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Supporters of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wait for his arrival as a policeman stands guard during a roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Supporters of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wait for his arrival as a policeman stands guard during a roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi await his arrival during a roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi await his arrival during a roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



A supporter throws flower petals on India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

A supporter throws flower petals on India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves after attending a ritual known as “Aarti” during evening prayers on the banks of the river Ganges, after his roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves after attending a ritual known as “Aarti” during evening prayers on the banks of the river Ganges, after his roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi dressed as deities attend a roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi dressed as deities attend a roadshow in Varanasi, India, April 25, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)



A boy looks on as he stands in a queue with women waiting to cast their votes at a polling station during the third phase of the general election on the outskirts of Pune, April 23, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

A boy looks on as he stands in a queue with women waiting to cast their votes at a polling station during the third phase of the general election on the outskirts of Pune, April 23, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)



A man collects recyclable materials as smoke billows from a burning garbage dump site on the occasion of Earth Day, in Kolkata, April 22, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A man collects recyclable materials as smoke billows from a burning garbage dump site on the occasion of Earth Day, in Kolkata, April 22, 2019. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Women cover themselves during a dust storm on the banks of the river Ganges in Prayagraj, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

Women cover themselves during a dust storm on the banks of the river Ganges in Prayagraj, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)



A man sits in the rubble of his burnt shack after a fire at a slum in New Delhi, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

A man sits in the rubble of his burnt shack after a fire at a slum in New Delhi, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)



A woman is comforted after her shack was destroyed in a fire at a slum in New Delhi, India, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

A woman is comforted after her shack was destroyed in a fire at a slum in New Delhi, India, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)



A girl throws water on burnt books after a fire at a slum in New Delhi, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

A girl throws water on burnt books after a fire at a slum in New Delhi, April 27, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)



Women sit on top of a vehicle as they leave after casting their votes outside a polling station at Sirohi district in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan, India on April 29, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Women sit on top of a vehicle as they leave after casting their votes outside a polling station at Sirohi district in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan, India on April 29, 2019. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



A woman walks through an alley in a residential area in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)

A woman walks through an alley in a residential area in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)



Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone shows an ink mark on her finger after casting her vote at a polling station in Mumbai, India April 29, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone shows an ink mark on her finger after casting her vote at a polling station in Mumbai, India April 29, 2019. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)



Indian army and paramilitary soldiers stand guard as an Indian Army convoy crosses the national highway on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 07 April 2019. The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned civilian traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway for two days in a week (Sunday and Wednesday) for safe passage of Indian security forces convoys. The authorities have deployed civil magistrates on the highway to facilitate travel of medical emergencies, students and tourists on highway by giving them on-spot travel passes. Earlier, after February 14 suicide car bombing on CRPF convoy in which 40 paramilitary personnel were killed, forces were stopping civilian vehicles during convoy movements. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)

Indian army and paramilitary soldiers stand guard as an Indian Army convoy crosses the national highway on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 07 April 2019. The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned civilian traffic on Srinagar-Jammu national highway for two days in a week (Sunday and Wednesday) for safe passage of Indian security forces convoys. The authorities have deployed civil magistrates on the highway to facilitate travel of medical emergencies, students and tourists on highway by giving them on-spot travel passes. Earlier, after February 14 suicide car bombing on CRPF convoy in which 40 paramilitary personnel were killed, forces were stopping civilian vehicles during convoy movements. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)



Villagers move to safer places amidst gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri, in the Indian state of Odisha, Friday, May 3, 2019. Indian authorities have evacuated hundreds of thousands of people along the country's eastern coast ahead of a cyclone moving through the Bay of Bengal. Meteorologists say Cyclone Fani was expected to make landfall on Friday with gale-force winds of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) per hour likely starting Thursday night. It warned of “extremely heavy falls” over parts of the state of Odisha and its southern neighbor Andhra Pradesh. (Photo by AP Photo)

Villagers move to safer places amidst gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri, in the Indian state of Odisha, Friday, May 3, 2019. Indian authorities have evacuated hundreds of thousands of people along the country's eastern coast ahead of a cyclone moving through the Bay of Bengal. Meteorologists say Cyclone Fani was expected to make landfall on Friday with gale-force winds of up to 200 kilometers (124 miles) per hour likely starting Thursday night. It warned of “extremely heavy falls” over parts of the state of Odisha and its southern neighbor Andhra Pradesh. (Photo by AP Photo)



