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Ruling party loses absolute majority in elections to the Indian Parliament, but likely to form government with support of allies (www.thehindu.com)

submitted 3 months ago by emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Preliminary results for the 2024 Indian General election suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to lose its absolute majority in the lower house of Parliament. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) it leads is projected to cross the halfway mark. The opposition INDIA alliance is projected to more than double its seat count, from 92 to around 200 seats.

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[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You forgot to add this - three controversial independent candidates have gained candidacy:

Amritpal Singh - a Sikh separatist
Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa - son of Indira Gandhi's assassin, and a hardliner Sikh
Engineer Rashid - leader of a separatist party

Two of them - Amritpal and Rashid, may not be able to exercise their rights as members of the Lok Sabha, as they're behind the bars.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Unless the NDA fall short of a majority, would independents even matter that much? It might send a bad signal regarding violence in politics, but that's about it.