Voting continues in India amid tight security

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-23-2009 19:30

Voting continues in India amid tight security for 140 constituencies across 12 states. It's the second of five phases in the country's general elections. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cast his vote in Dispur, the capital city of the insurgency-hit northeastern state of Assam.

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard outside a polling booth  in Ayodhya, India, Thursday, April 23, 2009. Suspected  communist rebels used a homemade bomb to attack a jeep  carrying election officials, injuring two people, as voting began Thursday in the second round of India's month long  national elections, officials said.(AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voted along with his wife, Gursharan Kaur.

Singh expressed the hope his Congress will emerge victorious in these elections.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh said, "Congress will be victorious in Assam, with thumping majority. There will be a central government led by the Congress party."

Preliminary polls show the main national parties may struggle to form a stable coalition.