India's enemy no.1 humiliated in Pakistan. More from INDIA alliance We now have more lines for you following the conclusion of the meeting of the INDIA bloc. Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Congress, says the alliance “will keep up with the promises we have given to the people”. He also said in remarks to the media that the people had given a “befitting reply to the BJP and their politics of hate, corruption and deprivation”. “This is a mandate in defence of the Constitution of India, and against price rise, unemployment and crony capitalism, and also to save the democracy,” he added. Click here to share on social media 12h ago (15:20 GMT) Breaking Opposition will continue to fight Modi’s rule: Congress leader Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has said in a statement that the opposition INDIA alliance “will continue to fight against the fascist rule of the BJP led by Modi”. “We will take the appropriate steps, at the appropriate time to realise the people’s desire not to be ruled by the BJP government,” he said. We will bring you more on this shortly. Click here to share on social media 13h ago (15:15 GMT) Developing Meeting of INDIA alliance to discuss post-election steps now concluded The meeting of the Congress-led alliance in New Delhi has now ended, ANI news agency is reporting. Prominent figures of the alliance who were present included former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh state’s Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Earlier, the Congress president, in whose residence the meeting took place, said in his opening remarks that the election mandate was “decisively” against Modi, describing it as a “huge political loss” for the BJP leader. Click here to share on social media Advertisement 13h ago (15:05 GMT) Modi’s key allies: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Number of seats won in the 2024 election: 16 in southern Andhra Pradesh state. The party had won just three seats in the 2019 elections. On Wednesday, Naidu committed his party to supporting the BJP in its quest for a third term. The TDP was formed in 1982 by Telugu film actor NT Ramarao and is a major political player in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh. It is led by N Chandrababu Naidu, who is the son-in-law of Ramarao. After the 1996 Lok Sabha election, the party was part of an alliance of regional parties called the United Front, which received external backing from the Congress. Then, in 1999, it joined hands with the BJP. They contested elections together, and the TDP was a part of the NDA under Prime Minister Vajpayee. But in 2002, after the Gujarat riots, Naidu called for Modi’s resignation. The BJP, his alliance partner, rejected the demand. Click here to share on social media Sign up for Al Jazeera Weekly Newsletter The latest news from around the world. Timely. Accurate. Fair. E-mail address Subscribe By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy protected by reCAPTCHA 13h ago (14:55 GMT) Biden congratulates Modi-led alliance on election victory The president of the United States says the “friendship” between his country and India is growing as the two nations “unlock a shared future of unlimited potential”. “Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance on their victory, and the nearly 650 million voters in this historic election,” Joe Biden posted on X. Click here to share on social media 13h ago (14:45 GMT) ‘Mandate decisively against Modi’ says Congress leader Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in his opening remarks at the continuing opposition INDIA alliance meeting says the coalition “fought well, fought unitedly, fought resolutely”. “The mandate is decisively against Mr. Modi, against him and the substance and style of his politics,” he said in a post on X. “It is a huge political loss for him personally apart from being a clear moral defeat as well.” However, Kharge alleged that the two-time Indian prime minister was “determined to subvert the will of the people”. Click here to share on social media 13h ago (14:35 GMT) Putin congratulates Modi In a telephone call with Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin has “warmly congratulated” the Indian leader on his BJP party’s performance in the national elections, Russian news agency Tass reports. “The leaders of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the current level of partnership between Russia and India, which will continue to expand in all directions,” it added. Russian President Vladimir Putin andIndia''s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Russian President Vladimir Putin with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] Click here to share on social media 13h ago (14:25 GMT) EXPLAINER India election results: Which allies does Modi depend on now? