Narendra Modi , Earns Narrow Election Win For, Historic Third Term.<br />Reuters reports that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set <br />to win a historic third term on June 4, but with vastly <br />diminished majority following a rare electoral setback. .<br />For the first time in a decade, <br />Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata <br />Party lost its majority in parliament. .<br />The party is now dependent on regional allies <br />to secure the half-way mark required to stay<br />on top of the world's largest democracy.<br />For the BJP to drop below <br />the majority mark, this is <br />a personal setback for him, Yogendra Yadav, Psephologist and the founder of a <br />small political group opposed to the BJP, via Reuters.<br />Since taking power a decade ago, Modi has been ruling as the <br />alliance's unquestioned leader, however, his opponents have seen <br />his reign as the country sliding towards authoritarianism. .<br />My sole issue with Modi <br />today is that he has become<br />larger than the party itself. <br />In a democratic system... <br />a party should always <br />supersede an individual, Surendra Kumar Dwivedi, Former head of the Department of Political Science at Lucknow University, via Reuters.<br />The election win makes Modi only <br />the second Indian leader to win a third term <br />after founding Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.<br />The election win makes Modi only <br />the second Indian leader to win a third term <br />after founding Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.<br />Prior to the election win, Modi promised <br />a transformative next five years in office.<br />Reuters reports that Modi's presidency has seen India <br />become the world's fastest growing major economy, and <br />he has expressed aspirations of improving on those gains.<br />What we have done in <br />the last 10 years is only <br />a preview, a trailer. <br />We have a lot more to do. <br />Modi is taking the country <br />to a different level in the world, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, via Reuters
