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☆ Modi's weaker-than-expected election win raises questions over his economic and political agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. he said, adding Modi will likely have an "uneasy relationship" with its coalition partners. Veteran investor David Roche called the election outcome an exercise of "karma," adding that this was Modi's election to lose. The party suffered some of its high-profile losses here, with political BJP heavyweights like Smriti Irani among others, losing their seats. A 'humbling moment'Going into the election, Modi's popularity endured despite India's economic problems such as high youth unemployment, inflation and income inequality.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Adnan Abidi, Modi, Neelanjan Sircar, We've, Sircar, CNBC's, —, David Roche, Roche, Smriti Irani, overreach, he's, Michael Kugelman, Wilson Organizations: Indian, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Centre for Policy Research, Indian National Congress, Developmental Inclusive Alliance, Independent, South Asia Institute Locations: New Delhi, India, INDIA, Uttar Pradesh, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

☆ Early Election Results Suggest Sharp Turnaround for Indian National Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Sameer Yasir | More About Sameer Yasir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In India’s last general election, in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won 303 of 543 parliamentary seats — nearly six times as many as the main opposition party, the Indian National Congress. But early election results on Tuesday indicated a far stronger showing than expected for the Congress. “Whatever the final results, one thing is clear — it is a moral victory for Congress and our leader Rahul Gandhi, and defeat for B.J.P.,” said Robin Michael, a political worker, referring to Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party. While there was no indication that Congress and the opposition coalition it leads would scrape together a majority to unseat Mr. Modi, party workers said that they had dented Mr. Modi’s aura of invincibility. They praised Mr. Gandhi, the Congress party’s most prominent figure and a great-grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first post-independence prime minister.

Persons: Narendra Modi’s, jubilation, Rahul Gandhi, ”, Robin Michael, Modi’s, Mr, Modi, Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s Organizations: Indian National Congress, Congress, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party Locations: New Delhi

☆ Shocking Indian election results are a crushing blow to Modi
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has suffered a devastating blow. Though Modi is claiming victory, his party is seeing major losses in the country's general election. AdvertisementFor a decade, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held a decisive grip on his country's politics. Modi, who leads India's Bharatiya Janata Party, is claiming victory for a historic third term as the country's prime minister. But even though Modi is projected to hold on to his position, his party isn't doing as well as he'd predicted.

Persons: Narendra Modi's, Modi, —, Narendra Modi, India's Organizations: Indian, Service, India's Bharatiya Janata Party, Business

☆ Indian stocks have worst day in 4 years as Modi’s hopes of a huge majority fade
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New Delhi CNN —Indian stocks plunged Tuesday as vote counting in the country’s election suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a landslide victory is at risk, raising doubts about his ability to push through more aggressive economic reforms. India’s benchmark Sensex index, which tracks 30 large companies, and the broader Nifty 50 index each closed down by nearly 6%. The worst daily drop for Indian stocks since 2020 came just 24 hours after both indexes hit record highs as weekend exit polls prompted experts to predict a resounding victory for Modi. The 73-year-old ran on his economic record over the past 10 years, a period of robust growth for India. But investors have complained about the high price of Indian stocks and some analysts believe a correction could be healthy for markets.

Persons: Narendra Modi’s, Modi, India’s, ”, Yashovardhan Khemka, Manish Jain Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Research, Analytics, Abans Holdings, National Stock Exchange of India, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Exchange, bourse, World Federation of Exchanges, Mirae Locations: New Delhi, India, Mumbai, United States, China

☆ India elections: Modi declares victory but party faces shock losses in parliament and will need coalition
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

While final votes are still being tallied, India’s election authority has confirmed that the NDA coalition had secured the majority needed with 272 seats. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, on June 4. Adnan Abidi/ReutersSupporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate as they learn early election results on June 04, 2024 in Bengaluru, India. Preliminary results also suggest they have chipped away at BJP seats, including in some of the ruling party’s traditional strongholds. “He comes from a poor background and that helps him understands the people of India,” Varanasi BJP president Dileep Patel previously told CNN.

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☆ John Oliver warns India is 'sliding towards authoritarianism' as Modi declares victory in tighter-than-expected election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTV host John Oliver took aim at India's elections and its prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Sunday night, warning that the nation was "sliding towards authoritarianism." In his classic "roast" style, Oliver noted Modi's increasing tendency towards censorship and anti-Muslim rhetoric. Finally, Oliver called for an end to the "uncritical, fawning praise" for Modi coming from the international community. AdvertisementThough Modi and the BJP appear to have come out on top, the party's lead is surprisingly narrower than expected. Prior to voting, Modi said the BJP sought to win around 400 seats, per the BBC.

