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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. - AP
AFP takes a look at the reasons why Modi and his party failed to achieve a third successive landslide win:Critics and rights groups accused Modi of ramping up rhetoric against Muslims to unprecedented levels during his campaign in a bid to mobilise the Hindu majority. The BJP's vote share dropped nearly one point to 36.6 per cent from the last election five years ago, translating in India's electoral system into a drop from 303 to 240 seats in the 543-member parliament.
Uttar Pradesh is the heartland of India's majority faith, with widespread support for Modi's Hindu-nationalist agenda, and had for the past decade formed the bedrock of the BJP's parliamentary strength. Spectacularly, the BJP's candidate lost in the constituency representing Ayodhya, despite Modi in January inaugurating a divisive Hindu temple built on the grounds of a razed mosque there.
He also embarked on a 48-hour meditation ritual in the southern coastal town of Kanyakumari last week when the vote was nearly over.
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