Key parties woo women with promises of cash handout in Delhi polls

Free bus rides, electricity and water create a powerful voting bloc in India's capital

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The Aam Aadmi Party has gained popularity among Delhi women by launching female-friendly policies that include free bus rides. (Photo by Getty Images)

KIRAN SHARMA

NEW DELHI -- Ahead of India's national capital elections on Wednesday, major political parties have been aggressively courting the city's female voters, promising cash transfers, increased pensions, free public transit rides and a slew of other inducements.

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