Modi heads for victory in India vote, but no landslide
The world's biggest election is drawing to a close, as India begins vote-counting after a multi-phase, weeks-long exercise. The National Democratic Alliance, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, looks set for another five-year term. But so far, his ambitious 400-plus target seems a distant reality. The ruling alliance's numbers have dropped so much that the BJP has yet to cross that magic mark of 272 to form a government on its own. Meanwhile, the opposition INDIA bloc has defied exit poll predictions, as it looks set to secure more than 200 seats. Neha Poonia and Ishan Garg report.
The world's biggest election is drawing to a close, as India begins vote-counting after a multi-phase, weeks-long exercise. The National Democratic Alliance, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, looks set for another five-year term. But so far, his ambitious 400-plus target seems a distant reality. The ruling alliance's numbers have dropped so much that the BJP has yet to cross that magic mark of 272 to form a government on its own. Meanwhile, the opposition INDIA bloc has defied exit poll predictions, as it looks set to secure more than 200 seats. Neha Poonia and Ishan Garg report.
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