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Thursday briefing: Narendra Modi reaches a crossroads as India denies him a majority in election upset

In today’s newsletter: After pollsters and pundits predicted a sweeping victory that never came, is India’s prime minister entering his final act in politics?

The Guardian - UK

‘Narrow victory’, ‘Indian democracy’s resilience’: How media across the globe covered Modi’s win

Narendra Modi is set to assume office for a consecutive third term as Prime Minister – this time at the mercy of his coalition partners. And media outlets across the world have taken note of his waning popularity.

Newslaundry

Key Hindu Nationalist Policies Under Modi's Government

India's political landscape shifts as Modi's BJP loses majority, controversial policies spark debate.

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India: why Hindu nationalism and Zionism are ideological cousins

The results are in for India’s general election. The country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has won enough seats to stay in charge for a third consecutive term. But his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered big setbacks, and is gearing up for coalition talks having failed to win an outright…

The Conversation

Has the tide finally turned for Narendra Modi in India?

Most pundits and exit polls predicted a big win for Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India’s massive six-week election that just came to a close.

The Conversation

Controversial Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut wins election to India’s parliament

She will serve as MP for Narendra Modi’s ruling party

The Independent UK

Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the country’s six-week general election – the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the world. But the party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, scored 240 parliamentary seats in the…

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Adoring Hindu Nationalists Give Modi Election Victory Parade

His hands outstretched flashing victory signs, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hailed by his adoring Hindu nationalist party faithful with a rock star-like welcome to celebrate a third term Tuesday.

International Business Times

Modi 3.0 To Push India Towards Becoming A Hindu Nation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third-term win Tuesday was not the landslide victory he had wanted, but it still provides the mandate to power his Hindu nationalist agenda forward, analysts say.

International Business Times

India election results: Big wins, losses and surprises

A tight Varanasi race and BJP’s Maharashtra downfall – here’s how India’s 2024 Lok Sabha polls defied expectations.

Al Jazeera

India's Modi heads for victory but opposition stronger that expected

India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies were heading for victory but with a reduced parliamentary majority, preliminary results showed on Tuesday. The country has emerged from a six-week-long election that saw 642 million people vote in seven stages.

Radio France Internationale

BJP Supporters Rally For Demolition Of Muslim Mosques In India

India grapples with religious tensions as BJP supporters advocate for mosque demolition, echoing past events.

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Modi-led alliance wins India's general election

The alliance led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a parliamentary majority, figures from the election commission showed late Tuesday.

France 24

India election results 2024: Narendra Modi claims third term but projections show party unlikely to win outright majority – as it happened

Narendra Modi says India has placed its faith in the ruling coalition ‘for a third consecutive time’, as figures show his BJP party unlikely to secure an overall majority

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International Business Times

Modi: Tea Seller's Son Who Became India's Populist Hero

Once shunned and now eagerly courted by the West, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has steered India away from its secular traditions and towards the Hindu-first politics he has championed for decades.

The Times of India

Hanuman Bahuk: Tulsidas's powerful prayer which is said to heal diseases in Kaliyug

Medicine and faith go hand in hand for several people. While scientifically it is advised to undergo regular treatment and medical procedure, some people keep their hopes attached to the faith they follow. Hinduism preaches worshiping several deities and they are associated with curing ailments. Mythologies, stories and words of…

France 24

'The real stripes of the tiger are showing', analyst says as India's Modi heads for third term

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win a record-equalling third consecutive term in office on Tuesday when the 642 million votes cast in the world's largest election are counted. Ashley J. Tellis, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, tells FRANCE 24's Mark Owen that…

International Business Times

Modi Eyes Triumph As India Counts Epic Vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was widely tipped to win India's election on Tuesday, in what would be a triumph for his Hindu nationalist drive that has thrown the opposition into disarray and deepened concerns for minority rights.

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Salon

Oliver rips Modi praise amid crackdown

Oliver went in on India's growing Hindu nationalism, censorship and Modi's expected re-election

The Independent UK

AP Photos: The world's largest elections come to a close in India

The 6-week-long election in India closed on Saturday. The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. Voters are choosing 543 members for the lower house of Parliament for a five-year term.

Radio France Internationale

India's Modi retreats to meditate as marathon election nears end

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is waiting out the last round of India's elections at a memorial to a Hindu spiritual leader, where he will remain in silent meditation as millions cast the final votes in polls he is expected to win.

France 24

India enters last phase of election seen as referendum on Modi’s decade in power

A six-week-long national election in India that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power neared its end Saturday as the last phase of voting began.

International Business Times

Hindu Holy City Votes As India's Six-week Election Ends

India's six-week election reaches its final day of voting Saturday, including in the holy city Prime Minister Narendra Modi has used as a staging post for his Hindu nationalist agenda.

Newslaundry

Punjab 2024: Is Amritpal Singh contesting just to get out of jail?

Four days before polling, only one face dominates political posters through Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib city. That face belongs to Amritpal Singh, whose visage is splashed across the Lok Sabha constituency of the same name. The separatist leader, currently lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam, is contesting as an independent candidate.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on India’s election: Narendra Modi’s audacity of hate

Editorial: India’s prime minister encourages a belief in his divinity, leading followers to think it is God’s purpose to spread fear and loathing

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