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Voters in the world’s largest democracy handed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a narrower win than expected, prompting reflections on the state of Indian democracy and relations with the U.S. 

The Details: More than 640 million votes were cast in India’s parliamentary elections — representing a group nearly twice the size of the entire U.S. population. Modi declared victory on Tuesday evening, but his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to secure an outright majority and will need to form a coalition to govern. U.S. President Joe Biden, who hosted Modi at the White House in 2023, congratulated the Indian leader on his “historic” win.

For Context: As U.S. relations with China soured in recent years, U.S. business and political leaders have increasingly looked to India as an alternative. However, some have voiced concern over Modi’s alignment with Hindu nationalism, or Hindutva, which has pitted the popular leader against the country’s 200 million Muslims.

How the Media Covered It: Several center and left-rated mainstream outlets published analyses labeling the election outcome a “stunning setback” for Modi or a “win for competitive democracy.” Conversely, outlets on the right tended not to publish original coverage on the Indian elections, matching past trends on covering international stories.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to secure a historic third term, but his party has now lost its majority rule for the first time in a decade.  

While Modi, 73, celebrated his smallest victory ever on Tuesday, things looked grim for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which maintained a majority rule in India since 2014. 

The latest outcome shocked the nation, as Modi and BJP members were predicted to win by another landslide. India’s stock market fell by 6% after the votes were tallied. 

The election outcome in India has turned out to be a huge political blow for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party, and has significant implications on how he intends to govern the country, observers say.  

Modi did not get the landslide victory that was widely predicted by exit polls ahead of results. Instead, he will enter his third term with a much-weaker mandate than initially anticipated.

Indian voters have delivered an unexpected repudiation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership as electoral tallies Tuesday showed his Hindu nationalist party falling short of a majority in Parliament, piercing the aura of invincibility around the most dominant Indian politician in decades.