the main focus is varanasi with the b.j.p.'narendra modi is fighting for the seat against the common man party. both men hope to try to win the seat and project an image that they condition represent the whole of the country. he comes from delhi, narendra modi from goodrah. by fighting for a seat in a different state they are trying to send the message across. security is tight. there has been violence mainly in the east of the country. violence - we have seen moouist violence on sunday, in eastern maharajastra. votes will be counted on friday. it's expected postal first, and the electronic voting machines will then be able to tell us who is going to farm the next government of india in the 16th parliamentary elections. the trends coming three or four hours after the votes are counted on friday. >>> australia has tough new laws aimed at cracking down on gang violence. so-called bikie gangs are accused of being behind a surge of violent crime. many bikers say the new laws threaten their civil rights. andrew thomas reports. >> re

one key battleground in the skate state of varanasi. arvind kejriwal. >> we want a good government. we should only vote for a person who can deliver this to us. >> india has had record growth the ladder 20 years, an income distribution programs have lifted millions out of poverty into a new middle class. it's these voters who are concerned now that india's striking gdp growth is slowing. voters want the next period to rein in inflation. most serve o survive on $2 a da. the congress party fought to end british colonial rule. today's congress party has been plagued with allegations. modi has been dogged about his attitude towards india's minority. in 2000, as many as a thousand muslims were killed. modi was accused of not doing enough to stop the violence. the u.s. revoked his visa over it. the g.o.p. leader has denied any wrongdoing ever since and the court found there was not enough evidence to bring him to trial. watching these elections closely is pakistan. the relationship between the two nuclear arms nations have long been strained. new delhi has not forthen the mumbai terror at

now this is one of the most anticipated battles of the election here with varanasi. the front runner focus off against the common man party who's won support for his campaign against corruption. let's go inside to see how the voting is going. heavy security at all polling sfa stations. what happens once inside names are checked off and their fingers are marked to prevent fraud. this is how they cast their vote with this electronic voting machine. the man inside the booth is pressing a button to make his chose. this is how it's done across the country. after five weeks of voting, nine rounds in all, longest elections in india's history, many indians will be relieved this process is almost at an end. >>> in the last hour, the islamist militant group boko haram has released a video claiming the nigeria girls have been converted to islam. in the video the group claims to show 130 of the girls wearing full length and praying in an .z indisclosed rural location. let's get more from abuja. i gather you've not seen the video as yet. what do we know and how do we know it's ge

thousands of voters turned out in the hindu holy city of varanasi.nsidered a stronghold ofç modi's hindu nationalist party. official results are expected on friday. >> woodruff: one of washington's best known landmarks, the washington monument, reopened to the public today, almost three years after it was damaged in an earthquake. the moment was marked with pomp and pageantry on the national mall and an official ribbon cutting. it followed months of work to repair more than 150 cracks. bob vogel of the national park service welcomed visitors back to the 130-year-old obelisk this morning. >> national mall and memorial parks is proud to serve as caretaker of this historic structure by both preserving the building and helping visitors better understand its significance and we are thrilleç to be able to once again open its doors. >> woodruff: the refurbishment of the washington monument and its new exhibits cost anç estimated $15 million, half of which was paid for by philanthropist david rubenstein. >> ifill: wall street hit some record highs today. th