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India Election 2024


Rahul Gandhi, senior leader of the Indian National Congress Party, speaks during a press conference.

India’s opposition looked down and out – now they’re back

Narendra Modi has won - but the election is being seen as a huge comeback for his opponents.

5 Jun 2024
Asia
Modi

Modi set for third term as coalition backs him for PM

India's PM Narendra Modi wins a third term, but his party lost its majority and must rely on allies.

Modi

Why India's Modi failed to win outright majority

Mr Modi has lost some of his aura of invincibility and the results mean the opposition is back.

4 Jun 2024
Asia

What worked for India's Modi - and what didn’t?

What worked for India's Modi and what didn’t?

4 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate outside BJP headquarters, on the day of the general election results, in New Delhi

BBC India reporters on why some voters said no to Modi

Our experts in India give their thoughts on a result few expected, and what it could mean for the future.

4 Jun 2024
Asia
A woman showing voter ID card

A really big election with nearly a billion voters

The general election is the largest democratic exercise ever - almost one in eight people in the world can vote.


Election in video

Women voters

Arrests, accusations and AI: India’s election unpacked

On 4 June, Indians will find out who governs their country for the next five years.

1 Jun 2024
Asia
Varanasi residents

Varanasi: The ancient city at the heart of India’s election

Varanasi, one of the world’s oldest cities, is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency.

29 May 2024
India
Why the India election matters

The Indian election matters for the world. Here’s why

Nearly a billion people are eligible to vote in India’s national election, which is set to begin on 19 April.

17 Apr 2024
India

Watch: Three things you need to know about the Indian election

Watch: Three things you need to know about the Indian election

18 Apr 2024

Editor's picks

Narendra Modi

Modi’s India: A decade of popularity and polarisation

Indian PM Narendra Modi is eyeing a historic third term after a decade in power.

16 May 2024
India
Indian Muslim

'Invisible in our own country': Being Muslim in Modi's India

Since Narendra Modi's BJP took power in 2014, India's 200 million Muslims have faced turmoil.

28 Apr 2024
India
Amit Shah

The quiet, feared strategist behind Modi’s rise

India’s PM is eyeing a record third term - his home minister is the brains behind his election wins.

3 May 2024
India
Andhra widow

Modi's $400bn welfare bet to win Indian elections

The scale of India's welfare state is staggering - and Narendra Modi is betting on its gains to win votes.

9 May 2024
India
Indian economy

India's economy: The good, bad and ugly in six charts

India has one of the world's fastest growing economies but the benefits are yet to fully reach the poorest.

30 Apr 2024
India

Election issues

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) inaugurates 'Deepotsav' event as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanath watches on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Ayodhya on October 23, 2022.

The Indian state holding the key to PM Modi's re-election

As India holds an election, all eyes are on Uttar Pradesh, a state with more people than Brazil.

28 May 2024
Grace Banu

LGBTQ Indians are more accepted than ever - but politics hasn't caught up

Despite major wins for the community, no major party is fielding any openly LGBTQ candidates in this election.

27 May 2024
India
Actor Kiran Kamarkar as the home minister in Article 370 styled like Amit Shah

Bollywood and elections: When reel and real cross paths

Critics says a slew of new films points to an emerging genre that aligns with the ruling BJP’s ideology.

3 May 2024
India
Influencers

From likes to votes: How influencers are changing Indian politics

Politicians are roping in influencers to woo voters like never before. But is this a good thing?

4 May 2024
India
Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi

'It can set the country on fire': AI and India's election

As deepfakes and AI-manipulated content circulate in India, experts worry about their implications.

16 May 2024
India

Election news

Security is being beefed up ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on March 6, 2024. Army, CRPF, and JK Police personnel are being deployed. Thousands of BJP flags are being installed in the city.

Why Modi's party is not fighting elections in Kashmir

This is the first general election since India ended the special status of Kashmir in 2019.

11 May 2024
India
India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi

India's battered opposition takes on Modi

The unwieldy alliance has had leaders arrested and bank accounts frozen as it tries to unseat the PM.

22 Apr 2024
India
A supporter of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) uses his mobile phone before a roadshow by BJP candidate ahead of the second phase of voting for country's general elections, in Hyderabad on April 24

Fighting for votes in 'the world's biggest data mine'

Politicians are using data to plan their campaigns - and hopefully win their seats.

26 May 2024
World
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) displays his inked marked finger after casting his ballot at a polling booth at Ranip, Ahmedabad on May 7, 2024.

Modi's divisive campaign rhetoric raises questions

The Indian PM's remarks against Muslims on the election trail have puzzled many. What is going on?

9 May 2024
India
Arvind Kejriwal, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and chief minister of Delhi, speaks during an event on 25 April 2019.

India court grants bail to jailed opposition leader

The Delhi chief minister was arrested in March in a corruption case - he denies the allegations.

10 May 2024
India

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