FILE- Leaders from the opposition INDIA alliance sit for a press briefing in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The opposition has united under a front called INDIA. The acronym, which stands for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, comprises India’s previously fractured opposition parties that are aiming to deny Modi a third straight win in the 2024 elections. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
FILE- Newly elected lawmakers from India's ruling alliance led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party raise their hands in support of Narendra Modi being elected their leader in New Delhi, India, May 25, 2019. India's 6-week-long general elections begin on April 19, 2024, and results will be announced on June 4. The voters, who comprise over 10% of the world's population, will elect 543 members for the lower house of Parliament for a term of five years. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda speak during an event organized to release their party's manifesto for the upcoming national parliamentary elections in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
FILE- Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) react as they listen to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak at an election rally in Meerut, India, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters wear masks of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election rally addressed by Modi in Meerut, India, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
FILE- India’s opposition Congress party leaders from left, Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Rahul Gandhi, display copies of party’s election manifesto during a press conference in New Delhi, India, April 5, 2024. India's 6-week-long general election starts on April 19 and results will be announced on June 4. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)