Persons: —, John Oliver, Narendra Modi, Modi, there's, Oliver, Modi's, There's, He's Organizations: Service, Business, HBO, North, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, BBC Locations: India, Ukraine, North Korea, Sudan, British

☆ India's Narendra Modi declares victory despite election blow
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) flashes victory sign as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party's win in country's general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in the country's election late on Tuesday, despite his party looking set to lose its outright majority, leaving him reliant on smaller regional parties. The wider BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) looks set to win a combined 294 parliamentary seats, according to local media. "People have placed their faith in NDA, for a third consecutive time! This is a historical feat in India's history," Modi said on X as counting was nearing a conclusion.

Persons: Narendra Modi, —, Modi Organizations: India's, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Indian, National Democratic Alliance Locations: New Delhi

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashes victory sign at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters to celebrate the party's win in country's general election, in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. Completed vote counts by the Election Commission of India showed that Modi's BJP won just 240 seats. India's Parliament has 543 seats, and the party or coalition that wins at least 272 forms the government. Modi's decade-long ruleUnder Modi, India, home to 1.4 billion people, has witnessed robust economic growth. While India has seen robust economic growth under Modi, observers and critics have warned about the country's "democratic decline."

Persons: Narendra Modi, Money Sharma, Modi, Aiyar, CNBC's, Shilan Shah, Shah, Kranthi, Sensex, Samir Kapadia, that's, Malcolm Dorson Organizations: India's, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Afp, Getty, Indian, Modi's BJP, National Democratic Alliance, Developmental Inclusive Alliance, Indian National Congress, Policy Research, Centre, Monitoring, Capital Economics, BSE, WealthMills Securities, Adani, Adani Enterprises, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Monetary Fund, India Index, Vogel, Dem, Global, Vogel Group, IMF Locations: New Delhi, India, INDIA, China, Sweden

☆ Who will win India’s general election and become the new prime minister? Votes get counted in world’s largest election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Some 642 million people cast their vote in the world’s largest election, as swathes of the country was blanketed in searing heat, making people sick and killing dozens. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his ink-marked finger after casting his vote outside a polling station in Ahmedabad, India, on May 7, 2024. The leader of the party that wins a majority will become prime minister and form a ruling government. His BJP centered its manifesto on job creation and anti-poverty programs, with a focus on women, the poor and farmers. He’s promised to turn India into a developed nation by 2047 and transform the country into a global manufacturing hub.

Persons: Narendra Modi, India’s, Adnan Abidi, Modi, He’s, God, –, Rahul Gandhi, Gandhi, Raj K Raj, Arvind Kejriwal, ” Organizations: CNN, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Indian National Congress, India's, Reuters, National Democratic Alliance, Congress, Hindustan Times, Aadmi Party Locations: India, –, Lok Sabha, Asia, United States, China, Russia, Ahmedabad, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Lok, New Delhi, Delhi

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, center, during a campaign rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Local exit polls over the weekend suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance was set for a rare third consecutive term in power. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to secure around 365 out of the 543 seats in the lower house of India's parliament, according to local news channel NDTV's exit poll summary. However, final results, expected on Tuesday, can diverge from exit poll projections. With the incoming government expected to highly prioritize building up India's infrastructure development, shares of Adani Group companies rose on the back of exit poll results as well.

Persons: Narendra Modi, India's, Modi, Prakash Singh Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, BSE, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, National Democratic Alliance, Adani, Adani Enterprises, Ambuja Locations: Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

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☆ Asia markets open higher as investors await China manufacturing data
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Shreyashi Sanyal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Signage for the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 29, 2024. Asia-Pacific stock markets rose Monday ahead of a private survey on China's manufacturing sector. The Caixin manufacturing survey will follow official data from Friday that showed China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in May. Investors will also focus on India markets as exit polls over the weekend suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance was set for a rare third consecutive term in power.

Persons: Narendra Modi Organizations: Shanghai Stock Exchange, Investors, Bharatiya Janata Party Locations: Lujiazui, Shanghai, China, Asia, Pacific, India

☆ As Voting Ends in India, Modi Awaits a Verdict on His 10 Years in Power
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Mujib Mashal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Exit polls released after the last round of voting suggested a comfortable return for his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P. A newly united opposition has put up a fight, rallying against Mr. Modi’s divisive politics and management of India’s deeply unequal economic growth. But the exit polls indicated it was struggling to significantly cut into the sizable majority in the 543-seat Parliament held by Mr. Modi’s party. In a message of thanks after the voting closed, Mr. Modi expressed confidence that “the people of India have voted in record numbers to re-elect” his government. But Mallikarjun Kharge, the president of the largest opposition party, the Indian National Congress, played down the exit polls as “government surveys” and said the official results will show that his alliance was ahead.

