FILE- Gujarat state's then chief minister Narendra Modi, third left, former chief minister Keshubhai Patel, second right, and leaders of Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), in front, salute during the concluding ceremony of the eight-day RSS convention in Ahmedabad, India, Jan. 1, 2006. Experts say Modi’s spiritual and political upbringing from the RSS is the driving force in everything he’s done as prime minister over the past 10 years. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
Youth and children participate in Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s shakha in Ahmedabad, India, April 8, 2024. Shakhas, or local units, induct boys by combining religious education with self-defense skills and games. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Ambalal Koshti, 76, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at BJP's Gujarat state head quarters in Gandhinagar, India, April 8, 2024. “We never imagined that we would get power in such a way,” said Koshti, who says he first brought Indian Prime Minister Modi into the political wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1969 in their home state of Gujarat. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
FILE- Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, left, administers oath to Narendra Modi, center, for a second term as India's prime minister during a swearing in ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, May 30, 2019. Modi is campaigning for a third term in the general election starting Friday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
FILE – In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, Indian Muslims shower flower petals as volunteers of Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, (RSS), march on the concluding day of their three-day meeting in Bhopal, India. For the RSS, Indian civilization is inseparable from Hinduism. (AP Photo/Rajeev Gupta, File)
Gujarat's former Chief Secretary, P. K. Laheri speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in Ahmedabad, India, April 8, 2024. The former senior bureaucrat said Modi “does not risk anything" when it comes to winning. he goes into the election thinking the party won't miss a single seat. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Youth and children participate in Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s shakha in Ahmedabad, India, April 8, 2024. Shakhas, or local units, induct boys by combining religious education with self-defense skills and games. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets during the unveiling of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party’s election manifesto in New Delhi, India, April 14, 2024. Modi is campaigning for a third term in the general election starting Friday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sandalwood paste and vermilion applied on his forehead during the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor, a promenade that connects the Ganges River with the centuries-old temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva in Varanasi, India, Dec. 13, 2021. Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
Youth and children participate in Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s shakha in Ahmedabad, India, April 8, 2024. Shakhas, or local units, induct boys by combining religious education with self-defense skills and games. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the country's Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Aug. 15, 2014. Modi is campaigning for a third term in the general election starting Friday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)
FILE - In this May 20, 2014 file photo, before being elected as prime minister for the first time, Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi, bends down on his knees on the steps of the Indian parliament building as a sign of respect as he arrives for the BJP parliamentary party meeting in New Delhi, India. Modi is campaigning for a third term in the general election starting Friday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
FILE - In this April 10, 2016, file photo, members of Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) stand during Varsh Pratipada festival, the Hindu New Year in Ahmedabad, India. For the group, Indian civilization is inseparable from Hinduism. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki,file)
A policeman keeps watch from the roof of a building during a campaign rally by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of parliamentary elections in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. Modi is campaigning for a third term in the general election starting Friday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Mohanlal Gupta, a scrap trader, worships a statue of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a temple he has built on the third floor of his residential building at Gadkhol village near Ankleshwar in Baruch district of Gujarat state, India, Feb. 5, 2024. With approval ratings over 70%, Modi’s popularity has eclipsed that of his party. Supporters see him as a strongman leader, unafraid to take on India’s enemies, from Pakistan to the liberal elite. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
FILE - In this April 25, 2019 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd during a political campaign road show in Varanasi, India. Modi is campaigning for a third term in the general election starting Friday. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)