Vote counting has begun in India, capping a six-week election in the world's largest democracy. Here's what's at stake.
Indian police personnel stand guard at the entrance of a counting center in Bangalore on the eve of the count for India’s general election. By Joanna Slater Joanna Slater Foreign correspondent covering South Asia Email Bio Follow May 22 at 10:31 PM NEW DELHI — Counting has begun in the world’s largest election, a vote with far-reaching consequences for India’s democracy and economy.
Modi leads the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, which is known for its center-right politics and embrace of Hindu nationalism — the belief that India, home to a diversity of faiths, is fundamentally a Hindu nation rather than a secular republic.If the exit polls prove accurate, the BJP and its allies are expected to win a clear majority of the 543 seats up for grabs in India’s Parliament, a result that would represent a striking vote of confidence in Modi’s leadership.
Modi, 68, is the son of a tea seller who rose through the ranks of a right-wing Hindu nationalist organization before joining politics. He is the most popular politician in the country, a talented speaker who thrills his supporters with his vision of a muscular and assertive India. Two months before voting began, a suicide bomber killed 40 Indian security forces in the disputed region of Kashmir. Modi launched a retaliatory airstrike on an alleged terrorist training camp within Pakistan, an unprecedented step for India.
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