Modi Set for Landslide Election Win in India, Exit Polls Show
- BJP-alliance predicted to win majority of seats in parliament
- Official results scheduled for release on Tuesday, June 4
Bharatiya Janta Party supporters in Amritsar on May 30.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is set to win a decisive majority in India’s election for the third time in a row, several exit polls showed, extending his decade in power atop the world’s fastest-growing major economy.
The polls showed his Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance will win substantially more seats than the 272 needed for a majority in India’s 543-seat lower house of parliament. Official election results will be released June 4.