India Election Results: Narendra Modi Powers to a Landslide

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Asia Pacific Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Asia Pacific | India Election Results: Narendra Modi Powers to a Landslide Advertisement Supported by LIVE UPDATES With a commanding lead, the prime minister and his party are set to expand their majority. “India wins yet again!” he posted on Twitter. ByThe New York Times Right Now In a surprise showing, Mr. Modi’s B.J.P. is leading the vote count in 300 of the 543 available seats in Parliament, suggesting a larger majority than it won in 2014. Here’s what you need to know: Modi’s party is outperforming all predictions. Behind Modi’s victory is a Hindu hard-liner on the move. The B.J.P. won big in a few battleground states. Muslims fear B.J.P.’s rise will ‘disempower’ them. A terrorism suspect is on track to win a seat. Modi’s party is outperforming all predictions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of the most powerful and divisive leaders India has produced in decades, appeared easily headed for another five-year term, according to election returns so far. The Election Commission reported that Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P., was ahead in at least 300 parliamentary districts, far… Read full this story

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