Persons: Narendra Modi’s, Mr, Modi, ”, Mallikarjun Kharge Organizations: Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress Locations: India’s, India

☆ Modi's BJP-led alliance projected to win parliamentary majority in India's election, exit polls show
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | In Charmainemariajacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks set for a rare third consecutive term in power, as local exit polls on Saturday suggested his Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance will clinch a parliamentary majority. According to an exit poll summary by local news channel NDTV, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to secure around 365 out of the 543 seats in the lower house of parliament. The party or coalition that wins at least 272 votes will form the government. Final results, expected on Tuesday, can diverge from exit poll projections. If the exit polls, which have a patchy record, are confirmed, Modi will serve for another five years as the country's prime minister — a position he has held since 2014.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, —, Hajra, Anand Rathi Organizations: India's, Bharatiya Janata Party, NDTV, BJP, National Democratic Alliance, Monetary Fund, Brokers, CNBC Locations: India

☆ 'No big deal': Mark Mobius says he'll stay bullish on India no matter the election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Mobius, Chairman Mobius Emerging Opportunities Fund speaking on CNBC's The Exchange on March 27th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBCVeteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius said India's election outcome will not change his bullish views on the country. India's election results will be out on Tuesday next week. watch now"The big question mark is whether [Modi] can get a number of seats to change the constitution," Mobius told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Thursday. But India's economic fundamentals remain "very strong and solid."

Persons: Mark Mobius, Adam Jeffery, Narendra Modi, Modi, Mobius, CNBC's, Gautam Chhaochharia, Chhaochharia Organizations: CNBC Veteran, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, UBS Locations: India

☆ S&P upgrades outlook on India's sovereign rating to 'positive'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, arrives at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. S&P Global Ratings raised India's sovereign rating outlook to 'positive' from 'stable' while retaining the rating at 'BBB-', saying on Wednesday the country's robust economic expansion was having a constructive impact on its credit metrics. "This reflects India's solid growth performance and a promising economic outlook for the coming years," said in a social media post. The rating agency's positive outlook on India is predicated on its robust economic growth, pronounced improvement in the quality of government spending, and political commitment to fiscal consolidation, it said. India's weak fiscal settings had always been the most vulnerable part of its sovereign ratings profile, S&P said.

Persons: Narendra Modi, India's, Nirmala Sitharaman Organizations: Bhartiya Janata Party, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party Locations: New Delhi, India

☆ Modi heads for two days of island meditation as Indian election nears end
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

India’s election is the world’s largest, a mammoth exercise in democracy that has taken place over six weeks. Modi will visit the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, a pilgrimage site off India’s southernmost tip, from May 30 to June 1, according to Indian state broadcaster DD News. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial was built in 1970 in honour of Swami Vivekananda, who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock. Toward the end of the 2019 national elections, which he also won, Modi went to meditate in the revered Kedarnath shrine dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Shiva high in the Himalayas. Modi and the BJP have increasingly resorted to overtly Islamophobic language during his recent election speeches.

Persons: CNN —, Narendra Modi, –, Modi, Swami Vivekananda, “ I’m, God, doesn’t, ”, Vivekananda, Shiva Organizations: CNN, CNN — India’s, Vivekananda Rock, NDTV, India, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Maratha Locations: Kanyakumari, Varanasi, Maharashtra, Ayodhya

☆ Modi’s latest campaign message to supporters: ‘God has sent me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a new message for supporters on the campaign trail: God has chosen him. “This is why I have dedicated myself to God.”Modi continued: “God doesn’t reveal his cards. This, he added has “rallied his base who feel pride in such religiosity.”India is a deeply religious country. “(He is) the first prime minister, they say, to be unashamed about this faith,” Sinha said. It ignited widespread anger among Muslim leaders and opposition politicians and calls for election authorities to investigate.

Persons: CNN —, Narendra Modi, “ I’m, God, ”, ” Modi, doesn’t, Modi, Subir Sinha, “, ” Sinha, Ganga, I’m, Ram, Modi’s, ” Modi fasted, Lord Ram, Pratishtha ”, –, spokespeople Organizations: CNN, CNN — India’s, NDTV, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, South Asia Institute, SOAS University of London, ” Locations: India, Varanasi, Ayodhya

☆ India’s election campaign turns negative as Modi and ruling party embrace Islamophobic rhetoric
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is increasingly resorting to overtly Islamophobic language during his election campaign, critics and observers say, as he seeks a third straight term governing the world’s most populous nation. It’s coming directly from the prime minister. The BJP did not respond to a request for comment on the rhetoric being used by party leaders during this campaign. The prime minister has set an ambitious target for his alliance to win 400 seats in the country’s Lok Sabha, or lower house of Parliament, in this election. BJP party spokespeople subsequently said Modi was talking specifically about undocumented migrants.

