BJP-led coalition suffers setback as religious minorities shift allegiances

(Photo: Unsplash/Element5 Digital) The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a slender majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, yet a striking trend has emerged – the ruling coalition failed to win a single parliamentary seat from India’s three largest religious minorities: Muslims, Christians and Sikhs. However, compared to the 2019 polls, voting … Read more

Exit polls predict emphatic victory for Modi's BJP-led NDA in general election

(Photo: Unsplash/Shashank Hudkar) Multiple exit polls released after voting concluded on Saturday, June 1st in India’s marathon general election are projecting a resounding victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The hard-fought contest, which was spread over six weeks across April and May in the sweltering summer heat, saw nearly … Read more