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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced Wednesday the prospects of a far tougher-than-expected third term after his party failed to secure an outright majority for the first time since sweeping to power a decade ago.

Narendra Modi has been elected prime minister of India for a third time, albeit with a reduced majority, and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing pressure to back a ceasefire in Gaza, but fears doing so will undermine his government.

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…

After India's marathon election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is claiming victory with a historic third successive term. Modi has been criticised throughout the election campaign for abusing state press and broadcast media. There was also the case of the jailed opposition figures and the alleged suppression of the Muslim vote.

Between March 31 to May 30, PM Narendra Modi conducted public meetings across 151 constituencies, of which the BJP-led NDA won 85 – a strike rate of 56 per cent. 

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has won but the official results are yet to be confirmed

Some exit polls hit the bull’s eye. Others get the results partly right. But today was neither of them.

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