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☆ Leaflet by Leaflet, a Few Aging Activists Fight India’s Tide of Bigotry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Sameer Yasir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

One recent morning, Roop Rekha Verma, an 80-year-old peace activist and former university leader, walked through a north Indian neighborhood prone to sectarian strife and parked herself near a tea shop. From her sling bag, she pulled out a bundle of pamphlets bearing messages of religious tolerance and mutual coexistence and began handing them to passers-by. Don’t let anyone divide you,” one read in Hindi. Spreading those simple words is an act of bravery in today’s India. Ms. Verma and others like her are waging a lonely battle against a tide of hatred and bigotry increasingly normalized by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P.

Persons: Roop Rekha Verma, Verma, India’s Organizations: Bharatiya Janata Party Locations: today’s India

☆ Free Food? Modi Makes Sure Every Indian Knows Whom to Thank for It.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Suhasini Raj | Alex Travelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Durga Prasad, an 80-year-old farmer, was resting under the shade of a tree in front of his home when the party workers came. An app on their smartphones could tell them in an instant who Mr. Prasad was, whom he might vote for — and why he should be grateful to India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi. “You get installments of 2,000 rupees, right?” asked a local official from Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, or B.J.P. Mr. Prasad concurred. He receives $72 a year through a farmers’ welfare program started and branded by Mr. Modi.

Persons: Durga Prasad, Prasad, Narendra Modi, “, ”, Modi’s, Modi Organizations: Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, Mr

☆ India’s free press is not so free after a decade of Modi
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Analysis Aishwarya S. Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

And as Modi looks to win another five years in power in an ongoing nationwide election, critics fear further erosion of the protections afforded to India’s free press. “I think many times before I write stories,” Kappan told CNN. Since his bail, Kappan has struggled to find a permanent job to provide for his family. Kumar told CNN he resigned because Adani’s proximity to Modi and the BJP would leave him unable to continue asking tough questions of the government. “They gave no reasons nor any justifications for why they denied my permit,” she told CNN from Paris.

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☆ How India Is Coping With Extreme Heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Manuela Andreoni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since April, heat waves, most likely fueled by climate change, have reached dangerous levels across India and other Asian countries. This week, many Indian cities, including New Delhi, the capital, recorded temperatures above 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Local governments sent out heat alerts warning people to avoid staying outside and schools in several states were ordered to close. The grueling heat crisis, one of several in India over the last few years, made me wonder if the nation’s leaders had made climate change more central in their campaigns. Not really, my colleague Suhasini Raj, who covers India, told me.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Suhasini Raj, “ Organizations: Local, Bharatiya Janata Party Locations: India, New Delhi

☆ Mumbai, India: Billionaires, Bollywood celebrities cast their vote in the world’s largest election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, along with his family, leaves a polling booth after casting his ballot in Mumbai on May 20, 2024. Sujit Jaiswal/AFP/Getty ImagesThe “King of Bollywood” Shah Rukh Khan was seen leaving a Mumbai polling booth with his family – wife Gauri, daughter Suhana, and sons Aryan and Abram. Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in Mumbai on May 20, 2024. Residents queue to cast their vote on May 20, 2024 in Mumbai, India. Voters wait to cast their vote in Chandivali, Mumbai, on May 20, 2024.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Shah Rukh Khan, Sujit Jaiswal, ” Shah Rukh Khan, Gauri, Suhana, Aryan, Abram, Amitabh Bachchan, ” Khan, “ Let’s, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Mukesh Ambani, Nita, Akash, Akshay Kumar, “, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Stringer, Shiv Sena —, Satish Bate, Sachin Chaudhary Organizations: CNN, Getty, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Indian National Congress, Hindustan Times, Getty Images Locations: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India’s, AFP, Andheri, “, India, Mumbai’s, West Bengal, Getty Images Mumbai, New York, Chandivali

☆ Modi's strongman rule raises questions about India's 'democratic decline' as he seeks a third term
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, center, during a campaign rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA decade into power, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears set to secure a rare third term, with the general elections now underway. Opposition 'witch hunt'Ahead of the elections, India's main opposition — the National Congress party — accused the Modi government of freezing its bank accounts. "This is a criminal action on the Congress party done by the prime minister and the home minister," said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a fiery attack. "During Manmohan Singh's time, India was also growing very fast," he added, referring to the economic reforms under the former prime minister in the 1990s.

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