“Veeragase” folk artists of Karnataka dressed as deities take part in a rally during “Mahaveer Jayanthi” festival celebrations, in Bangalore on April 17, 2019. “Mahavir Jayanti” is one of the most auspicious festivals for the Jain community which is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and the last “Thirthankara” of Jainism. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran/AFP Photo)

“Veeragase” folk artists of Karnataka dressed as deities take part in a rally during “Mahaveer Jayanthi” festival celebrations, in Bangalore on April 17, 2019. “Mahavir Jayanti” is one of the most auspicious festivals for the Jain community which is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and the last “Thirthankara” of Jainism. (Photo by Manjunath Kiran/AFP Photo)



In this January 16, 2019, file photo, a homeless man sleeps on a median strip in New Delhi, India. In India, some 270 million people – nearly 22 percent of the country's population – live in poverty, making giveaways particularly attractive to voters. The Modi government in its interim budget in January announced farmers would be paid 6,000 rupees ($85) annually, benefiting as many as 120 million households and income tax relief to the middle class. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo/File)

In this January 16, 2019, file photo, a homeless man sleeps on a median strip in New Delhi, India. In India, some 270 million people – nearly 22 percent of the country's population – live in poverty, making giveaways particularly attractive to voters. The Modi government in its interim budget in January announced farmers would be paid 6,000 rupees ($85) annually, benefiting as many as 120 million households and income tax relief to the middle class. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo/File)



Indian married women take part in the Gangaur festival in Udaipur, in Rajasthan state, on April 8, 2019. During the Gangaur festival, married women worship the Hindu goddess Gauri, consort of the deity Shiva. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)

Indian married women take part in the Gangaur festival in Udaipur, in Rajasthan state, on April 8, 2019. During the Gangaur festival, married women worship the Hindu goddess Gauri, consort of the deity Shiva. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)



Indian Sikh devotees light candles on the occasion of the Baisakhi festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on April 14, 2019. Baisakhi, usually celebrated on April 13 or 14 every year, is a religious and spring festival that marks the Sikh New Year. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)

Indian Sikh devotees light candles on the occasion of the Baisakhi festival at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on April 14, 2019. Baisakhi, usually celebrated on April 13 or 14 every year, is a religious and spring festival that marks the Sikh New Year. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)



A Kashmiri boatman wades through the interiors of Nigeen Lake during rains in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 24 April 2019. The fresh rains brought down the temperature in the region. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)

A Kashmiri boatman wades through the interiors of Nigeen Lake during rains in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 24 April 2019. The fresh rains brought down the temperature in the region. (Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA/EFE)



An Indian worker wears a worn out protection mask as he works in a small aluminum factory in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. International Labor Day also known as May Day is marked across the world on May 1. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)

An Indian worker wears a worn out protection mask as he works in a small aluminum factory in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. International Labor Day also known as May Day is marked across the world on May 1. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)



A woman laborer carries her child in a basin on her head near a construction site on the occasion of the International Labour Day or May Day in Bhopal, India on  May 1, 2019. The International Labor Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world. (Photo by Sanjeev Gupta/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A woman laborer carries her child in a basin on her head near a construction site on the occasion of the International Labour Day or May Day in Bhopal, India on May 1, 2019. The International Labor Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world. (Photo by Sanjeev Gupta/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



Sikh men and children take a holy dip in the sacred pond of the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh places on the occasion of the Visakhi festival in Amritsar, India, 14 April 2019. In 1699 AD, Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth Sikh Guru, or Master, organized the Sikhs under one order called the Khalsa Panth commemorated as the Visakhi Festival which also marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year. The day is celebrated with religious fervor and zeal by the people of Punjab. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA/EFE)

Sikh men and children take a holy dip in the sacred pond of the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh places on the occasion of the Visakhi festival in Amritsar, India, 14 April 2019. In 1699 AD, Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth Sikh Guru, or Master, organized the Sikhs under one order called the Khalsa Panth commemorated as the Visakhi Festival which also marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year. The day is celebrated with religious fervor and zeal by the people of Punjab. (Photo by Raminder Pal Singh/EPA/EFE)
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