Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 India elections: exit polls show Narendra Modi expected to win historic third term | India elections 2024 | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Modi’s ruling BJP may gain a two-thirds majority, amid allegations of intimidation of opposition candidates and Muslim voter suppression Quote Voting has come to a close in India’s mammoth elections, as exit polls widely predicted prime minister Narendra Modi would win a historic third term in proceedings marred by allegations of irregularities. The election, the longest and largest in India’s history with almost a billion eligible voters, began in mid-April. As it progressed over seven phases until 1 June, a deadly heatwave gripped the country, with temperatures almost touching 50C in areas, leading to deaths of dozens of voters and polling officials. Counting begins at 8am on Tuesday, and results are expected the same day. Vote counting is done simultaneously at counting stations in each of the 543 constituencies around the country. According to a flurry of exit polls released on Saturday night, Modi and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) are looking at a decisive win and may even gain seats to win a two-thirds majority in parliament, which would allow the government to make far-reaching amendments to the constitution. It would be a historic achievement for Modi, India’s strongman prime minister, whose Hindu nationalist politics have significantly re-shaped India’s secular democracy over the past decade. No prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first post-independence premier, has won three consecutive terms. As the election unfolded, allegations of irregularities by the BJP began emerge. Opponents alleged the BJP was undermining India’s democratic processes through the harassment and intimidation of opposition candidates and parties and suppression of Muslim voters who are not the BJP’s usual vote bank. BJP leaders, including the prime minister himself, were accused of openly violating election rules as they resorted to polarising anti-Muslim rhetoric on the campaign trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 This guy is such an unbelievable piece of garbage lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 4 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: This guy is such an unbelievable piece of garbage lol He's saying he's literally divine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 7 minutes ago, Jason said: He's saying he's literally divine. Even Trump hasn’t* gone that far (his supporters have though) *or has he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 4 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Even Trump hasn’t* gone that far (his supporters have though) *or has he? Trump pointed at the sky and said he's the chosen one but I don't think he's said he's literally divine no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 They fell way short of projections and won't even grab a majority, will stay in power with coalition government though. India’s opposition defies predictions as Modi’s BJP struggles for majority WWW.ALJAZEERA.COM A party or coalition needs 272 seats to cross the majority mark in the 543-member lower house of parliament. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 India's notoriously unreliable exit polling strikes again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 As expected, Modi was able to form a coalition with another party to form the next government by a majority of 11 seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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