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Pratap Chakravarty

Modi re-elected as Indian prime minister after bitter election battle

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate after learning the initial general election results at party headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. © REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

New Delhi – Narendra Modi secured a third term as India’s prime minister following hard-fought elections involving nearly one billion voters determined to shape history in the world’s largest democracy.

According to the Election Commission the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Narendra Modi, secured 272 seats with only a handful of constituencies left to delcare, enough for a majority in the 543-seat parliament, results on the commission website showed.

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