Hasn’t the BJP been systematically undermining Delhi’s government for years? Seems like it worked if that was the case.
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>The BJP scored an emphatic win in Wednesday’s vote with results for all but one of the 70 seats published by the election commission on Saturday. The BJP secured 47 seats and is in the lead in the last remaining one, while AAP took only 22 seats.
>The country’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress — dominated by the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty — had ruled the city-state for 15 years before ceding it to the AAP, but this time it did not win a single seat.
>The victory cements Modi’s resurgent political momentum following wins in two state elections late last year, after his party lost its parliamentary majority in national polls in June.
>His party’s return to power in Delhi for the first time since 1998 shows that “even though the prime minister suffered a setback in 2024 national elections, his popularity still remains intact by and large, giving a big impetus to him personally, his standing nationally and his standing internationally”, said Neerja Chowdhury, a Delhi-based political analyst.
>Analysts said the BJP benefited from a divided opposition. Its campaign sought to appeal to middle-class voters, who account for almost 70 per cent of the region’s population. The poll came days after Modi’s government introduced tax breaks for middle-income Indians.
>India’s growth is still the fastest among major world economies, but it has been hampered by lacklustre urban consumption, sluggish job growth and stubborn food price inflation.
>The Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates on Friday for the first time in five years in an attempt to boost the slowing economy, which the government forecasts will grow 6.4 per cent in the 2024-25 fiscal year, down from 8.2 per cent in 2023-24.
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Hasn’t the BJP been systematically undermining Delhi’s government for years? Seems like it worked if that was the case.
!ping IND
>The BJP scored an emphatic win in Wednesday’s vote with results for all but one of the 70 seats published by the election commission on Saturday. The BJP secured 47 seats and is in the lead in the last remaining one, while AAP took only 22 seats.
>The country’s main opposition party, the Indian National Congress — dominated by the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty — had ruled the city-state for 15 years before ceding it to the AAP, but this time it did not win a single seat.
>The victory cements Modi’s resurgent political momentum following wins in two state elections late last year, after his party lost its parliamentary majority in national polls in June.
>His party’s return to power in Delhi for the first time since 1998 shows that “even though the prime minister suffered a setback in 2024 national elections, his popularity still remains intact by and large, giving a big impetus to him personally, his standing nationally and his standing internationally”, said Neerja Chowdhury, a Delhi-based political analyst.
>Analysts said the BJP benefited from a divided opposition. Its campaign sought to appeal to middle-class voters, who account for almost 70 per cent of the region’s population. The poll came days after Modi’s government introduced tax breaks for middle-income Indians.
>India’s growth is still the fastest among major world economies, but it has been hampered by lacklustre urban consumption, sluggish job growth and stubborn food price inflation.
>The Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates on Friday for the first time in five years in an attempt to boost the slowing economy, which the government forecasts will grow 6.4 per cent in the 2024-25 fiscal year, down from 8.2 per cent in 2023-24.