MODI’S BACK
Narendra Modi has been elected prime minister of India for a third time, the ABC reports. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), allied with other parties under the banner of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), will return to power, albeit with a reduced and shared majority. The landslide previously predicted has not eventuated, with the leader of the opposition INDIA alliance, Rahul Gandhi, calling it “a huge message” and “a moral defeat”. This is on track to be Modi’s worst performance at an election, with the BBC laying the blame on the religious focus of his campaign, a decaying brand and a more galvanised opposition.
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