As the general election's vote count neared completion on Tuesday, June 4, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance appeared headed for a narrow majority, falling well short of the anticipated landslide in a stunning setback for the populist...
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Modi had set a target of more than 400 seats for his National Democratic Alliance , but it is currently leading in only about 290, according to Election Commission data about three-quarters of the way through the count. The BJP itself was leading in 239 seats, compared with 303 at the last election in 2019.“The BJP’s reliance on allies to form the government is a slap in the face,” said Milan Vaishnav at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think-tank in Washington.
Populism and welfare policies will “gain currency” as Modi will have to depend on regional leaders like N. Chandrababu Naidu in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and Nitish Kumar in Bihar in the east, who support such policies, said political analyst Rasheed Kidwai.Modi called the win for his alliance historic and said that “we will continue the good work done in the last decade to keep fulfilling the aspirations of people”.
Government estimates for the latest January-March quarter show that the urban unemployment rate in the 15-29 age group ticked higher to 17%, from 16.5% in the prior quarter.
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