![Altaf Qadri Large cutout portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Indian National Congress (INC) leaders are erected overseeing political supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/395ecdc5f9de48eb8ceaf55c3d418b63/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Large cutout portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Indian National Congress (INC) leaders are erected overseeing political supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Anupam Nath India's Congress party leader Priyanka Gandhi waves during a road show as she campaigns for the upcoming national elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/acbf6957716c4ef2b4c1d0d25af32a6f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
India's Congress party leader Priyanka Gandhi waves during a road show as she campaigns for the upcoming national elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Altaf Qadri Supporters attend an election rally addressed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state, M. K. Stalin, ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0634457128024023a0c7b991d7a089ad/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters attend an election rally addressed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state, M. K. Stalin, ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Manish Swarup Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center in a saffron cap, and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, in saffron robes, ride in an open vehicle as they campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024.India is in election mode with colorful, and frenzied, campaign underway by various political parties to woo voters across the country. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in India's general election. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5fc93e2048a84defae3edaf0c0850986/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center in a saffron cap, and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, in saffron robes, ride in an open vehicle as they campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024.India is in election mode with colorful, and frenzied, campaign underway by various political parties to woo voters across the country. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in India's general election. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
![Anupam Nath India's Congress party workers shout slogans during an election campaign rally ahead of the first phase of general elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/19235d53dea64944bde3dcafef4fb550/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
India's Congress party workers shout slogans during an election campaign rally ahead of the first phase of general elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Altaf Qadri Portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party leaders and Indian National Congress (INC) leaders and other merchandise is for sale at an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e9d1bf4e83594794b450d1c7296ab36d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party leaders and Indian National Congress (INC) leaders and other merchandise is for sale at an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Manish Swarup Security people stand guard on the top of a building during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election campaign for the upcoming national elections in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. India is in election mode with colorful, and frenzied, campaign underway by various political parties to woo voters across the country. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in India's general election. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2d39ade449f848f2aae324c663e6831c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Security people stand guard on the top of a building during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election campaign for the upcoming national elections in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. India is in election mode with colorful, and frenzied, campaign underway by various political parties to woo voters across the country. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in India's general election. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
![Altaf Qadri Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state, M. K. Stalin, center, greets his supporters as he arrives to address them during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8f45466d684844ef97f1d863466dfc0e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state, M. K. Stalin, center, greets his supporters as he arrives to address them during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Anupam Nath Chandra Saora, 45, a tea garden supervisor, campaigns for the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the first phase of national elections in Marioni in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2d6936e6335b446596881efa95c01b2c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chandra Saora, 45, a tea garden supervisor, campaigns for the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the first phase of national elections in Marioni in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Altaf Qadri Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party leader M. K. Stalin, speaks on a stage resembling Indian parliament building during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eeb0ecebf681423ab5262f0dca7a0f8d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party leader M. K. Stalin, speaks on a stage resembling Indian parliament building during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Diptendu Dutta Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, center, greets as she walks with tribal people during an election campaign rally for the national elections, in Siliguri, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024.(AP Photo/Diptendu Dutta)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/da87ecf2c8c34ff0b75b80a20a42d7dc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, center, greets as she walks with tribal people during an election campaign rally for the national elections, in Siliguri, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024.(AP Photo/Diptendu Dutta)
