Humbled prime minister must compromise with coalition allies while addressing gloom that led to loss of his party’s majority
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Indian PM’s trip to Russia a ‘devastating blow to peace efforts’
The Indian prime minister won a third term but he now has to rely on a delicate coalition and faces a newly empowered opposition
Opposition leader and Congress allies invigorated after stripping Narendra Modi’s BJP of its outright majority
PM forced to rely on smaller allies after losing absolute majority in lower house of parliament
Loss of ruling party’s parliamentary majority deals stunning blow to prime minister ahead of third term
Stock market tumbles as vote counts point to ruling BJP relying on allies to secure historic third term in power
BJP leader set to enter second decade in power when results announced on June 4
Prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata party still predicted to win but has struggled to control the campaign narrative
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal rallies rivals to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in final stretch
Prime minister mobbed by supporters as he files in northern holy city of Varanasi
Political rivals argue hierarchy remains defining social structure with Hindu nationalism leaving marginalised behind
PM seeks to mobilise Hindu voters amid signs of low turnout and anti-incumbency sentiment
PM’s Bharatiya Janata party targets increased majority to tighten grip over politics and society
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has built one of the most formidable electoral machines in recent history
States such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala have long resisted the prime minister’s northern Hindi-speaking BJP
Enforcement Directorate detains Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal as part of money laundering probe
Hindu litigants are mounting court challenges to allow them to worship at mosques in moves Muslims see as intruding on their rights
Legislation widely seen as anti-Muslim put into practice by Narendra Modi’s ruling party ahead of expected general election
Relatives say jobseekers were lured into the army on false pretences with promises of work and residency
Ruling party is ‘massively ahead’ of rivals in using social media stars to boost support among the young
Coalition seeking to unseat powerful prime minister hit by infighting, defections and arrests
Prime minister dedicates long-sought shrine at religious flashpoint where mosque was razed
Prime minister bets on religious nationalism as he attends consecration at site of mosque torn down by zealots
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