World’s Biggest Election Throws a Massive Surprise
A supporter waves India's national flag as others watch live election results displayed on a television at the Indian National Congress party headquarters in New Delhi on June 4.
Photographer: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty ImagesEach day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for the big vote.
We’re firmly in New Delhi today, where India’s voters have once again thrown up an election surprise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party — which was widely expected to come roaring back to power — is poised to fall short of a parliamentary majority. That means Modi is at the mercy of fickle alliance partners if he wants a historic third term as premier. The main opposition Congress party has just met the press and said it will meet its alliance partners on Wednesday to strategize, including on whether to bid to form the new government. Modi himself is due to speak to BJP workers later Tuesday and might address the media. Stay tuned.