MUMBAI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory for a third term on Tuesday (Jun 4), hailing it as a "historical feat" in the country's history. "People have placed their faith in
Supporters of Narendra Modi , India 's Prime Minister and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party , celebrate vote counting results for India 's general election, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Jun 4, 2024. "People have placed their faith in NDA for a third consecutive time", Modi wrote on social media platform X.
The Hindu nationalist BJP won a majority on its own when it won power in 2014, ending India's era of unstable coalition governments, and repeated the feat in 2019. The opposition INDIA alliance led by Rahul Gandhi's centrist Congress party was leading in over 230 seats, higher than expected. Congress alone was leading in nearly 100 seats, almost double the 52 it won in 2019 - a surprise jump that is expected to boost Gandhi's standing.
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