Sakshi Venkatraman is a reporter for NBC Asian America.
After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected Tuesday amid surprising blows to his party, both supporters and critics agree that his influence in the diaspora is an even more crucial part of his global image. Some posit that losing its majority in Parliament under Modi — a polarizing leader who has become the face of both a modern, global India and a growing Hindu nationalist movement — indicates support might be waning for the seemingly bullet-proof Bharatiya Janata Party .
Critics say he has heavily contributed to the rise of Hindu nationalist sentiment, the idea that India should be a Hindu-dominated country, both at home and abroad. Somayajula predicts that the setbacks will light a fire under BJP actors and drive them to spread their message more intensely in diaspora communities. “I think in the next five years of this new government under Modi, we’re going to see a really significant doubling down of Hindutva politics here in the U.S.
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