New Delhi, March 21 -- Ahead of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Indian government has urged all non-residents of India (NRI) to cast their vote. The polls will be conducted in seven phases beginning from April 19 and the results will be declared on June 4.

The other phases will take place on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. In a post on X, the Press Information Bureau wrote: "Calling all NRI voters to cast their vote this Lok Sabha Elections" and shared a step-by-step guide to inform how NRI voters can participate in the general elections.

Notably, NRI were not allowed to cast their vote in the general elections before 2010. Now, all they have to do is to fill out Form 6A online at the voter portal - at https://vote...