5: India

Needing Help to Stay in Power, Modi Loses His Aura of Invincibility Though Narendra Modi will take up a third term as India’s leader, the election was closer than expected, forcing him to rely on coalition partners that don’t share his Hindu nationalist agenda.

Early Election Results Suggest Sharp Turnaround for Indian National Congress India’s beleaguered main opposition party was on track to surpass expectations and nearly double its share of parliamentary seats from 2019.

India delivers shocking election result: What to know