(Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared poised to win reelection in the world’s largest democracy, according to exit polls released after voting ended Sunday in India’s marathon national election. The exit polls seemed to indicate that Modi’s campaign strategy had paid dividends. Two exit polls predicted that Modi’s coalition would fall short of that mark. Observers expected that opposition parties would try to cobble together a coalition of their own if Modi’s party stumbled. Some members of the opposition parties emphasized the unreliability of exit polls and the potential for surprises when results are announced Thursday.

Source: Washington Post May 19, 2019 14:58 UTC