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will form the next government for the third term, but he would need the support of allies after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell short of the majority mark for the first time since 2014. The BJP secured 240 seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament, in a major electoral setback as the poll survey had projected the Hindu nationalist party to win by a bigger majority. Parties from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP have won 43 seats. Taken together, the NDA has a strength of 283 – 11 seats more than the 272 mark needed to form the government. Read more here about the biggest NDA allies and their past history of alliance with the BJP. Play Video Video Duration 05 minutes 58 seconds 05:58 Election results a ‘political and moral defeat’ for Modi: Analysis Click here to share on social media Advertisement 14h ago (14:15 GMT) WATCH: Key takeaways from India’s election There were winners, losers and surprises in India’s election as Modi’s BJP came first but lost its majority in parliament. Find out more in our video report below: Play Video Video Duration 02 minutes 53 seconds 02:53 Did Modi win? Key takeaways from India’s election Click here to share on social media 14h ago (14:00 GMT) Modi’s new test – can he work with others? Yashraj Sharma Yashraj Sharma Reporting from New Delhi, India One central question seems to hover over the ongoing political discussions over the formation of the next government: Can Modi rule a government dependent on other parties, something he has never done before? “This is an unknown,” said Neelanjan Sircar, a political scientist at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi. “Modi has only been known to work as a leader with absolutely centralised power,” Sircar told Al Jazeera. “The ‘Modi phenomenon’ is based on a particular form of governance. Him having to compromise with allies is not either a Modi we know, or a Modi he has sold.” Read more here. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Narendra Modi addresses his supporters in New Delhi [File: Money Sharma/AFP] Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:55 GMT) India election: By the numbers Here’s how the main two alliances did, according to the latest updates from the election commission: Here is how the BJP and Congress performed on their own: Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:50 GMT) Developing INDIA bloc meets in New Delhi A meeting of the Congress-led alliance has begun at the New Delhi residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The INDIA bloc is expected to discuss ways in which they can stop the BJP-led coalition from forming the next government. Among the prominent attendees are former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh state’s Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, former chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir Omar Abdullah, Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party and other senior leaders from nearly two dozen parties. The INDIA meeting comes minutes after the BJP-led NDA alliance met and elected Narendra Modi as their leader. Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:45 GMT) Developing More from the BJP We now have more lines for you from the BJP statement announcing that Modi has been chosen as the leader of the BJP-led NDA alliance. “The NDA government will continue to work to improve the living standards of the people of India for the all-round development of the country by preserving the heritage of India,” the party posted on X. Click here to share on social media Advertisement 14h ago (13:40 GMT) Developing What happens next? Now that Modi has been elected leader of the BJP-led alliance, here’s how things may pan out: Modi, confident of the support of the allies he needs for his third term, will stake a claim to form the government. The BJP may soon seek an appointment with the Indian president to inform her of the alliance’s majority in parliament. The president may invite the NDA to form the government and decide a date for the swearing-in. However, we must remember that the opposition has still not conceded defeat, and its coalition partners are also meeting in New Delhi to explore ways they can stake their claim to form the next government. The opposition has already reportedly reached out to Modi’s two main allies, the Telugu Desam Party and the Janata Dal (United), who are both known for their ideological flexibility and could go either way. Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:35 GMT) The Congress politician who had a rare win in Modi’s Gujarat CR Patil, head of the BJP in the western state, had said at the beginning of the election campaign this year that he wanted to see wins at every constituency with a margin of half a million votes. The party did end up dominating Gujarat as expected, but with far fewer votes – and while suffering a loss not seen in the past 10 years. Since Modi became prime minister, the party had been winning all the seats in his home state. But the Congress managed to win one of its 26 constituencies. The politician who did it was Geniben Nagaji Thakor, who defeated her BJP rival in Banaskantha by more than 30,000 votes. Thakor hailed the victory as “historic” in a message after the results. Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:25 GMT) Breaking Modi unanimously elected leader of NDA alliance Modi has been “unanimously elected as the leader of the NDA” at the meeting of the BJP-led alliance in New Delhi, the BJP says in a statement on X. “The NDA government under the leadership of Modiji is committed to serving the poor, women, youth, farmers and exploited, deprived and suffering citizens of India,” it added, referring to the BJP leader. We will bring you more on this shortly. Click here to share on social media SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES LISTEN TO THESE PODCASTS podcast episode artwork play From: The Take From India to Ukraine: the South Asians fighting in Russia’s war Hundreds of South Asians are fighting Russia’s war on Ukraine, including from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. They face physi... podcast episode artwork play From: The Inside Story Podcast What is the risk of India turning into a Hindu nation? 