The dishes at a community center potluck for Indian expatriates near Washington, D.C., ranged from chana masala, a popular northern Indian chickpea curry, to idli, a southern Indian rice cake. The guests’ views on India’s general election were equally varied. Supporters of candidates challenging Mr. Modi’s party criticized what they saw as his disregard for minorities and democratic norms. “What is the vision for India in 2024?” the host, Somu Kumar, a manager at a cloud computing company, said recently of that winter potluck. Expatriate Indians also cannot cast absentee ballots under India’s electoral laws.

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Persons: chana, Narendra Modi’s, Modi’s, Somu Kumar Organizations: Washington , D.C Locations: Washington ,, India, Delhi’s