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Muted election win for Modi may usher in new era for India’s oligarch class
Defeats for ruling Bharatiya Janata party in Uttar Pradesh highlight underbelly of malcontent over inequality and lack of jobs
Tom Burgis
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British Indians: share your reaction to the election in India
We would like to hear from British Indians across the UK about their thoughts on the election result in India
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Narendra Modi faces first coalition test as allied parties demand cabinet seats
Smaller allies emerge as powerful kingmakers in effort to form government before swearing in of PM
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Thursday briefing: Narendra Modi reaches a crossroads as India denies him a majority in election upset
In today’s newsletter: After pollsters and pundits predicted a sweeping victory that never came, is India’s prime minister entering his final act in politics?
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Narendra Modi wins backing of allies to form Indian government
Strongman-style leader set for historic third term but with authority diminished after loss of majority
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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‘Bit of a moment for Rahul Gandhi’: new dawn for India’s opposition, but where to now?
INDIA alliance prevents Modi’s BJP from forming majority, but analysts say keeping it united will be difficult
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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How voters turned against Narendra Modi in his party’s heartland
Anger at rampant unemployment, stagnant wages and inflation led to surprise losses in Uttar Pradesh
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi
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Modi loses parliamentary majority in Indian election
Latest results reveal unexpected blow to PM, forcing negotiation with coalition partners to regain power
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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India election results 2024: Narendra Modi claims third term but projections show party unlikely to win outright majority – as it happened
Narendra Modi says India has placed its faith in the ruling coalition ‘for a third consecutive time’, as figures show his BJP party unlikely to secure an overall majority
Léonie Chao-Fong, Yohannes Lowe, Martin Belam, Emily Dugan and Helen Sullivan
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Narendra Modi loses aura of invincibility as predicted landslide fails to materialise
Exit polls had projected overwhelming victory for the BJP and an even stronger mandate for India’s strongman
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent
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India elections: exit polls show Narendra Modi expected to win historic third term
Modi’s ruling BJP may gain a two-thirds majority, amid allegations of intimidation of opposition candidates and Muslim voter suppression
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat
Temperatures of more than 45C have left population of 29 million exhausted – but the poorest suffer most
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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Delhi heatwave: officials investigating if temperature of 52.9C due to faulty sensor
Meteorological department examining data from Mungeshpur station amid soaring temperatures that came close to 50 degrees Celsius
Amrit Dhillon in Delhi and Agence France-Presse
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‘This election is critical for Congress’: can India’s Gandhi dynasty survive?
Experts say a third consecutive electoral defeat in June could throw into question the political viability of the party and the family synonymous with it
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Raebareli
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Weather tracker: Cyclone Remal lashes coast of Bangladesh and India
Hundreds of thousands of people evacuated while red alerts issued for unrelenting heat across north-western India and Pakistan
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India elections: PM Narendra Modi claims he has been chosen by God
Indian leader tells interviewer God ‘just keeps making me do things’ but that he ‘cannot dial him directly’
Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi
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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence
Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountability groups
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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‘Modi builds highways but where are our jobs?’: rising inequality looms over India’s election
While the number of Indian billionaires soars, growing unemployment has become a big problem for the BJP as it campaigns for a third term
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Maharashtra
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‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India
The long read: For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in radical ways
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India, gangs … or both? Who is behind assassinations of Canadian Sikhs?
Arrests in killing of Canadian Sikh activist offer glimpse of the nexus of underworld crime and alleged Indian hit squads
Leyland Cecco and Ahmar Khan in Toronto, Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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‘Pressured to withdraw’: BJP accused of intimidation tactics in India polls
Opposition say ruling party undermining democracy by using police to harass candidates into not contesting in elections
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Gandhinagar
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Jailed Indian opposition leader granted bail to take part in election campaign
Supreme court judges order Arvind Kejriwal’s release until 1 June and question timing of his arrest on corruption charges
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
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India says Canada has offered no evidence it was involved in death of Sikh separatist
Comments come after three Indian nationals were charged for their alleged role in assassination of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
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Can Modi finally win over the southern states and reshape India’s electoral map?
Making a breakthrough in Tamil Nadu and Kerala is crucial to the BJP’s ambitions to gain an even larger parliamentary majority – but it won’t be easy
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Coimbatore