PM Modi's rating falls as India reels from COVID-19 second wave

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India's Covid-19 caseload surged past 25 million this week, exposing a lack of preparation and eroding Modi's support base.

Modi, who swept to power in 2014 and was re-elected in 2019 with the biggest majority of any Indian leader in three decades, has long fostered the image of a powerful nationalist leader.

Graphic: Narendra Modi's approval ratings - https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/INDIA-MODI/qmyvmeqjevr/chart.png The situation has since eased in Delhi and Mumbai as cases have fallen but the virus has penetrated deep into India's vast hinterland where public health facilities are weaker. Modi's government has said it is doing its best to tackle the"coronavirus storm", calling it a once-in-a-century crisis.

 

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