People visit a polling station to cast their vote during the second phase of voting on April 26, 2024, in a village in Ukhrul district, Manipur, India. / Credit: Ritesh Shukla/Getty ImagesBangalore, India, Jun 5, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA).Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for the first time since coming into power in 2014, failed to win a majority of seats in parliamentary elections that saw more than 600 million Indians cast their votes. When the Election Commission of India on June 5 released the results of the elections, held from April 19 to June 1, to choose the 543-member Parliament, the hopes of the ruling BJP for a larger majority for Modi s third term were dashed. The BJP decreased its representation to 240 seats, down from 303 in 2019.The BJP will now have to form a new government with other partners in its coalition, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Modi was elected the NDA alliance leader&nbs.
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Manipur chief electoral officer Pradeep Kumar Jha said a three-layer security cordon will be enforced at all counting centres on counting day and entry of unauthorised persons will be restricted