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![Bikas Das Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, stand in queue to cast their votes during the last round of a six-week-long national election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aac0ad00f6df403dbe5b7aae559dcb24/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, stand in queue to cast their votes during the last round of a six-week-long national election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
![Ashwini Bhatia The sun rises behind the Dhauladhar range of the Himalaya as people form queues before voting began in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0a41b961dd9541c994c036b5ce92e24e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The sun rises behind the Dhauladhar range of the Himalaya as people form queues before voting began in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Ashwini Bhatia The sun rises behind the Dhauladhar range of the Himalaya as people form queues to cast their vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5aa3159106ce4962a8f1036a7db0ecf7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The sun rises behind the Dhauladhar range of the Himalaya as people form queues to cast their vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Ashwini Bhatia The sun rises behind the Dhauladhar range of the Himalaya as people form queues to cast their vote during the last round of a six week-long national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world’s population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b631eabfca374849ac536df7de538948/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The sun rises behind the Dhauladhar range of the Himalaya as people form queues to cast their vote during the last round of a six week-long national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world’s population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Bikas Das An Indian para-military force soldier stands guard as nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, stand in queue to cast their votes during the last round of a six-week-long national election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7e5c37bc00ee46acb558fc470f5e7b5b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
An Indian para-military force soldier stands guard as nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, stand in queue to cast their votes during the last round of a six-week-long national election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
![Bikas Das Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, gather outside a polling station to cast their votes during the last round of a six-week-long national election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fe3cae19c8f841e7af1e7b15b0651a22/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, gather outside a polling station to cast their votes during the last round of a six-week-long national election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
![Ashwini Bhatia Women stand in a queue to cast their vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8f89602acab5484e9e6f3a5bd8742464/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Women stand in a queue to cast their vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Ashwini Bhatia A polling official looks on as a man leaves after casting his vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d7926fa3645d482abb4597669f4cdcf7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A polling official looks on as a man leaves after casting his vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Ashwini Bhatia A polling official looks at his device for confirmation as a voter casts her vote in a bye-election after voting in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1ca226ee133049f38b42733318d7c664/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A polling official looks at his device for confirmation as a voter casts her vote in a bye-election after voting in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Ashwini Bhatia Voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station during the last round of a six week-long national election near Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world's population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6548b3d84bf546898fe4ec337740df2c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Voters wait to cast their votes at a polling station during the last round of a six week-long national election near Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world's population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Ashwini Bhatia Elderly voters sit outside a polling booth waiting for their turn to vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5bad0f40ab6b404aab041128895229e8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Elderly voters sit outside a polling booth waiting for their turn to vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Ashwini Bhatia Polling officials check and seal an electronic voting machine before they allow voters to cast their votes at a polling station during the last round of a six week-long national election near Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world's population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0426e9ffb77b4ed9ab5cb9d0a2a9f60c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Polling officials check and seal an electronic voting machine before they allow voters to cast their votes at a polling station during the last round of a six week-long national election near Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world's population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Ashwini Bhatia A woman squats on the floor of a polling station as she pours tea for the officials during the last round of a six week-long national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world’s population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/30cb6827b16f495fa4a3f2a249cbb75e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A woman squats on the floor of a polling station as she pours tea for the officials during the last round of a six week-long national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world’s population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Rajesh Kumar Singh Muslims stand in queues to cast their votes in the seventh and final phase of national elections, in Varanasi, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2306cf93381b444d81947b50c5818880/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Muslims stand in queues to cast their votes in the seventh and final phase of national elections, in Varanasi, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
![Bikas Das Muslim women display indelible ink mark oh their index fingers after voting during the seventh and last phase of general election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ab6ae7ee66174e84a95f31072b0cf781/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Muslim women display indelible ink mark oh their index fingers after voting during the seventh and last phase of general election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
![Rajesh Kumar Singh Muslims stand in queues to cast their votes in the seventh and final phase of national elections, in Varanasi, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/62da5f88624d47ab955e619d51cf3310/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Muslims stand in queues to cast their votes in the seventh and final phase of national elections, in Varanasi, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six-week-long national election that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
![Bikas Das Members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness wait in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station during the seventh and last phase of general election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/eabe8677c5f6402caa1c76675b88b774/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness wait in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station during the seventh and last phase of general election, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
![Ashwini Bhatia People stand in queues to vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0afbbeff8fbf496fb3dd7ae2db022159/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
People stand in queues to vote in the seventh and last round of polling in India's national election in Dharamshala, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
![Rajesh Kumar Singh People stand in queue to cast their votes inside a polling station during the last round of a six-week-long national election in Varanasi, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh and last round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world’s population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b50305b480304e668e36b5aeee06c03d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
People stand in queue to cast their votes inside a polling station during the last round of a six-week-long national election in Varanasi, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The seventh and last round of voting in 57 constituencies across seven states and one union territory will complete polling for all 543 seats in the powerful lower house of parliament. Nearly 970 million voters more than 10% of the world’s population were eligible to elect a new parliament for five years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)