'People have placed their faith in NDA [the National Democratic Alliance], for a third consecutive time,' Modi said on X as counting was nearing a conclusion.
This despite his party looking set to lose its outright majority, leaving him reliant on smaller regional parties.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters to celebrate the party's win in country's general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024.Ongoing vote counts suggest that Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to win just 239 seats — down from 303 in 2019 — and would have to seek power-sharing agreements to clinch a historic third term in power.
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