India, Feb. 6 -- As Delhi residents turned out to vote on Wednesday, the polling stations in the city's slums and unauthorised colonies were alive with conversations about a common set of concerns - welfare schemes, inflation, and local development. The voters in these areas said that access to basic amenities and government benefits played a crucial role in their electoral choices.

Kalabati Kumar, 65, a resident of Sangam Vihar - believed to be Delhi's largest unauthorised colony - was firm that the party that prioritises the welfare of the poor and education deserves her vote. "Our locality has many problems, but a lot of work has been done recently. I want the government to be re-elected because they care about the poor, our children'...