People wait in line to cast their votes at a polling station during the first phase of the general election, in Alipurduar district in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

Voters line up outside a polling station to vote during the first phase of the general election at Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/ Navesh Chitrakar

A woman clad in a burqa walks outside a polling station during the first phase of the general election in Kairana, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A polling officer takes the thumb impression of a woman before she votes at a polling station during the first phase of the general election, in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave

A woman gets her finger inked before casting her vote at a polling station during the first phase of general election, in Alipurduar district in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station during the first phase of the general election, in Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Police officers use their phones as they wait to be deployed on election duties at a distribution centre, ahead of the first phase of India's general election, in Alipurduar district in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

People, who were relocated from Gangutia Basti, sit in a bus as they leave after casting their votes at a polling station inside Buxa Tiger reserve forest during the first phase of general election, in Alipurduar district in the eastern state of West Bengal, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

An election official holds a control unit during the first phase of the general election at Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/ Navesh Chitrakar

A woman, carrying her daughter, casts her vote at a polling station during the first phase of the general election, in the border village of Zokhawthar, Champhai district, in India's northeastern state of Mizoram, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Chanchinmawia

Voters wait outside a polling station to vote during the first phase of the general election in Kairana, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Election officials seal a control unit during the first phase of the general election at Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/ Navesh Chitrakar

A woman clad in a burqa shows her ink-marked finger after voting at a polling station during the first phase of the general election in Kairana, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

A security force personnel stands guard at a polling station inside a relief camp during the first phase of the general election, in Churachandpur, Manipur, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell

Women line up outside a polling station to vote during the first phase of the general election at Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/ Navesh Chitrakar

Voters queue as they wait to cast their votes next to security force personnel outside a polling station during the first phase of the general election, in Imphal, Manipur, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell

Rebika Sohtun, 39, who is eight months pregnant, reads instructions outside a remote polling station in Nongriat village, during the first phase of the election, in Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

A man leaves after casting his vote at a remote polling station in Nongriat village, during the first phase of the election, in Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Bet Rimai, 85, casts her vote at a remote polling station in Nongriat village, during the first phase of the election, in Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

A voter gets his finger inked before casting his vote at a remote polling station in Nongriat village, during the first phase of the election, in Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi