Most viral photos from Elections 2014

 

Quaint slogans and appalling invectives concurrently punctuate the electoral air. Hundreds of thousands of curious supporters throng political rallies to listen to star politicians. Dozens of political parties owing allegiance to various regional aspirations, religious mores, caste equations, diverse ideologies and ethnicities jostle around to woo the voter. Lookalikes and celebrities, transgender candidates and hardboiled political veterans, unknown faces and women contestants fight each other, adding spice and colour to electioneering. Jet-setting campaigners fly around covering the length and breadth of the country to sell their ideas to an expectant electorate. From models stripping in support of contestants to candidates violating model code and being abused in public, controversies are galore, too. We bring you the most controversial and viral scenes from the world's largest elections ever in which 815 million people are eligible to vote