Modi Seeks to Shore Up His Coalition to Secure Third Term
- Focus shifts to two key regional allies in BJP-led coalition
- NDA, opposition bloc holding separate talks Wednesday
WATCH: Narendra Modi addresses supporters following India’s election results.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met for coalition talks after his party lost its majority in parliament, forcing him to rely on allies to form a government for the first time since he stormed to power a decade ago.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party needs to secure the support of two regional allies, who are notoriously unreliable, to stay in office for a third term. A spokesman for one of the parties, Janata Dal (United), confirmed Wednesday it gave a letter of support to the BJP and will remain in the alliance.