Author: Emily Schmall, Associated Press

Since India and Pakistan obtained independence from British rule, the neighbors have fought two wars over Kashmir.

The final tally was expected by Thursday evening at the earliest.

The India Meteorological Department said the “extremely severe” cyclone in the Bay of Bengal hit the coastal state of Odisha around 8 a.m.

With 900 million of India’s 1.3 billion people registered to vote, election seen as referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party.