![Manish Swarup Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, center, sits with the election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar, left, and S. S. Sandhu at a press conference organized by the commission to announce dates for the national elections, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9eda3d73c9564e2a812621d23567eab1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, center, sits with the election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar, left, and S. S. Sandhu at a press conference organized by the commission to announce dates for the national elections, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, speaks at a press conference organized by the commission to announce dates for the national elections, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, speaks at a press conference organized by the commission to announce dates for the national elections, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, speaks at a press conference organized by the commission to announce dates for the national elections, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/733f1f763c47469c81d43457a6380ae9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, speaks at a press conference organized by the commission to announce dates for the national elections, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)