In a recent address at the Odisha Bachao Samavesh in Bhubaneswar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge expressed concerns about the future of democracy in India if Prime Minister Narendra Modi were to retain power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Kharge referred to the BJP and RSS as 'poison' and warned that elections could resemble those in Russia, with leaders accumulating authority and returning to power consistently.