ChinesePod News (April 19, 2019)br br India held the second round of its parliamentary elections on Thursday, with voting taking place in 13 states. These included the territory of Kashmir, authority over which has been a difficult political issue for decades. National security in Kashmir has also been used as a main campaign topic for the sitting prime minister Narendra Modi, who hopes to get re-elected for a second term.br br NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at br This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary: br br 投票　to votebr 争议 to disputebr 主权　sovereigntybr 分裂主义派　separatist partybr 分治　partitionbr br Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!br ===================================br Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.