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Indian election

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Inside BusinessJohn Reed
    Will Modi 3.0 be good for business?

    Coalition politics might make it harder to pursue reforms in areas including education and agriculture

    Indian PM Narendra Modi
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Interview
    Modi government will ‘struggle’ to survive, says Indian opposition leader Gandhi

    Congress politician claims ‘tectonic shift’ after election upset in exclusive interview with FT

    Rahul Gandhi poses for a portrait at his home in New Delhi, seated on a blue couch with a painting of Mahatma Gandhi hanging above him
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    ‘Less BS, more jobs’: Indian billionaires face heat of new Modi era

    Powerful tycoons remain central to prime minister’s plans but voters have shown disquiet at inequality

    a montage of images showing Adani, Modi and Ambani in front of Indian bank notes
  • Sunday, 9 June, 2024
    Indian politics & policy
    Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian prime minister for third term

    Strongman leader will now depend on coalition allies after weaker election performance by BJP

    Narendra Modi arrives to take the oath as India’s prime pinister during the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi
  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    The Big Read
    The humbling of Narendra Modi

    The Indian prime minister won a third term but he now has to rely on a delicate coalition and faces a newly empowered opposition

  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    The Indian ‘kingmakers’ set to prop up Narendra Modi

    Prime minister’s future government may depend on regional politicians N Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar

    Narendra Modi,  Nitish Kumar N Chandrababu Naidu
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    News in-depth
    Indian election revives Rahul Gandhi’s fortunes

    Opposition leader and Congress allies invigorated after stripping Narendra Modi’s BJP of its outright majority

    Rahul Gandhi in a crowd with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024
    Modi secures allies’ backing for new government after India election setback

    PM forced to rely on smaller allies after losing absolute majority in lower house of parliament

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, poses for a photograph with senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party
  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024
    News in-depth
    How Indian voters stripped Modi of his parliamentary majority — in charts

    Prime minister’s ruling BJP lost heartland seats to rival Congress and regional parties in upset general election result

    A montage featuring Modi and yellow and blue bar charts
  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Opec+’s production conundrum

    The oil cartel’s move to let up on production cuts highlights the challenges it is facing

  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    News in-depth
    India election strips Modi of his ‘aura of invincibility’

    Loss of ruling party’s parliamentary majority deals stunning blow to prime minister ahead of third term

    Kites bearing images Indian politicians
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    Modi set to lose majority in shock Indian election result

    Stock market tumbles as vote counts point to ruling BJP relying on allies to secure historic third term in power

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata party  headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    LexIndian business & finance
    Modi’s wobble in India leaves the status quo in question Premium content

    The good news for most investors is that country’s broader economic growth story looks intact

    Supporters of Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister and leader of Bharatiya Janata party, celebrate vote-counting results in Bengaluru
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    Adani stocks crash as India election results show weaker Modi mandate

    Billionaire tied his infrastructure empire’s fortunes to the prime minister’s development plans

    The Vizhinjam container port in Kerala was developed by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    Indian markets hit record highs as exit polls forecast Modi victory

    Nifty 50 stock index jumps and rupee strengthens against dollar

    Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election rally
  • Saturday, 1 June, 2024
    Exit polls forecast decisive majority for Narendra Modi in India’s election

    BJP leader set to enter second decade in power when results announced on June 4

    Supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Modi eyes India ‘hat trick’ as world’s biggest, longest election ends

    Prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata party still predicted to win but has struggled to control the campaign narrative

    A montage of Narendra Modi in front of a graphic of Indian constituencies colour-coded by the strength of support for the BJP and its allies
  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Modi rival freed from jail shakes up India election campaign

    Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal rallies rivals to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in final stretch

    Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal attends a rally afte receiving temporary bail from India’s Supreme Court this month
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    The Big Read
    Is the ‘cult of Modi’ starting to lose its lustre?

    India’s prime minister is likely to win a third term, but critics say his pro-business and authoritarian style may have peaked

  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
    Ruchir Sharma
    Missing: India’s third Modi wave

    On the campaign trail doubts are raised over whether the prime minister and his BJP are set for another overwhelming win

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    Modi launches candidacy in India’s marathon election

    Prime minister mobbed by supporters as he files in northern holy city of Varanasi

    India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets supporters during a campaign rally in Varanasi on Monday
  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2024
    News in-depth
    India’s caste census becomes election faultline as opposition targets Modi

    Political rivals argue hierarchy remains defining social structure with Hindu nationalism leaving marginalised behind

    Locals gather at Parsa Bazar in Patna, Bihar
  • Thursday, 2 May, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
    Modi’s mission

    BJP rule has delivered economic benefits but at a cost to civil society

  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    ReviewFT Books Essay
    How to understand Modi’s India

    Is India enjoying a golden age or in democratic decline? And what will the prime minister do next? As the nation goes to the polls, four books attempt to unravel its many complexities

  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    Modi increases anti-Muslim rhetoric in India election campaign

    PM seeks to mobilise Hindu voters amid signs of low turnout and anti-incumbency sentiment

    Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, during a campaign rally in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Thursday
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