insert_link World Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power Supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party dance at a party office in Guwahati, India, during counting of India’s national election on June 4, 2024. AP Photo/Anupam Nath By Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University 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 […] todayJune 5, 2024 11
insert_link World China congratulates India PM Modi on election win China on Wednesday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his election win, adding it was "ready to work" with its neighbour. A "healthy and stable China-India relationship is in the common interest of both sides and is also conducive to peace and development in the region and the world," foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference. "The Chinese side would like to congratulate" […] todayJune 5, 2024 11
insert_link World Indian election: Narendra Modi hasn’t delivered the expected landslide – where the BJP may have gone wrong By Thankom Arun, University of Essex Narendra Modi may have led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a historic third term, but the landslide victory that many had expected failed to materialise. With half of the 640 million votes counted, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its political allies were on course to win 290 seats. It’s enough to form […] todayJune 5, 2024 10
insert_link Oshiwambo Modi okuna omukumo okusindana omahogololo ganena Prime minister ya India Narendra Modi okwa tegelelwa a sindane oshikako oshititatu mombelewa nena,noku kwatela komeho oshilongo shina omwaalu gwaantu oyendji muuyuni ,noshina eliko tali koko tali endelele. India,eli oshilongo oshititano oshinene muuyuni nokuna eliko tali koko meendelelo okuli kuume kaaleli yiilongo yomuutokelo,nonando a londodhwa kaahwahwameki yuuthemba womuntu kombinga yeindjipalo lyuuleli wuundii-kayamukulwa. Modi okwa longitha India okuninga omupresitend go G20 mo 2023,okuyambulapo edhina lye,nokuna omukumo okuyambulapo edhina lye pakuunganeka uudhano […] todayJune 4, 2024 6
insert_link World India praises vote conduct with Modi tipped to win By Abhaya SRIVASTAVA India's election commission said Monday a staggering 642 million people voted in just-concluded six-week-long polls, a day ahead of the results which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to win. Nearly all observers believe Modi's appeals to Hindu nationalist sentiment will give him a third term in power, a decade after he first took office. Exit polls show 73-year-old Modi is well […] todayJune 3, 2024 4
insert_link World India’s election body orders Modi’s BJP and rival Congress to reign in rhetoric India's top election body has ordered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP Party and the opposition Congress to refrain from making divisive and inflammatory comments. This comes as India's mammoth six week long national elections have become increasingly bitter and polarized. Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi. todayMay 23, 2024 16
insert_link World Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric taps into Hindu replacement fears that trace back to colonial India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is popular but divisive. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images By Archana Venkatesh, Clemson University The world’s largest election is currently under way in India, with more than 960 million people registered to vote over a period of six weeks. Spearheading the campaign for his Bharatiya Janata Party, incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi is spending that time crisscrossing the country, delivering a message he hopes will […] todayMay 20, 2024 12
insert_link Uncategorized Voting kicks off for 93 parliamentary seats in phase 3 of India’s national elections Millions of Indians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are casting their votes in India as the country's general elections continue. Of the 543 seats in the country's lower house of parliament, 93 are up for grabs in this third phase of the election season. Our correspondent Ishan Garg tells us about what's on the voters' minds from Agra in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh. todayMay 7, 2024 3
insert_link World India’s election commission ‘declines comment’ on Modi hate speech India's election commission - the independent body that conducts polls in the country - is facing flak for failing to act against a hate speech made by incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Over the weekend, Modi told an election rally that his opponents would distribute the country's wealth to 'infiltrators' if voted back to power, a reference to the country's minority Muslim community. Neha Poonia has more. todayApril 23, 2024 17
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