NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meditate on a rocky outcrop off India's coast on Friday in a final appeal to his Hindu voter base as the marathon national elections draw to a close.

Modi remains roundly popular and is widely expected to win a third term when the poll concludes, in large part due to his cultivated image as an aggressive champion of the country's majority faith.

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