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A Stunning Election Result in India as Modi and BJP Fall Short

Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party lost its majority in India’s parliament. The stunning blow is forcing Modi to rely on allies to form a government for the first time since he stormed to power a decade ago. On today’s episode of The Big Take Asia, host K. Oanh Ha digs into India’s 2024 general election results with Bloomberg reporter Sudhi Ranjan Sen on the ground in New Delhi. And Milan Vaishnav, senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, delves into what the results mean for both India and the world.  Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-india-election/?itm_source=record&amp;itm_campaign=India_Elections&amp;itm_content=Election_Results-0">India Election Results </a>To hear more from Milan Vaishnav listen to his podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoding-the-indian-economy/id1453878698?i=1000651250091">Grand Tamasha</a>. To hear more about our coverage of Narendra Modi, listen to our series, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rise-of-modi-part-1-why-indias-leader-is-so/id1578096201?i=1000655592844">The Rise of Modi.</a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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