India's recent parliamentary elections have resulted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi securing a third consecutive term, being sworn in on June 9. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to win the required 272 seats to form a majority government on its own, necessitating a coalition with secular allies. Analysts suggest that the election results reflect a rejection of Modi's focus on Hindu nationalism and highlight the need for more balanced growth in India. The BJP's footprint has increased in eastern and southern states, but it faced significant losses in its stronghold states, with a drop in votes by at least 5 percentage points in regions like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Manipur, and Rajasthan. Questions also arise about why Pasmanda Muslims did not vote for the BJP. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has claimed that the new government will struggle to survive due to its fragile numbers, indicating a 'tectonic shift' in Indian politics.
After Verdict 2024, Modi 3.0 will struggle to survive: Rahul Gandhi’s big claim https://t.co/9lcVzRFS11
Financial Times @FT newspaper’s home page today screams “Modi government will struggle to survive. There’s a tectonic shift in Indian politics” - an interview with @RahulGandhi https://t.co/FufOeFFhdn https://t.co/ddVQ5QUXoo
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi claims ‘tectonic shift’ after Modi election upset https://t.co/FlJrKk9HaJ via @ft
The space in the Indian political system has been blown open. It’s a tectonic shift!: Rahul Gandhi tells @JohnReedwrites https://t.co/MjeYWWINtg
“The numbers are such that they are very fragile, and the smallest disturbance can drop the government,” Gandhi said. “Basically one ally has to turn the other way.” https://t.co/vf6cNe0uLr via @ft
#Congress MP #RahulGandhi has claimed that this NDA government, led by PM #NarendraModi, could “struggle” to survive in its third term, as the #BJP failed to secure the simple majority of 272 seats in the #LokSabhaElections on its own https://t.co/jPoQCEYzbA
#BreakingNews: Rahul Gandhi's first interview after the results to Financial Times; he said, 'numbers for the govt are fragile, lot of BJP leaders are in touch with us'. @_pallavighosh shares more with Avantika Singh #Congress #RahulGandhi https://t.co/B55AK9N6TU
#HTPremium | Though the BJP emerged as the runner-up in certain constituencies, even party insiders now feel that it failed to achieve the desired results of the campaign ✍🏻@KAShaji123 https://t.co/OGDgfeBTaO
#Opinion | A progressive era for India? Job creation should not be the by-product of a growth-oriented strategy. Rather rapid growth should be a by-product of a job-creating plan. Will the govt, which is intentionally not new, move towards this transition, writes @nitindesai01… https://t.co/ZYC3vD1Cs3
“The space in the Indian political system has been blown open,” @RahulGandhi tells the @FT's @JohnReedwrites in his first interview since the election | https://t.co/KVbIN730Rx
Exclusive: Indian politics has undergone a "tectonic shift" and Modi's new government will "struggle" to survive, Rahul Gandhi told the @FT in his first interview since the 2024 election: "The space in the Indian political system has been blown open." https://t.co/4ZSKbRFJkB
FT Exclusive: In his first interview since India’s shock election results, the country’s most prominent opposition politician says Narendra Modi’s government will 'struggle' to survive. https://t.co/eI3pVhsmRZ https://t.co/1XGsfvb2tb
#Opinion | "How it addresses them will determine whether the BJP wins back its mojo or cedes ground to a resurgent Opposition" ✍️@pramit_b | #HTPremium https://t.co/VUrbEAXrC6
#HTAnalysis | "Though the #BJP emerged as the runner-up in certain constituencies, even party insiders now feel that it failed to achieve the desired results of the campaign" ✍️K A Shaji | #HTPremium https://t.co/OGDgfeBTaO
In #India, the world’s largest democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a third consecutive term, but he returns with a diminished majority. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to win the required 272 seats to form a majority government on its own, resulting in a… https://t.co/SY9jiNndOB
Will Modi 3.0 go slow on reforms because of coalition politics? Here's what Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran has to say https://t.co/WnxyG1wH79
India’s Bharatiya Janata Party failed to secure a majority in the country’s recent elections, and Modi now needs allies to stay in power, writes @pbmehta. Will Modi’s third term bolster Indian democracy—or bring about a period of tumult? https://t.co/VVs0rPhs65
Will India’s Modi Break the Ice With Pakistan in his Third Term? #globalrisk https://t.co/m9B6fMJi4u
#Opinion | Ticket Troubles, Rahul's Rise: 5 Reasons BJP Missed The Majority Mark "In UP, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, where BJP saw most of its seat losses, its drop in votes was at least 5 percentage points" - by Amitabh Tiwari (@politicalbaaba)… https://t.co/qXgmnjytW9
#PoliticalPulse | As BJP prepares for UP review, one big question: Why didn’t Pasmanda Muslims vote for it? @MaulshreeSeth reports https://t.co/xEbyDA8vLr
Indian PM Modi was sworn in for a third term on June 9, and analysts suggest that the country is unlikely to seek improved relations with neighbouring Pakistan at this time https://t.co/u8rIQ8n2rB https://t.co/seX4YImYMI
Will India’s Modi break the ice with Pakistan in his third term? https://t.co/EF6HzauakD
#Opinion | Back to 'political' economy Does anyone expect these markers to improve now under a climate of more politics and less economy? Or will we just muddle along as we have done in the past, writes @Moneylifers #politics #economy #India https://t.co/dalbOpRWYP
#Opinion | Return of 'coalition dharma' The recent election results highlight the need for political risk-taking and reforms. Can the coalition govt, with its diverse voices, push for substantial changes without getting bogged down in internal conflicts, writes @mihirssharma… https://t.co/5JUAUCVnye
The results of India’s general election show that hundreds of millions of Indian citizens reject @narendramodi’s growing focus on Hindu nationalism and do not buy into his narrative of economic prosperity, argues @UMassAmherst’s @Jayati1609. https://t.co/SLPMY7Sx7Y
The agenda for Team Modi 3.0 The big priorities for the new National Democratic Alliance government as it gets down to business https://t.co/6GVoe6kxnb #ITInsight #NDA | By Raj Chengappa https://t.co/EOhlQNPHjh
The defeat of "victory": A supermajority would have allowed Modi "to reshape India in an explicitly Hindu-nationalist direction.” Instead, Indian voters arrested Modi’s “autocratic excesses & force[d] the BJP to govern with secular allies in a coalition." https://t.co/yhGkUTMP1T
“If there is one overriding message from this election, it is that India needs more balanced growth. Modi cannot expect to stitch together a coalition just on welfare schemes.” https://t.co/Uq4bzacxqt
#Opinion | "A deeper #analysis of constituency-level data suggests that the #BJP’s footprint has increased in eastern and southern states, but voters in many of its stronghold states have sent a negative message" ✍️Deepankar Basu, Kartik Misra https://t.co/IftASh9jxL
India’s parliamentary elections have dealt a blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. https://t.co/zM2XlDk7QT
While there has been much debate about the domestic political implications of the election results, there has been less reflection of what a third term for Modi means for China-India relations. https://t.co/Zs97sqbtJp https://t.co/SSOKNJR5zR