it is only the second time that an indian prime minister has won a third term. it is the win of our commitment to a developed india , narendra modi told his supporters. but it isn t the victory he wanted, winning fewer seats than the last election, which will damage the air of invincibility that has surrounded him and the bjp over the past ten years. perhaps the biggest shock came from ayodhya, where prime minister modi inaugurated a grand hindu temple injanuary at a site that had been disputed by hindus and muslims. ..expected to galvanise hindu voters, but the ruling party was defeated here by a large margin. this is how the opposition congress took in the results, with an almost equal fervour.
elections have reaffirmed the brand of indian democracy, as you yourself in your report suggested. so the indian democracy and that sense, especially in the last ten years, was under siege, at least in perceptions under the west and everywhere else in the world. so that reaffirms that the indian democracy is widespread and robust. as far as great powers are confirmed, great issues like the ukraine crisis for that matter, i don t think congress or the bjp would ve made a different choice. you know, russia is an important player for india, choice. you know, russia is an important playerfor india, and ukraine isjust too important playerfor india, and ukraine is just too far. and lastly, american interests, vis a vis china, would remain robust in india. so india really had no interest to go out of the way on ukraine. so
it is rare to see this kind ofjubilation amid the losing side, but that is because over the past ten years the congress party has suffered humiliating election defeats. and what that has resulted in is a party whose confidence was so low that they didn t believe that they could actually launch a proper challenge. so this is a celebration for being significantly back in the game. long live rahul gandhi , supporters chanted the name of a leaderfrom india s most prominent political dynasty, but whose capabilities and future were under question. today will mark a point of resurgence. the country has unanimously and clearly stated that they do not like the way they run this country, we do not appreciate the way they have attacked the constitution, we do not appreciate the way they
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let s begin in india, where the world s biggest election has seen narendra modi securing a rare third consecutive term in office. but his ruling bharatiya janata party fell short of an absolute majority which means the party will have to rely on a coalition where consensus will be key for pushing through any economic policy. arunoday mukharji reports. i m outside the indian parliament, where the government in power and lawmakers will be deliberating on economic policy for the next five years. now, while india remains a bright spot in the world and remains one of the fastest growing economies in the world, there are also several challenges, especially unemployment, which remains high. according to the international labour organization, 83% of the unemployed were educated youth in the country. manufacturing as a share of the gdp has been stagnant for the last decade. private consumption has been at 3%, which has been at its slowest in the last two decades. now, according to the world i