Therefore, the alliance is clearly above the 272-seat majority, but below the ambitious desired result of over 400 seats, which Modi had announced at the start of the election. “I can say with confidence that the people of India voted in large numbers to re-elect the NDA government,” Modi wrote in X. Voters have seen the government's track record, Modi said. According to several opinion polls, Modi appears to have achieved his goal of winning seats in the south. Its political stronghold in the past was much weaker than in the north.
The new official results will be announced by the election commission on Tuesday. The opposition questioned the election and accused the media that conducted the election of being biased. “This is not a post-election, but a Modi election,” said opposition politician Rahul Gandhi. The politician, who is the former prime minister's great-grandson, grandson and son, instead predicted the victory of the opposition alliance with the acronym INDIA. of which the Congress party is also a member. He accused the government of using unfair means against the opposition and silencing critics.
According to opinion polls, INDIA Alliance may win 125 to 165 seats. Opponents of the government criticize that India, constitutionally designated as a “secular” country, is increasingly turning under Modi's leadership into a Hindu state where minority groups such as Muslims and Christians must subordinate themselves to the majority. Among other things, there are concerns that the constitution will be changed.
