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NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition won a majority in parliament in the country's staggered election, according to official results released early Wednesday by India’s Election
More than 640 million votes were cast in the marathon election held over a span of six weeks in the world’s largest democratic exercise.
Since coming to power a decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been known for big, bold and often snap decisions that he's found easy to execute thanks to the brute majority he enjoyed in India's lower house of parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory for his alliance in India’s general election, claiming a mandate to move forward with his agenda, even though his party lost seats to a stronger than expected opposition, which pushed back against his mixed economic record and polarizing politics.
Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party planned to meet with allies on Wednesday to discuss the government’s formation.