Mohd Tahir

Jun 30, 2024 | southasianvoices.org | Ashraf Nehal |Mohd Tahir |Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty

The diminished return to power of Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through its strategic partnerships with regional parties like the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) was certainly the headline of the Indian election. However, equally significant is the emergence of a united opposition front, comprising diverse parties from across the ideological spectrum, which has introduced a new dynamic in Indian politics after a decade.

Jun 14, 2024 | southasianvoices.org | Rohan Venkat |Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty |Mohd Tahir

Narendra Modi was sworn in on June 8 as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, a milestone previously achieved only by Jawaharlal Nehru. But the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had aimed for 400 seats and later revised its target to 370, fell way short of expectations. Although it surpassed the 272 seats needed to form the government, it secured only 294 seats.

Jun 14, 2024 | southasianvoices.org | Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty |Mohd Tahir |Rohan Venkat

Narendra Modi was sworn in on June 8 as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, a feat matched only by India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru of the Congress Party. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had insisted that it would win 400 seats in the lower house of the parliament (which would have empowered it to amend the Indian Constitution), but it actually lost 63 seats as well as its majority status, foiling its ability to form a new government on its own.

Jun 14, 2024 | southasianvoices.org | Rohan Venkat |Mohd Tahir |Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty |Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

In 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party entered Indian elections on a high, expecting to be brought back to power on the back of its first-ever five-year term in charge. Its campaign slogan was ‘India Shining.’ Opinion polls forecasted a comfortable victory. The party exuded confidence, but the results were a massive shock as the BJP was voted out and would spend the next decade on the Opposition benches of the Indian Parliament.

Jun 14, 2024 | southasianvoices.org | Rohan Venkat |Mohd Tahir |Raju Rajagopal |Ria Chakrabarty |Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

In 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party entered Indian elections on a high, expecting to be brought back to power on the back of its first-ever five-year term in charge. Its campaign slogan was ‘India Shining.’ Opinion polls forecasted a comfortable victory. The party exuded confidence, but the results were a massive shock as the BJP was voted out and would spend the next decade on the Opposition benches of the Indian Parliament.