Indian Polls: BJP Suffers A Setback

A 45-day-long electoral process has come crashing down on India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and brought the main opposition Indian National Congress back from the brink of its 240-year history, albeit feebly, thanks to generous support from the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). The BJP itself has fallen short of a majority by securing 240 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, triggering calls from certain quarters for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation as the latter himself — or his ‘guarantee’ — was the main agenda for this election.