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FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2015 file photo, an Indian man sleeps on the roof of his house at a shanty area in New Delhi, India. India’s slowing economy appears not to have deterred millions of voters from supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party’s return to power. Final curtain fell down on Friday, May 24, 2019, on the marathon Indian parliament election that gave a second term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, despite his government’s flawed economic performance and his Hindu nationalist party’s divisive rhetoric. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

India’s Modi facing urgent economic challenges after win

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

FILE – In this May 16, 2014 file photo, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and India's next prime minister Narendra Modi greets the gathering at the home of his 90-year-old mother in Gandhinagar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claimed it had won re-election with a commanding lead in vote count Thursday, May 23, 2019. Modi, 68, the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, has carefully constructed an image of himself as a pious man of the people, a would-be monk called to politics who has elevated India’s status globally and transformed its parliamentary elections from a contest of political parties on social and economic issues into a cult of personality. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)

India’s Modi paints image of Hindu ascetic called to power

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a giant floral garland from party leaders at their headquarters in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the stock market soared in anticipation of another five-year term for the pro-business Hindu nationalist leader. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Narendra Modi pressured by Trump Iran sanctions, India economy after election win

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury — Special to The Washington Times

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah is showered with flower petals as he arrives at the party office in new Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead in Thursday's vote count, while the stock market soared in anticipation of another five-year term for the pro-business Hindu nationalist leader. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Modi surges to victory in India on Hindu-first platform

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

An election official checks electronic voting machines as counting votes of India's massive general elections begins in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2019. The count is expected to conclude by the evening, with strong trends visible by midday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

The Latest: Modi’s party surges to victory in Indian vote

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Indian policemen stand guard outside a vote counting center in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. India's Election Commission has rejected opposition fears of possible tampering of electronic voting machines ahead of Thursday's vote-counting to determine the outcome of the country's mammoth national elections. Authorities on Wednesday tightened security at counting centers where the electronic voting machines have been kept in strong rooms across the country. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India’s ruling party claims win with assured lead in votes

By Emily Schmall - Associated Press

An Indian Muslim woman displays indelible ink mark on her finger after her casting at a polling station, Bengali Tola Inter college in Varanasi, India, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Indians are voting in the seventh and final phase of national elections, wrapping up a 6-week-long long, grueling campaign season with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party seeking reelection for another five years. Counting of votes is scheduled for May 23. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

The Latest: India’s mammoth national election ends

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FILE - In this May 6, 2019 file photo, Indian women stand in a queue to cast their vote in Neemrana, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. The final phase of India’s marathon general election will be held on Sunday, May 19. The first of the election’s seven staggered phases was held on April 11. Vote counting is scheduled to start on May 23. India has 900 million eligible voters. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

AP PHOTOS: Indians vote in final phase of election

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FILE - In this April 2, 2019 file photo, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters wear masks of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ride a motorbike during an election campaign rally ahead of general elections in Borhola village, Assam state, India. The final phase of India’s marathon general election will be held on Sunday, May 19. The first of the election’s seven staggered phases was held on April 11. Vote counting is scheduled to start on May 23. India has 900 million eligible voters. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

India’s marathon election ends, vote count begins Thursday

By JULHAS ALAM and ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

FILE- In this Thursday, May 16, 2019 file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, is offered a giant floral garland during an election rally in Mathurapur, south of Kolkata, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Modi has taken his Bharatiya Janata Party’s fight to the state of West Bengal, where it hopes to retain a majority in staggered general elections concluding this week by diluting the strength of a formidable opponent, chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (AP Photo/Bikas Das, File)

India’s ruling party takes election battle to West Bengal

By JULHAS ALAM and EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

A Dec. 11, 2018, file photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, India. (Associated Press)

Indian prime minister mocked for Pakistan airstrike gaffe

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Election officers carry electronic voting machines before proceeding towards their allotted polling stations on the eve of polling in Prayagraj, India, Saturday, May 11, 2019. The sixth phase of the seven-phased general elections will be held Sunday. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

India’s marathon election reaches next-to-last phase

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Congress party supporters take selfies during an election campaign rally in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 9, 2019. In total, some 900 million people are registered to vote for candidates to fill 543 seats in India's lower house of Parliament. Voting concludes on May 19 and counting is scheduled for May 23. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Indian minister projects ruling party win as polls near end

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2019 file photo, India's Congress party President Rahul Gandhi attends a public rally in Mumbai, India. It has taken 15 years for this politician to come of age. Political observers in India are examining whether the scion of the country’s most important modern political dynasty can retain a seat in Parliament and revive his party’s fortunes. With India’s marathon general election inching toward the finish line, opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi is beginning to seem like more of a credible leader. But it’s unclear whether the 48-year-old has done enough to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Gandhi scion comes into his own as India polls near finish

By AMRIT DHILLON - Associated Press

Indian men and women stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling booth in Bardhaman east constituency, West Bengal state, India, Monday, April 29, 2019. With 900 million of India's 1.3 billion people registered to vote, the Indian national election is the world's largest democratic exercise. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Latest round of India’s national election marred by violence

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves after filing his nomination papers for the general elections in Varanasi, ,India , Friday, April 26, 2019. He prayed at a temple before arriving at the election office, flanked by Amit Shah, president of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janta Party, and several state chief ministers. Invoking Hindu symbolism, Modi told party workers before filing his nomination papers: &quot;Mother Ganga will take care of me.&quot; (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

PM Modi files nomination papers in India’s general election

By RAJESH KUMAR SINGH and BISWAJEET BANERJEE - Associated Press

A Kashmir burqa clad woman casts her vote inside a polling station during the third phase of India's general elections, at Verinag, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Kashmiri separatist leaders who challenge India's sovereignty over the disputed region have called for a boycott of the vote during the third phase of Indian general election. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

I killed as Indians vote in 3rd phase of national elections

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 16, 2019, photo, engineering student Mayank Thakur, 18, stands for a photograph in New Delhi, India. With nearly half the electorate under 35 and more than 15 million first time voters, India's young can swing the national vote in the world's largest democracy in any direction. “Unemployment is very high in India currently. India has a lot of engineers who haven’t been able to develop their skills because there aren’t enough jobs for them in India,&quot; Mayank told the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India’s population skews young, which may sway its elections

By RISHABH R. JAIN - Associated Press

In this Monday, April 8, 2019, photo, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP's manifesto for the upcoming general elections in New Delhi, India. Modi came to power in 2014 promising big-ticket economic reforms. But with unemployment rising and signature policies getting panned, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has adopted a nationalist pitch ahead of a general election that begins this week.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India stops release of biopic on PM Modi ahead of polls

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Indian polling officials and police with electronic voting machines and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) sit inside a vehicle before heading to a polling station on the eve of the first phase of general election in Majuli, Assam, India, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Voting will take place in seven phases over six weeks beginning Thursday. Nearly 900 million people, including 15.9 million first-time voters, are eligible to cast ballots in the world's largest democratic exercise. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

4 killed in Indian election violence as voting kicks off

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press