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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally continues to be more popular at the national level than any other leader, but local issues and personalities largely influence national elections. (Associated Press/File)

Narendra Modi campaigns on security in India elections

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury - Special to The Washington Times

FILE- In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo, students from various organizations participate in a demonstration demanding more job opportunities in New Delhi, India. According to the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy, employment actually contracted in the year following demonetization by 3.5 million jobs. The think tank said unemployment reached 7.4 percent in December 2018, its highest rate in more than two years. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

Jobs, castes and other issues in India’s general elections

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

From Left, Indian Foreign Minister Suushma Swaraj, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah release BJP's manifesto for the upcoming general elections in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 8, 2019. India's general elections are scheduled to be held in seven phases starting from April 11. Votes will be counted on May 23. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India’s ruling party releases manifesto days before election

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, right, greets Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on her birthday in Lucknow, India. Longtime political archrivals in India's most populous state have stitched an inventive political alliance that fuses votes from the ancient Hindu caste system to take on the ruling Hindu nationalist party-led government. (AP Photo/Nirala Tripathi)

India political rivals join hands in bid to top ruling party

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE - Associated Press

Bollywood biopic on Modi runs into trouble days before vote

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an election campaign rally of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Hyderabad, India, Monday, April 1, 2019. India's general elections will be held in seven phases starting April 11. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Narendra Modi puts legacy on line in India elections

By Siddhant Mohan and Jabeen Bhatti - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, Indians offer sweets to each other as they celebrate reports of Indian aircrafts bombing Pakistan territory in Mumbai, India. A standoff with nuclear rival Pakistan appears to have given Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the head of India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, a boost ahead of national elections set to begin in April. Making the most of the confrontation with Pakistan and his party’s efforts to project him as a strong leader, Modi has been crisscrossing India addressing rallies and claiming that his government’s response to the suicide bombing shows that a “New India” is emerging. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Pakistan standoff helps India’s Modi shift focus from jobs

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Months before he faces a re-election vote, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a decree allowing police, tax officials and other government agencies to monitor personal electronic devices without a court order. (Associated Press/File)

Narendra Modi’s data device decree sets off India privacy debate

By Siddhant Mohan - Special to The Washington Times

India's Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora speaks during a press conference in New Delhi, India, Sunday, March 10, 2019. India's Election Commission has announced that the upcoming national election will be held in seven phases in April and May as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party seeks a second term. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)

Indian elections to begin April 11 as Modi seeks re-election

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A member of the civil society group, Citizens of Lahore, participates in a candlelit vigil against war, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Residents near the disputed boundary in divided Kashmir region said Sunday it was quiet overnight, their first lull since a dangerous escalation between Pakistan and India erupted last week bringing the two nuclear-armed rivals close to full-out war. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Analysis: India, Pakistan de-escalate but triggers remain

By KATHY GANNON and EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman interacts with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and President Ram Nath Kovind during a ceremonial welcome in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Prince Mohammed arrived in India after visiting Pakistan, which New Delhi blames for a suicide bombing attack last week that killed at least 40 Indian soldiers in disputed Kashmir. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Saudi crown prince backs India’s fight against terrorism

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Indians protestor shouts slogans against Thursday's attack on a paramilitary to the Indian soldiers killed in Thursday's attack on a paramilitary convoy in Kashmir, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. The death toll from a car bombing on a paramilitary convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir has climbed to at least 40, becoming the single deadliest attack in the divided region's volatile history, security officials said Friday. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh)

AP Explains: What are India’s options after Kashmir attack

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Indian students from various student organizations participate in a protest rally in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. The march called the &quot;Young India Adhikaar March,&quot; or Young India Rights March, was held to demand the government address the problem of unemployment. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Jobless youth march to protest Indian ‘unemployment crisis’

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An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard near a temporary check point during a strike in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. India's prime minster is in disputed Kashmir for a daylong visit Sunday to review development work as separatists fighting Indian rule called for a shutdown in the Himalayan region. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

India’s prime minister visits Kashmir amid protest strike

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting in Thakurnagar, in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Modi has praised a controversial citizenship bill pending in Parliament at a rally in West Bengal state, kick-starting his Hindu nationalist party's campaign to retain power in general elections due by May. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Indian Prime Minister Modi defends citizenship bill at rally

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India’s Supreme Court reinstates investigative agency head

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Congress party supporters hold a cut-out of party President Rahul Gandhi and celebrate outside the party headquarters in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The Congress party won in the states of Chhatisgarh and Rajasthan, while it was in a close fight with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh state. (AP Photo)

Indian Prime Minister Modi’s party loses key state elections

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hand with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis are holding long-delayed talks Thursday with top Indian officials, looking to shore up the alliance with one of Washington's top regional allies. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Pompeo, Mattis talk bolstering Indian ties despite tensions

By TIM SULLIVAN - Associated Press

A woman sells Indian national flag memorabilia on the eve of Independence Day in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Modi says India will send manned flight into space by 2022

By ASHOK SHARMA - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second left, is received by Uganda first lady Janet Museveni, as Uganda Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanhya, centre right, Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, third right, and Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, far left, look on, outside Parliament in Uganda capital Kampala Wednesday July 25, 2018. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India is pledging to &quot;intensify and deepen&quot; the Asian country's engagement with Africa. (AP Photo / Stephen Wandera

In Uganda, Modi says Africa is a top priority for India

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press