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India's enemy no.1 humiliated in Pakistan. More from INDIA alliance We now have more lines for you following the conclusion of the meeting of the INDIA bloc. Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Congress, says the alliance “will keep up with the promises we have given to the people”. He also said in remarks to the media that the people had given a “befitting reply to the BJP and their politics of hate, corruption and deprivation”. “This is a mandate in defence of the Constitution of India, and against price rise, unemployment and crony capitalism, and also to save the democracy,” he added. Click here to share on social media 12h ago (15:20 GMT) Breaking Opposition will continue to fight Modi’s rule: Congress leader Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has said in a statement that the opposition INDIA alliance “will continue to fight against the fascist rule of the BJP led by Modi”. “We will take the appropriate steps, at the appropriate time to realise the people’s desire not to be ruled by the BJP government,” he said. We will bring you more on this shortly. Click here to share on social media 13h ago (15:15 GMT) Developing Meeting of INDIA alliance to discuss post-election steps now concluded The meeting of the Congress-led alliance in New Delhi has now ended, ANI news agency is reporting. Prominent figures of the alliance who were present included former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh state’s Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Earlier, the Congress president, in whose residence the meeting took place, said in his opening remarks that the election mandate was “decisively” against Modi, describing it as a “huge political loss” for the BJP leader. Click here to share on social media Advertisement 13h ago (15:05 GMT) Modi’s key allies: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Number of seats won in the 2024 election: 16 in southern Andhra Pradesh state. The party had won just three seats in the 2019 elections. On Wednesday, Naidu committed his party to supporting the BJP in its quest for a third term. The TDP was formed in 1982 by Telugu film actor NT Ramarao and is a major political player in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh. It is led by N Chandrababu Naidu, who is the son-in-law of Ramarao. After the 1996 Lok Sabha election, the party was part of an alliance of regional parties called the United Front, which received external backing from the Congress. Then, in 1999, it joined hands with the BJP. They contested elections together, and the TDP was a part of the NDA under Prime Minister Vajpayee. But in 2002, after the Gujarat riots, Naidu called for Modi’s resignation. The BJP, his alliance partner, rejected the demand. Click here to share on social media Sign up for Al Jazeera Weekly Newsletter The latest news from around the world. Timely. Accurate. Fair. E-mail address Subscribe By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policy protected by reCAPTCHA 13h ago (14:55 GMT) Biden congratulates Modi-led alliance on election victory The president of the United States says the “friendship” between his country and India is growing as the two nations “unlock a shared future of unlimited potential”. “Congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance on their victory, and the nearly 650 million voters in this historic election,” Joe Biden posted on X. Click here to share on social media 13h ago (14:45 GMT) ‘Mandate decisively against Modi’ says Congress leader Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in his opening remarks at the continuing opposition INDIA alliance meeting says the coalition “fought well, fought unitedly, fought resolutely”. “The mandate is decisively against Mr. Modi, against him and the substance and style of his politics,” he said in a post on X. “It is a huge political loss for him personally apart from being a clear moral defeat as well.” However, Kharge alleged that the two-time Indian prime minister was “determined to subvert the will of the people”. Click here to share on social media 13h ago (14:35 GMT) Putin congratulates Modi In a telephone call with Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin has “warmly congratulated” the Indian leader on his BJP party’s performance in the national elections, Russian news agency Tass reports. “The leaders of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the current level of partnership between Russia and India, which will continue to expand in all directions,” it added. Russian President Vladimir Putin andIndia''s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Russian President Vladimir Putin with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] Click here to share on social media 13h ago (14:25 GMT) EXPLAINER India election results: Which allies does Modi depend on now? Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he will form the next government for the third term, but he would need the support of allies after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell short of the majority mark for the first time since 2014. The BJP secured 240 seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament, in a major electoral setback as the poll survey had projected the Hindu nationalist party to win by a bigger majority. Parties from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP have won 43 seats. Taken together, the NDA has a strength of 283 – 11 seats more than the 272 mark needed to form the government. Read more here about the biggest NDA allies and their past history of alliance with the BJP. Play Video Video Duration 05 minutes 58 seconds 05:58 Election results a ‘political and moral defeat’ for Modi: Analysis Click here to share on social media Advertisement 14h ago (14:15 GMT) WATCH: Key takeaways from India’s election There were winners, losers and surprises in India’s election as Modi’s BJP came first but lost its majority in parliament. Find out more in our video report below: Play Video Video Duration 02 minutes 53 seconds 02:53 Did Modi win? Key takeaways from India’s election Click here to share on social media 14h ago (14:00 GMT) Modi’s new test – can he work with others? Yashraj Sharma Yashraj Sharma Reporting from New Delhi, India One central question seems to hover over the ongoing political discussions over the formation of the next government: Can Modi rule a government dependent on other parties, something he has never done before? “This is an unknown,” said Neelanjan Sircar, a political scientist at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi. “Modi has only been known to work as a leader with absolutely centralised power,” Sircar told Al Jazeera. “The ‘Modi phenomenon’ is based on a particular form of governance. Him having to compromise with allies is not either a Modi we know, or a Modi he has sold.” Read more here. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Narendra Modi addresses his supporters in New Delhi [File: Money Sharma/AFP] Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:55 GMT) India election: By the numbers Here’s how the main two alliances did, according to the latest updates from the election commission: Here is how the BJP and Congress performed on their own: Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:50 GMT) Developing INDIA bloc meets in New Delhi A meeting of the Congress-led alliance has begun at the New Delhi residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The INDIA bloc is expected to discuss ways in which they can stop the BJP-led coalition from forming the next government. Among the prominent attendees are former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh state’s Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, former chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir Omar Abdullah, Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party and other senior leaders from nearly two dozen parties. The INDIA meeting comes minutes after the BJP-led NDA alliance met and elected Narendra Modi as their leader. Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:45 GMT) Developing More from the BJP We now have more lines for you from the BJP statement announcing that Modi has been chosen as the leader of the BJP-led NDA alliance. “The NDA government will continue to work to improve the living standards of the people of India for the all-round development of the country by preserving the heritage of India,” the party posted on X. Click here to share on social media Advertisement 14h ago (13:40 GMT) Developing What happens next? Now that Modi has been elected leader of the BJP-led alliance, here’s how things may pan out: Modi, confident of the support of the allies he needs for his third term, will stake a claim to form the government. The BJP may soon seek an appointment with the Indian president to inform her of the alliance’s majority in parliament. The president may invite the NDA to form the government and decide a date for the swearing-in. However, we must remember that the opposition has still not conceded defeat, and its coalition partners are also meeting in New Delhi to explore ways they can stake their claim to form the next government. The opposition has already reportedly reached out to Modi’s two main allies, the Telugu Desam Party and the Janata Dal (United), who are both known for their ideological flexibility and could go either way. Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:35 GMT) The Congress politician who had a rare win in Modi’s Gujarat CR Patil, head of the BJP in the western state, had said at the beginning of the election campaign this year that he wanted to see wins at every constituency with a margin of half a million votes. The party did end up dominating Gujarat as expected, but with far fewer votes – and while suffering a loss not seen in the past 10 years. Since Modi became prime minister, the party had been winning all the seats in his home state. But the Congress managed to win one of its 26 constituencies. The politician who did it was Geniben Nagaji Thakor, who defeated her BJP rival in Banaskantha by more than 30,000 votes. Thakor hailed the victory as “historic” in a message after the results. Click here to share on social media 14h ago (13:25 GMT) Breaking Modi unanimously elected leader of NDA alliance Modi has been “unanimously elected as the leader of the NDA” at the meeting of the BJP-led alliance in New Delhi, the BJP says in a statement on X. “The NDA government under the leadership of Modiji is committed to serving the poor, women, youth, farmers and exploited, deprived and suffering citizens of India,” it added, referring to the BJP leader. We will bring you more on this shortly. Click here to share on social media SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES LISTEN TO THESE PODCASTS podcast episode artwork play From: The Take From India to Ukraine: the South Asians fighting in Russia’s war Hundreds of South Asians are fighting Russia’s war on Ukraine, including from India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. They face physi... podcast episode artwork play From: The Inside Story Podcast What is the risk of India turning into a Hindu nation? 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