Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is well-placed to return to power in elections that begin on Friday, with opinion polls putting him and his Bharatiya Janata Party in the lead, ahead of an opposition alliance.
The election pits Modi’s BJP or Bharatiya Janata Party against the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a coalition of more than two dozen opposition parties, which also goes by its acronym INDIA.
India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines.
Voters in India began heading to the polls on Friday in the first phase of a massive election lasting six weeks, with seats in India's lower house of parliament and another term for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at stake.
Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders.
Americans and Europeans rightly draw wisdom and inspiration from their shared Greek and Roman heritage. Similarly, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi favors embracing ancient India’s rich intellectual and philosophical chronicles to inform and shape the present and future of his country.
India began voting Friday in a six-week election with an all but assured victory for Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a weakened opposition is pushed to the sidelines. A total of 968 million people are eligible to take part in the world's biggest vote — a staggering logistical exercise that critics say follows a concerted effort to delegitimize rivals.
Elderly Hindu ascetic Ram Bhakt, 96, braved searing heat Friday as he hobbled through the narrow laneways of one of India's holiest cities to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his faith.
More than 960 million Indians will head to the polls in the worlds biggest election between April 19 and early June. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
Voter concerns such as inflation and unemployment are unlikely to derail PM Modi and his ruling BJP's path to victory, analysts say Despite concerns about the decline of India's democracy under Modi's rule,
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis popularity has grown exponentially and so has the formidable organisational machine of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). These two factors will be key to delivering the