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In India’s last general election, in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won 303 of 543 parliamentary seats — nearly six times as many as the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress. It was a stinging electoral blow for the Congress, a once-dominant party that has appeared greatly diminished in recent years, and exit polls in this year’s election had not suggested it would fare much better.
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Tuesday began counting more than 640 million votes in the world’s largest democratic exercise, which was widely expected to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term after a decade in power.
Most television exit polls indicate the ruling National Democratic Alliance, the right-wing conservative Indian political alliance led by the BJP, is set to win a two-thirds majority in the parliament’s lower house following the conclusion of the country’s general election on Saturday.
FIROZPUR/KOLKATA - India voted on Saturday (June 1) in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer heat in many parts, as both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his challengers said they would win the polls centred mostly on inequality and religion.
One of his statements that has raised eyebrows came during a recent interview with India’s News18 channel after he was asked about the source of his boundless energy.
Two key opposition parties are hailing their alliance in India’s capital, Delhi, and hoping they can deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and his party a third consecutive clean sweep of the region in the ongoing elections.
Many people lined polling stations before the start of voting at 7am to avoid the blazing sun at the peak of summer.
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures on Saturday, with the capital New Delhi under a severe weather alert.