For the first time in a decade, Modi's BJP could fail to secure an overall majority of its own meaning it would need to rely on its alliance partners.
For the first time in a decade, Modi's BJP could fail to secure an overall majority of its own meaning it would need to rely on its alliance partners.BJP itself had won or was leading in only 239, well down from the 303 it took five years ago. / Photo: AFP
Commentators and exit polls had projected an overwhelming victory for Modi, whose campaign wooed the Hindu majority to the worry of the country's 200-million-plus Muslim community, deepening concerns over minority rights. But the BJP itself had won or was leading in only 239, well down from the 303 it took five years ago, while Congress had won or was ahead in 98 and set to nearly double its parliamentary seats.
Their comments came after media speculation that the opposition alliance, which is doing much better than expected, was also in touch with them.
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