Sunday saw Narendra Modi sworn in for a record-breaking third term as prime minister of India. However, he did so as the leader of a divided coalition following a shocking polling setback that will assess his capacity to maintain policy stability in the world’s most populous country.
At a lavish ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president’s palace in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu gave Modi the oath of office in front of thousands of dignitaries, including the leaders of seven regional nations, Bollywood celebrities, and businessmen. The only other person to hold the position of prime minister for three consecutive terms after Jawaharlal Nehru is Modi, who began his career as a publicist for the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the political forerunner of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Unlike in the previous two terms, when his party won an outright majority, Modi, 73, secured the third term in the elections that ended on June 1 by winning the support of 14 regional parties in his BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The result is a significant blow to the well-liked leader because surveys and exit polls indicated that the BJP would win even more seats than it did in 2019.
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