Most of India’s Voters Fret Over Jobs, Inflation Ahead of Polls

  • Some 62% said it was harder to get employment opportunities
  • About 71% found prices have increased over the past five years
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A majority of Indian voters find the search for jobs has become difficult and their households are feeling the pinch from rising prices, according to an opinion survey published a week before elections kick off in Asia’s third largest economy.