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Opposition figures were held briefly at a New Delhi demonstration after accusing Narendra Modi’s ruling party of manipulating elections.

By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar

Reporting from New Delhi

Hundreds of Indian opposition figures were briefly detained by the police in New Delhi on Monday as they tried to march on the country’s election commission, protesting what they say are repeated and calculated electoral irregularities favoring Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s powerful ruling party.