Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to meet his allies on Wednesday to discuss forming the government, a day after his Hindu nationalist party lost its outright majority in parliament in a surprise election verdict. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 240 seats on its own in the general election, 32 short of the halfway mark in the 543-member decision-making lower house, according to official results announced late on Tuesday. The opposition INDIA alliance led by Rahul Gandhi's centrist Congress party won 230 seats, more than forecast. The INDIA alliance was also expected to meet on Wednesday in New Delhi, and discuss a future course of action.

Source: The Standard June 05, 2024 16:40 UTC