"Many noted that the most damaging losses faced by the BJP had been in poorer, rural, working-class areas where farmers, lower-caste communities and Dalits, one of India’s most marginalised groups previously known as “untouchables”, turned away from Modi in droves. In critical states such as Uttar Pradesh they ended up swaying the election outcome far more significantly than urban elites and middle classes."
Political analysts are still dissecting India's election results. Yes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a historic third term. But his BJP party lost a significant number of seats.
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Indians have raised ‘a voice for democracy’ online and in the polls in historic #vote
Despite the heightened anxieties over the conduct of a free and fair #election , #India ’s democracy rallied in the 2024 election, with voters denying Prime Minister Narendra #Modi a landslide win. Much of the fight occurred online as independent journalists and influencers challenged the government narrative echoed on mainstream media.
Indian voters reject Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a one-party state in win for competitive democracy.
CNN reports: "In what opposition parties have declared as a victory for pluralism, voters in the world’s largest democracy partially rejected Modi’s populist vision for a Hindu-first nation, reducing the BJP’s share of the vote by 63 seats – bringing its total down to 240, far below the 272 required for a parliamentary majority."
"The INDIA coalition proved more resilient and successful than many analysts had expected, despite grappling with state agencies freezing party funds and jailing opposition leaders in the buildup to the polls. They were particularly boosted by regional parties who far outperformed the BJP, such as the Samajwadi party in Uttar Pradesh, the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party in Tamil Nadu."
Most analysts expected #Modi to brush aside #India’s enervated & poorly funded opposition parties, some of which had their #bank accounts frozen & their leaders #jailed by the govt in the run-up to the #election.
Yet the mood shifted dramatically as early vote counts trickled in Tues morning & indicated that the #BJP might not single-handedly secure the 272 seats needed in the 543-member #LokSabha lower house, as it comfortably did in 2014 & 2019.
@Nonilex A little bit of hope in there anyway. His populist push towards driving division and conflict, and authoritarian leaning has been disturbing. Would be great to see the populace reject that.
Don't have a good sense of what the alternatives offered are.
In a shock result, #India Prime Minister #Modi will likely have to seek a coalition government as projections indicate they will likely to fall short of the votes needed for a majority.
This could have significant policy implications in a country which has recently not been our favorite and a regime which has been secretly trying to assassinate dissidents of their regime within the US and other allies’ territory.
@JasonPerseus Hopefully this means tempering Modi's more authoritarian and nationalist streaks. But you never know - he will still govern with his broader alliance, and who knows whether the smaller parties in that alliance are more moderate or more extremist:
"Modi will have to look to smaller allies in the wider BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, or NDA, which is set to get a combined 294 parliamentary seats"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory for his alliance on Tuesday in India’s general election, despite a lacklustre performance from his own party as it faced a stronger than expected challenge from the opposition, which pushed back against the leader’s mixed economic record and polarising politics. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto tells us more. #India#Modi#vote
@ncoca Have been wondering about that, too. Anything seems possible right now 🤔 That the BJP won't have one by themselves is already bad enough from their perspective.
Despite Narendra Modi arm-twisting State institutions to harass opposition, corporate backing and all-out media support, people saw through BJP's propaganda and have voted for the opposition parties. Feeling hopeful! #India#electionresults
Today's election result is not just about the coming 5 years. Whether there'll be free & fair elections at all in the future, whether our constitution will stand the test of time, whether we will become a hindu nation, all depends on it. This is going to be a crucial point in the history of #India. We may lose this #election, but we can't afford to lose #hope. At this point, even limiting the fascist party from achieving the brutal majority predicted by the various exit polls is a big win!
"In the eastern states of Bihar and Odisha, 24 people died on Thursday alone, including three election officials and a police officer who collapsed in the midday sun, the Times of India reported, citing state officials. In the desert state of Rajasthan, 55 heat-related deaths have been reported in the last seven days. Within just a two-hour span on Thursday night, 103 patients complaining of heat stroke were admitted to Sadar Hospital in Aurangabad city, surgeon R. B. Shrivastav told The Post by telephone. Five were dead by morning." #heatwave#death#climatedisaster#climateemergency#disaster#india
Hmm, 35C and dewpoint of 33C at the METAR for Jay Prakash Narayan Airport (VEPT), Bihar, India. I don't think in Celsius, but I am thinking that is uncomfortable at best, likely heat illness or death at worst. (assuming no A/C). #heatwave#india#vept
Delhi temperature hits 50.5C as India’s capital records hottest day
"Authorities warn of water shortages as temperatures reach nine degrees higher than expected...
At the SMS hospital in Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur, so many bodies of casualties of the heat have arrived at the mortuary that its capacity has been exceeded. Police in the city say many of the victims are poor labourers, who have no choice but to work outside, and homeless people."
Looking through the WX models for "Feels Like" temps in India. 124F/51C in this particular spot. Curious what the WGBT would end up being there. #India#heatwave#WX#climateemergency
@ai6yr Their heat index is typically lower than their temp thanks to lower humidity. You want to look for a location on the water like Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport which is in NE India on the Ganges River. Higher dewpoints. They only got up to 108 F yesterday but had a heat index of 151 F.
@ai6yr HOWEVER that could also be a faulty sensor, their dew point is currently 88, down from 90. This is higher than surrounding stations (83 right next door, though there are others showing 86 in the vicinity). From what I can tell, the AccuWeather RealFeel temperature (closer to WBGT, takes more into account than just humidity & temp) was 126. Again, way above surrounding stations. I'll post this stuff here in a minute if you want to Repost.
"One of the hottest countries on Earth has recorded its highest temperature ever.
India recorded a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius -- or about 126 degrees Fahrenheit -- on Wednesday afternoon at a weather station in Mungeshpur, a suburb of New Delhi, according to the India Meteorological Department."
