NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked allied lawmakers Friday for unanimously agreeing to back his third term in office, after an unexpectedly close election forced his party to rely on coalition partners to keep him in power.
Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party ruled outright for the past decade, but failed to repeat its prior two landslide wins this time around, defying analyst expectations and exit polls.He was instead forced into quick-fire talks with the 15-member National Democratic Alliance coalition, which guaranteed him the parliamentary numbers to govern.
“A majority is essential to run the country, that’s the essence of democracy. But to run a country, consensus is also essential.”The meeting was a formality after the leaders of each party guaranteed their support earlier in the week, as is Modi’s slated visit to President Droupadi Murmu later on Friday to seek her formal approval to form the next government.
Kumar’s Janata Dal party of Bihar state, the BJP’s second-largest ally, was meanwhile seeking a review of a contentious army recruitment scheme introduced by the government in 2022 to cut military expenditure. Regional leaders including Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe have said they will attend the ceremony.
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