Skip to main content
NEU job advert
Communists in India label election result a huge setback for Prime Minister Modi
Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party watch the proceedings of counting of votes on a television screen outside their party office in Gandhinagar, India, June 4, 2024

COMMUNISTS labelled the outcome of the Indian election a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition today.

Mr Modi’s far right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led in a majority of seats as counting continued, but failed to win the super majority that it had predicted.

The BJP looks set to win a third five-year term as the largest party but the strong performance of the opposition suggests he will have to rely on coalition partners to govern. 

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Features / 19 April 2025
19 April 2025
As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
A Kashmiri Muslim man prays inside the shrine of Sheikh Abdu
World / 2 April 2025
2 April 2025
Supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) carrying cut outs
World / 9 February 2025
9 February 2025
CORRUPTION: A protest in Andhra Pradesh calling on the gover
Features / 17 December 2024
17 December 2024
India’s ruling BJP regime has been accused of protecting its ally Gautam Adani despite repeated allegations of his company’s corrupt practices, even after he was finally indicted in the US last month, writes Abdul Rahman