![Anupam Nath A tea garden worker pastes a Bharatiya Janata Party poster on to a tree ahead of national elections in Marioni in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f90e5417d8b942288ee29ed500ff7450/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A tea garden worker pastes a Bharatiya Janata Party poster on to a tree ahead of national elections in Marioni in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Altaf Qadri Large cutout portraits of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are displayed along the route as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan rides on top of a vehicle during a roadshow ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d6cab9a1557f403e9f0aad2be98762dc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Large cutout portraits of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are displayed along the route as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan rides on top of a vehicle during a roadshow ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Anupam Nath Women supporters of the Congress party campaign for the upcoming national elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2537c8b7658a4a14bb4fb1c582d31db8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Women supporters of the Congress party campaign for the upcoming national elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Altaf Qadri Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party ride an auto rickshaw during a roadshow in support of their candidate Vinoj Selvam during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7ff67fe92f9344729e0b1989edfd7b48/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party ride an auto rickshaw during a roadshow in support of their candidate Vinoj Selvam during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, on the outskirts of southern Indian city of Chennai, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Anupam Nath India's Congress party supporters take part in a bike rally during a road show of leader Priyanka Gandhi ahead of the first phase of national elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8ae0f91ad6c148cc9529537aa489d4b4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
India's Congress party supporters take part in a bike rally during a road show of leader Priyanka Gandhi ahead of the first phase of national elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Altaf Qadri A woman showers flower petals as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party candidate Dayanidhi Maran, center, rides on top of a vehicle during a roadshow ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dd1dd27e63044ec28d6a87354cc7da07/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman showers flower petals as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party candidate Dayanidhi Maran, center, rides on top of a vehicle during a roadshow ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Altaf Qadri Supporters shout slogans as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan, center, brandishes a sword presented to her during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/44ce511b8d6c4cf48c0fb1d943995be7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters shout slogans as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan, center, brandishes a sword presented to her during an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Altaf Qadri A young Muslim boy waves as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party candidate Dayanidhi Maran's roadshow passes through a residential area ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e65b75aebde44b719ea39199b318b98e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A young Muslim boy waves as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party candidate Dayanidhi Maran's roadshow passes through a residential area ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Anupam Nath Tea garden laborers walk to deposit their pluck after attending a Bharatiya Janata Party election campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Marioni in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a596a54885cf433894c862dc79be2795/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Tea garden laborers walk to deposit their pluck after attending a Bharatiya Janata Party election campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Marioni in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Altaf Qadri People watch as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party candidate Dayanidhi Maran's roadshow passes through a residential area ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f2318a429e3a49589a964f04f7685c00/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People watch as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party candidate Dayanidhi Maran's roadshow passes through a residential area ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Altaf Qadri Members of a local band wait next to a large cutout portrait of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan as they wait for her arrival for an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2cb988cd1e724586bc7e69586c005d18/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Members of a local band wait next to a large cutout portrait of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan as they wait for her arrival for an election campaign rally ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Manish Swarup Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wear Indian prime Minister Narendra Modi masks during an election campaign in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. India is in election mode with colorful, and frenzied, campaign underway by various political parties to woo voters across the country. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in India's general election. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b02469bd06654f9ca96245dc74125e81/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wear Indian prime Minister Narendra Modi masks during an election campaign in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. India is in election mode with colorful, and frenzied, campaign underway by various political parties to woo voters across the country. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in India's general election. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
![Altaf Qadri Women do rituals as they welcome Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party candidate Thamizhachi Thangapandian, left, riding on top of a auto rickshaw during a roadshow ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/32c6b1460ebc41dabeed4246c1bfcea3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Women do rituals as they welcome Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party candidate Thamizhachi Thangapandian, left, riding on top of a auto rickshaw during a roadshow ahead of country's general elections, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
![Manish Swarup People wait at a crossroad to cheer Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming national elections in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. India is in election mode with colorful, and frenzied, campaign underway by various political parties to woo voters across the country. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in India's general election. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7cc018c6eb694f4685773de5d1a3be49/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People wait at a crossroad to cheer Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming national elections in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. India is in election mode with colorful, and frenzied, campaign underway by various political parties to woo voters across the country. From April 19 to June 1, nearly 970 million Indians or over 10% of the global population are eligible to vote in India's general election. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
![Anupam Nath India's Congress party supporters take part in a bike rally during an election campaign ahead of national elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8e675f1b14ae46b4a636419d5795229b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
India's Congress party supporters take part in a bike rally during an election campaign ahead of national elections in Titabor in upper Assam, India, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)