Narendra Modi claims he has won a third term in office but projections show his party is unlikely to win an outright majority. Nonetheless, India's prime minister said:'Citizens have expressed full confidence in BJP and NDA,' referring to the Bharatiya Janata party and its allies. For the first time in a decade, Modi’s BJP failed to secure an overall majority of its own, figures from the election commission showed, meaning it would need to rely on its alliance partners

Source: The Guardian June 04, 2024 20:15 UTC