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Newshour: 04/06/2024 13:06 GMT: Indian election: Shock for governing BJP as opposition set to slash majority

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04/06/2024 13:06 GMT

04/06/2024 13:06 GMT: Indian election: Shock for governing BJP as opposition set to slash majority

Indian election: Shock for governing BJP as opposition set to slash majority

BBC World Service - Newshour, Indian election: Shock for governing BJP as opposition set to slash majority

Early results indicate it could be a tighter outcome than predicted

Early results indicate it could be a tighter outcome than predicted.

The BJP-led alliance is leading in just under 300 seats, while opposition parties are ahead in about 200. Meanwhile, more than two dozen opposition parties that joined to take on Mr Modi and the BJP, are hoping to prove exit polls wrong.

Also on the programme: we hear from an Israeli hostage negotiator, and we look at why the Swiss Air Force is taking to the road.

(Photo: Indian voters show their inked fingers after casting their vote during the last phase of the Indian parliament elections Credit: Manu Arora/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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