Elections News India’s Early Election Results Point To Rebuke For Modi And His Party

Modi’s ruling coalition secures landslide victory in a key state election

Partial results from the Election Commission of India showed the BJP-led NDA, expected to take 200 seats of the 243-member legislature in the eastern state of Bihar. Read More

Modi’s Coalition Sweeps Indian State Election Criticized Over Voter Rolls

The coalition was on course to form a government in Bihar, a state of 130 million people where the opposition had claimed foul play over deletions from voter lists. Read More

In India, Modi’s party cements its rule with sweeping state election win

The BJP-led alliance captured 202 out of 243 seats in Bihar’s legislative assembly, a stunning showing in a state where it has struggled in the past. Read More

What We’re Watching: Modi tested in India elections, Iraq election promises little, Cambodia-Thailand truce on the rocks

Local election test for India’s prime minister The state of Bihar, population 174 million, is holding local legislative elections seen as a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling BJP ... Read More

Elections in India’s poorest state put Modi’s party to the test

NEW DELHI — Millions of people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar will begin voting Thursday in the country’s largest state election of the year, a closely watched political test for Prime Minister ... Read More

'Emotional mode': PM Modi rejects 'always in election mode' critique; explains what helps BJP win polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that genuine emotional commitment to public welfare is what helps in winning elections.Speaking at the sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture in New Delhi, he argued ... Read More