Modis party has tough times ahead opposition politician to RT RT India [Video]

A senior figure in the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, which outperformed expectations in the general election, has warned that Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces “tough times” ahead as it aims to form a government for a third straight term. 

Unlike in the elections of 2014 and 2019, when the BJP secured a parliamentary majority (at least 272 seats out of 543) on its own, this time it has fallen short by more than 30 seats in Lok Sabha (the lower house).

However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), fronted by the BJP, secured 295 seats, and Modi’s party now has to bank on the support of its allies to form the next government. The talks have been ongoing in New Delhi since Wednesday. Modi was unanimously elected as leader of the …