Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Credit – Manish Swarup—AP Photo Political pundits and exit polls were quick to predict that Narendra Modi was poised to clinch a third term as India’s prime minister in this year’s elections, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory for his alliance on Tuesday in India’s general election, despite a lacklustre performance from his own party. He faced a stronger than expected challenge from the opposition, which rejected the leader’s mixed economic record and polarising politics. Mr Modi said that his National Democratic Alliance will form the government […]
It was a shot in the arm for India’s main opposition Congress after poll results Tuesday showed the grand old party was close to doubling its seats despite starting as underdogs. The once-mighty political force with a proud role in ending British colonial rule had been down in the dumps after two humiliating defeats at […]
(Bloomberg) — India’s markets slid on Tuesday as initial tallies signaled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party was struggling to win a majority of seats in national elections, a stunning result after exit polls showed he was on pace for a landslide victory. Most Read from Bloomberg The NSE Nifty 50 Index tumbled as […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s marathon election enters its final phase on Tuesday with the counting of 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. The 6-week-long election was seen as a referendum […]
By Ira Dugal and Aftab Ahmed DHOLERA, India /NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans a raft of business-friendly measures if he wins a third term this week, including pushing through regulations making it easier to hire and fire workers, according to two government officials familiar with the matter. As part of […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest election could also be one of its most consequential. India has close to 970 million voters among its more than 1.4 billion people, and its general election pits Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, against a broad alliance of opposition parties that are struggling to play […]
(Bloomberg) — India’s stock futures jumped after exit polls indicated a resounding victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party in general elections that concluded Saturday. Most Read from Bloomberg June contracts on the benchmark Nifty 50 Index climbed almost 3% in early trading on Monday, the most on record for the contract launched at […]
(Bloomberg) — India’s stock futures jumped after exit polls indicated a resounding victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party in general elections that concluded Saturday. Most Read from Bloomberg June contracts on the nation’s benchmark Nifty 50 Index climbed almost 3% in early trading on Monday, the most on record for the contract launched […]
A ripple of excitement spreads through the crowd waiting outside in the 40C midday heat in this corner of Uttar Pradesh, northern India, which stands out as a political oasis amid a sea of constituencies supporting Narendra Modi’s BJP. “Rahul-ji’s helicopter has come!” announces an audience member, not long before campaign songs start to blare […]
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to win a third consecutive term in office, exit polls suggest. Analysts warn the polls, released by various news agencies, have often been wrong in the past and are not impartial. However, they have placed Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the frontrunner in the general election. […]
India’s six-week-long national election has ended as the last of the country’s hundreds of millions of voters cast their ballots. Candidates travelled across the country during the multi-phase election as poll workers hiked to remote villages and voters lined up for hours in sweltering heat. The results of the election, which is widely seen as […]