By The Straits Times | Created at 2024-12-14 11:09:01 | Updated at 2024-12-14 13:29:49
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Indian PM Narendra Modi appears to be on firmer footing and the opposition on the back foot a mere five months after the election.PHOTO: AFP
NEW DELHI – When Prime Minister Narendra Modi fell short of a majority in India’s general election earlier this year, expectations were high that the country would see the return of a strong opposition, once a hallmark of Indian democracy.
In Mr Modi’s first two terms, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won landslide electoral victories that ensured political dominance in the country’s Parliament.
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