Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party headed for a stunning victory in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition seemed about to clinch victory in mineral-rich Jharkhand.
Hindu nationalist party headed for a stunning victory Saturday in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition seemed about to clinch victory in mineral-rich Jharkhand.his party returned to power five months ago in national elections truncated for a third term without a parliamentary majority, forcing him to form a coalition government with help from regional partners.
India’s Election Commission said Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies led with 215 of 288 seats in Maharashtra, India’s wealthiest state and home to the country’s financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai. The opposition Congress party and its allies led in eastern Jharkhand state with 47 of 81 seats, according to the commission which also stated that vote counting has crossed the halfway mark and results were expected later on Saturday.
Modi’s BJP and a Hindu nationalist ally currently rule Maharashtra where Hindus constitute nearly 80% and Muslims 11.5% of its 126 million people. An opposition alliance, including the Congress party, is in power in eastern Jharkhand state.
The opposition also hoped to capitalize on the simmering disaffection with high youth unemployment, inflation, and low crop prices during the BJP’s rule.after a 10-year gap. But Modi’s BJP regained momentum in October and won the Haryana state elections where pollsters had predicted an easy victory for the opposition Congress party.
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