Modi Still Set to Win India Majority in 2024 After Ally’s Exit
- Survey shows nearly 53% want Modi as next prime minister
- Exit of a key ally could reduce seat share of Modi coalition
Narendra Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition is likely to win a smaller parliamentary majority in India’s next general election less than two years away, a new survey shows, but he remains by far the most popular choice to lead the country.
Modi’s ruling coalition would win 286 seats in the 543-member of the lower house of parliament if elections are held now. The recent exit of a key coalition partner may cost the ruling alliance some 21 seats from an earlier projection of 307 seats, the survey conducted by India Today magazine in association with polling agency C-Voter found.