will end on may 12th. and ballots will be counted on the 16th. the outcome of the election could take asia's third largest economy in a new direction. nhk's former delhi correspondent explains. >> this time around we could see a change of government in india. the latest opinion polls suggest the main opposition djp and its allies will win more seats than they did in 2009 election, and we have many more seats than the ruling coalition. the national congress party could lose two-thirds of its current seats. bjp's modi has implemented economic reforms that helped the state achieve the fastest growth

on the other, rahul gandhi and the ruling secular congress party. modi and his mr.ty have the upper hand. they are the front runners according to the polls. not that they would get an absolute majority in parliament, but it does look as if they are poised to get enough of the votes over the next five weeks to form a stable coalition that they would lead. that could mean real change. if you look at indian politics now, the current prime minister has been in power for 10 years. the gandhi dynasty has been in since 1947.or less, the congress party's current candidate is the son and grandson of the preceding prime minister's. seen as the candidate for change that indians would like to see. you have the economy issue, inflation, already, corruption. 10.2 -- can point to where he has been a leader and say that the economy there has been better than most of india. the indian electorate wants change and they want a better economy. through the investment perspective, particularly from an international, corporate point of view. this is a big market and there are huge challeng

then there's rahul gandhi, from the congress party. he goms from a political family, father, grandmother, and great grandfather servings as prime ministerses. and arvind kejriwal is another candidate with the commonman party, founded in 2012. our correspondent sohail rahman, in new delhi says security for the election is tight. >> there's concern about community across the general election, and when certain dates were to vote, especially in the nearby borders - they were closed. what we have seen in the first week of elections is violence - what is described as the corridor of india. they have been fighting a left-wing maoist insurgency for decades. individuals feel that the natural resources of coal, mineral and lumbar are taken from the state, but the revenues from the items are not being ploughed back into infrastructure and for the benefit of the people. >> sohail rahman in new delhi for us. >> when it comes to the act of voting, it's not a simply as many assume. it reports -- we report on the commeption votersers -- challenges vot

there's rahul gandhi, of the congress party. coming from one of india's famous political families. father, grandmother and great-grandmother served as prime ministers. another is arvind kejriwal. with the independent common man party, foumeding it back -- founding it back in 2012 and serving as the chief minister. >> voting is in the as easy as expected. nidhi dutt reports. >> mehboob ali may not have much, but he has the right to vote. and that's exactly what he and his wife are setting out to do. they were forced to leave their home after communal violence ravaged their village last year. since then mehboob ali has struggled to recover his family's official documenties. he did manage to get them temporary ids to be able to vote. >> translation: there should be peace in our county and all indians somehow prosper equally. we should all have work and a play to live. >> from roov tops to the grans of polling stations paramilitary and police officers were out in force. fighting bun muslims and hindus is a real and unsettling threat to many voters here, and because of this the need for

opinion polls suggest the ruling congress party will be defeated despite the personal popularity of rahul gandhiopposition is expected to be the largest party and they went up to 214 seats. pollsters see them winning just 123. ends on may 12 with results just four days later. ukraine with a series of pro-moscow demonstrations. protesters stormed regional government buildings, demanding a referendum like the one in crimea. eastern ukraine was the heartland of former president viktor yanukovych. about half the population is ethnically russian and many want to follow crimea back to moscow. thousands in northern chile or maine homeless after a series -- remain homeless after a series of powerful earthquakes. buildings were damaged, leaving many people living in tents and relying on the government for help. the u.s. geological survey says one of a magnitude 5.3 struck in just the last few hours. and mercedes has taken another grand prix victory. lewis hamilton took his second victory in a row after a battle with his teammate. -tailair were nose-to- almost the entire time. a remarkable crash. a lotus

then there's rahul gandhi, from the congress party. he comes from one of the india's maim us families, his father, grandmother and great-grandmother served as prime ministers. there's a new contender and that's arvind kejriwal. his common party was founded two years ago with the aim of rooting out corruption. less than a week into the elections there has been reports of violence this some state and 12 were killed this central india. security is very, very tight. >> there was concern about security across the general election, and when certain states went to vote. what we have seen in the first week of elections a violence in what is described as the red corridor of india. they have been fighting a left-wing maoist insurgency. individuals feel that the natural resources of coal, minor always and lumber are between taken away interest the state. the revenues are not being ploughed back into the infrastructure, and for the benefit of the people. >> security is a major concern in a northern indian state where religious tensions run high. >