In India, final results from the world’s largest-ever election show Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to have secured a third term in office, but, in a shocking development, his Hindu nationalist BJP party has lost its outright parliamentary majority. The BJP won 240 seats in the Indian Parliament, down from over 300 in the last election. The BJP will now have to align with smaller parties to form a government to keep Modi in power. The opposition coalition known as INDIA exceeded all expectations by winning 232 seats. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said, “That is a huge message to Mr. Narendra Modi.”
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