India's recent general election has resulted in a significant setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Modi, who had boasted of winning a supermajority, fell short and lost more than 60 seats, necessitating the formation of a coalition government to stay in power. This outcome has raised questions about Modi's image of hegemonic invincibility and the effectiveness of his political strategies. The opposition leveraged caste and constitutional issues to challenge Modi's agenda, resulting in a more confident opposition ready to push back against his Hindutva project. The election was marked by local issues taking precedence over national campaigns, as noted by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi. Despite the BJP's losses, the party remains closer to political power than during the Vajpayee years. Modi's decade-long performance and his authoritarian project were also criticized, and he faced a tough contest in Varanasi.
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "...I wasn't contesting election against a Lok Sabha candidate of the BJP, but the CM, the BJP govt, Ministers and the entire administration was on their side and hence it was the toughest election for me... In this election, we have… https://t.co/oh2BCpJSQ8
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "The difference between NDA and INDIA alliance is merely of 30 seats. I see this mandate that people have given a moral loss to the BJP, especially to PM Modi, who himself was behind in Varanasi in many rounds. He won for sure but… https://t.co/brN52oJue0
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Terms of Trade: The knowns and unknowns about Modi 3.0 The BJP is down from its 2019 tally, but it is much closer to political power even after the 2024 losses than it used to be in the Vajpayee years ✍️@Roshanjnu | #HTPremium https://t.co/ZHeTd8LXBd
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“Even with the media largely on his side, Modi crashed into a newly skeptical electorate. If he is to regain their confidence, his self-aggrandizement will have to give way to humility, openness, and less control.” https://t.co/04TMTcl2zw
How INDIA bloc slowed BJP juggernaut: Bit by bit, the Opposition alliance has managed to slow down the BJP juggernaut, if not bring it to a halt. Now it plans to capitalise on those gains to attain its aim of edging Modi out entirely. For more on how the INDIA bloc pulled off… https://t.co/906zWUZjbF
A seminal moment in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unsuccessful campaign to retain his parliamentary majority occurred days before India's marathon election began in April https://t.co/rMUfGRqVx7
Here’s how India’s opposition leveraged caste and constitution to shock @narendramodi in election @Acharya0122 @Krishn_ of @Reuters interviewed 29 party leaders and workers from the BJP and rival parties, four analysts and 50 voters for this story. https://t.co/d7JrG0SUk1
Friday column: it’s only the INTERVAL folks ! After a decade of bruising polarisation, Indian voter has pressed a pause button on strongman politics. But while the Modi aura of invincibility is gone, the Modi era is not yet over. How long it lasts will depend on the nature of… https://t.co/RyB1ZrAHgj
#Opinion | India's competitive politics and outcomes Fund managers and market analysts may stop fretting about political stability, the supposed lack of major reforms, and the prospects for the #IndianEconomy. They might cultivate a little more respect for India’s democratic… https://t.co/b3CMTWQ1ut
India’s opposition leveraged caste and constitution to shock Modi in election https://t.co/RyQN1WkCl8 https://t.co/esQY0fuMuc
The results of the Indian election have brought PM Narendra Modi’s image of hegemonic invincibility into question. https://t.co/wgbOz5X03K
Modi's less than stellar performance in #India elections is a lesson to aspiring strongmen everywhere. Beware of hubris. Don't trust your economic toplines. Mind that others don't pick off the malcontents in your coalition. A brilliant overview. https://t.co/l8zPcb8BAo
The political formulas that worked so well before for Narendra Modi proved less effective this year and he lost his single-party majority. Modi will remain in office, but his opponents will be more confident that they can challenge his Hindutva agenda. https://t.co/wgbOz5XxTi
India's general election saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party lose more than 60 seats. Now, the once-dominant leader is at the mercy of his political allies in a delicate coalition government. https://t.co/6HhfdcNHze .
While the general political shadow of intimidation and fear of legal harassment for those willing to oppose the Modi government has by no means disappeared, it has nonetheless been lightened by the results of the recent Indian elections. https://t.co/5zV4PIyewU
Narendra Modi boasted that his party would win a supermajority in India’s parliament, but he came up short and had to form a coalition to stay in power. Modi’s surprising setback creates an opportunity to push back against his authoritarian project. https://t.co/5zV4PIyMms
India’s election results exposed the weaknesses of Modi’s homogenization exercise. https://t.co/VqgOq61KV4
"#Modi failed to improve his standing because his decade-long performance in power was mediocre and because the popularity of #Hindutva has reached some upper limit." Atul Kohli writes #ExpressOpinion on how democracy was the real winner this election Click on the on the 🔗… https://t.co/5tEP5DR4aX