Thousands begin voting in the Indian capital's state legislature election on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party trying to unseat a powerful regional group that has ruled New Delhi for over a decade.

MP Sanjay Raut has strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit to the Kumbh Mela, cautioning that if voters in Delhi are swayed by this symbolic move, it would pose a “threat” to the country’s democratic structure,