i m samira hussain. i m arunoday mukharji. well, india hasjust had a mammoth election. 6a2 million people voted over a month and a half. and these elections are important because whatever happens here has global ramifications. and the results, they were surprising. narendra modi will keep his job as prime minister. but the intractable leader, well, he now depends on other parties to back him up. actually, arunoday, you broke down the numbers. let s take a look. the world s largest democratic exercise. elections in a country of 1.4 billion, done and dusted. here s everything you need to know about the results. the bjp won the most number of seats, 240, but it s still not the victory narendra modi was hoping for. he has 63 less seats than what the bjp won in the last election, and less than 272 that is needed to have a majority, which means he is not the final word on politics or policy, and will have to rely on unpredictable alliance partners and establish a consensus. other t
democratic exercise. elections in a country of 1.4 billion people done and dusted. and here is everything you need to know about the results. the bjp one the most number of seats, 240, but it is still not the victory that narendra modi was hoping. he has 63 let s seats than what the bjp one in the last election in less than 272 thatis last election in less than 272 that is needed to have a majority. it means he is not the final word on politics or policy. he will have to rely on unpredictable rely alliance parties and establish a consensus. other things didn t go as anticipated. the state which was supposed to stand by the bjp didn t. 80 lawmakers come from uttar pradesh and thatis come from uttar pradesh and that is where they suffered the most losses. from 62 it is down to 33. the bjp alliance may be forming the government but the growth of the opposition was the real surprise. over two dozen parties came together to take on the bjp and that is clearly worked. the oppositio
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Narendra modi dominated indian politics. the bjp repeatedly fighting elections on his name, a brand that party showcases. he is plastered across hoardings over india. welfare schemes are named after him to connect him the motor and show him as the man who delivered them. and he did deliver big infrastructure projects, cash benefits and housing to the pooh benefits and housing to the poor. schemes further trumpeted by largely subservient indian national media, helping build up national media, helping build up brand narendra modi. to his hindu nationalist abode base narendra modi delivered on key manifesto converses. whether it was revoking the autonomy of indian administered kashmir or implementing a controversial citizenship law. ayodhya was a policy can got an early,